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2016 in Review
9 years ago
Taking a load off.
Hello Followers,
2016 happened. I’ve put off mentioning it, but I need to address the shitshow that was our planet’s last cycle around the sun. We lost a plethora of pop culture icons, Western Civilization seems dead-set on tearing itself apart, and the term “Forum Nazis” took on a far too literal meaning. Suffice to say, 2016 was long, unpleasant, marked by a handful of highlights that did little to dampen the overall shittiness.
Everyone experienced 2016 their own little way, so I’ll try to summarize my experiences as best I can, without touching celebrity deaths or political upheavals. Are you ready? Let’s begin.
I spent my spring semester in Los Angeles, where I got to intern for a director whose work I’ve long admired. I’ve been saving money to try and make a move back out to California.
I learned some emotional wounds never fully heal, and when you spend years entrusting your personal thoughts to a single person only to have that trust broken it’s difficult to come back from it. More difficult than I ever imagined it would be.
I graduated from college and have been struggling to define my identity after school, and trying to gauge my self-worth. Without the constant pressure of deadlines I found it increasingly difficult to focus on my creative pursuits. I haven’t written anything substantial in six months. Not good. Makes me feel worthless.
I got to work freelance as a judge for a screenplay competition, giving me some much needed intellectual stimulation between the long hours at my monotonous day job.
I made a number of new friends online this past year, making 2016 the most social I’ve been online since the days when I was a 13 year old who didn’t know any better. For the first time in years I feel like I’m allowed to be myself without having to put on any masks.
Overall, I wish my transition were smoother, and that I could feel confident about the society I live in, but I still look forward to the future. I look forward to improving the friendships I’ve made, and making new ones. I want to read, write, and rediscover what it means to be me. That starts with reigniting my passion. With a little help from my friends, I believe my next journey is just around the corner.
Thanks to everyone who helped me through this year. I hope I brought as much joy into you all’s life as you have mine.
Love,
Nicanor
2016 happened. I’ve put off mentioning it, but I need to address the shitshow that was our planet’s last cycle around the sun. We lost a plethora of pop culture icons, Western Civilization seems dead-set on tearing itself apart, and the term “Forum Nazis” took on a far too literal meaning. Suffice to say, 2016 was long, unpleasant, marked by a handful of highlights that did little to dampen the overall shittiness.
Everyone experienced 2016 their own little way, so I’ll try to summarize my experiences as best I can, without touching celebrity deaths or political upheavals. Are you ready? Let’s begin.
I spent my spring semester in Los Angeles, where I got to intern for a director whose work I’ve long admired. I’ve been saving money to try and make a move back out to California.
I learned some emotional wounds never fully heal, and when you spend years entrusting your personal thoughts to a single person only to have that trust broken it’s difficult to come back from it. More difficult than I ever imagined it would be.
I graduated from college and have been struggling to define my identity after school, and trying to gauge my self-worth. Without the constant pressure of deadlines I found it increasingly difficult to focus on my creative pursuits. I haven’t written anything substantial in six months. Not good. Makes me feel worthless.
I got to work freelance as a judge for a screenplay competition, giving me some much needed intellectual stimulation between the long hours at my monotonous day job.
I made a number of new friends online this past year, making 2016 the most social I’ve been online since the days when I was a 13 year old who didn’t know any better. For the first time in years I feel like I’m allowed to be myself without having to put on any masks.
Overall, I wish my transition were smoother, and that I could feel confident about the society I live in, but I still look forward to the future. I look forward to improving the friendships I’ve made, and making new ones. I want to read, write, and rediscover what it means to be me. That starts with reigniting my passion. With a little help from my friends, I believe my next journey is just around the corner.
Thanks to everyone who helped me through this year. I hope I brought as much joy into you all’s life as you have mine.
Love,
Nicanor
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~aquablack
While alot of crappy things happened in 2016 I can say much personal good came from it. Made many new friends online who are very accepting of who I am. Here's to another trip around the sun I suppose.
