Holiday Events and Musings

It is about a week until Christmas and it hasn't really sunk in. My first year in San Diego seemed to drag forever but this year feels like it is flying by. In a week and a day I'll be returning to Las Cruces, NM for a week. I look forward to seeing how the place has changed and how much it has stayed the same.

I also look at where I was a year ago and where I am now. A year ago I had just lost my job with Skytech Mortgage due the increase in mortgage rates. I was freaked out, living in Lakeside with a girlfriend who was obsessed with chatting (full on webcam and microphone) with men from England. I was angry, sad, and bored.

Things are so much different. So many things have happened since last Christmas and I have so much to look foward to. Now, I'm fully employed, living on the beach and completly responcible for myself. I'm making it and laughing all the way.

It other new... Last Saturday was the Ligand (the company Stephanie work for)Christmas party. I had never been to a full on corporate party before but we had a good time. I was a little intimidated at first but after a few glasses of wine managed to relax. She got recognized for 5 years of service. One of Stephanie's co-workers had brought his wife who happened to be from Las Cruces and graduated at NMSU so it was fun talking to her and I'm still convinced that I am the only person from Las Cruces who doesn't like green chili.

Tomorrow is my Christmas party which should be a bit smaller (about 10 people compared to 400).

I also finished my Mage (roleplaying) game which can be seen on my webpage. This is the second adventure I have ran for what has been labeled "The Champions." For some reason those games take more out of me than what I'm use to. My GMing seems a little more forced. The games are still tons of fun and I'm glad we switch GMs after each game. Up next is OGL Steampunk, Paranoia XP, and a heist fantasy game using HARP.