As good a time as any to post a journal.

I haven't been posting many journals, as I don't believe people want to hear about my life or my opinions. My life, is mostly work and covered by vicious NDAs for the most boring subjects imaginable. What remains when those topics are excised, are my problems and complaints about same. Just assume I'm feeling sad or lonely and you'll be right 65% of the time, I don't need to go on about the specific trigger for a specific moment. There's always something, I seek them out, and yes I'm working on it but some habbits are hard to change. And opinions, that would just cause arguments; if I felt like discussing I'd be on Livejournal more often. Instead I listen and judge, quietly making notes about who I'd like to meet and also avoid, should the opportunity arise.

I've been working since 2012, the travel has dropped from 70% the first year to something more reasonable. I still think I should have built in wings. It's been knife-edge and "prove yourself" the whole time, and my mental and physical health have taken some shots I won't recover from. I like having something to do, and I guess I like what I'm doing. I don't like that it's willing to, and I'm actively encouraged to let it, take over my life.

Overall, 2016 was better for me than 2015. My personal problems last year were so much lower than 2015's that even with the collective outside problems everyone else got, it felt better. I'm hoping 2017 will continue to improve on this base. I'm hoping that my loved ones hang on, and I figure out this work-life balance such that I get a life. I might even draw something, but don't count on it.