Turn Up The Lights In Here Baby. Extra Bright. I Want Y'all To See This. Turn Up The Lights In Here, Baby, You Know What I Need
So...Devil and His blog survive (yet) another year.
2010 has been a year of great extremes for me.
In January, I enrolled to go back to university and do a post graduate course in photography. I don't regret making this decision at all. Over the course of the year I've seen my photography work develop (excuse the pun) and improve. The opportunities that I've gained from doing this course have been great and the people that I've met have been even better. Since taking on this extra study (despite the increase in demands of my time), I've had an increase in the amount of people asking me to do photography work for them so it hasn't been a wasted investment as far as I'm concerned.
In February, I experienced the loss of a very close and very special friend. It's been nearly a year and it still hurts to have lost him. Ironically, he was actually in my dream last night...just like how I remembered him. I miss him so much. The only solace I can gain from any of it is that I took so many photos of him before he was gone. I guess the lesson I learned was that don't hoarde away that good dinner setting or save that special cologne or hide that new outfit for a special occasion...every occasion with anyone you love is special...because you never know when that ocasion is going to be the last for you or for them.
In March, well...I can't say all that much was accomplished specifically in that month. I looked to be more of a transition / adjustment month.
In April, I adopted my new diet after some consultation with a nutritionist. In hindsight it's a pretty tough diet and although I've had a few instances where I've not been entirely strict with it all I think I'm doing ok with it. It's an EXTREMELY boring and bland diet but I think it's helped me achieve my fitness goal of reducing my body fat percentage (which I've blogged about elsewhere).
In May, I didn't really accomplish all that much except I did get to go to the symphony for the first time. Admittedly it was to hear the symphony play music from Warner Brother cartoons but still, it was my first time to a live music event so that was pretty awesome.
In June, it didn't look like I accomplished all that much but for the most part of June but I did come to the realisation that getting a formal qualification in photography from a university was a good decision. There are photogrpahers and then there are people who just take photos who call themselves a photographer. Unfortunately for most people, photogrpahy isn't just about taking a photo that looks good. There's a lot more to it than that but anyone who can afford to buy a DLSR camera (which is most people today) can also afford to call themselves a photographer - without having gained the experience, reputation or credibility to do so.
Then...5 months went by where I didn't blog. That's because I had to shut my blog down temporarily. I had to shut it down because there was a chance that my identity would have been compromised.
In November, I came back to the blogging scene. Coincidentially, I also came back to the clubbing scene...but I didn't drink. The month of November, for me, was to tie up some loose ends that I had left when I abandoned the drinking and clubbing scene. It's been a while since I caught up with all the old clubbing / drinking friends that I used to have and it amazed me to see how much had changed...and how much hadn't. I guess looking back was the only real way of knowing how far I had actually come.
In December, I finally performed my aerial silks routine that I've been working on for over a year. There's still a few improvements that I need to make to my routine but it's at the stage now where it's just a matter of practice and more practice.
And so there we have a recap of my entire year. And for the year to come? What do I hope to achieve? Well...
2010 has been a year of great extremes for me.
In January, I enrolled to go back to university and do a post graduate course in photography. I don't regret making this decision at all. Over the course of the year I've seen my photography work develop (excuse the pun) and improve. The opportunities that I've gained from doing this course have been great and the people that I've met have been even better. Since taking on this extra study (despite the increase in demands of my time), I've had an increase in the amount of people asking me to do photography work for them so it hasn't been a wasted investment as far as I'm concerned.
In February, I experienced the loss of a very close and very special friend. It's been nearly a year and it still hurts to have lost him. Ironically, he was actually in my dream last night...just like how I remembered him. I miss him so much. The only solace I can gain from any of it is that I took so many photos of him before he was gone. I guess the lesson I learned was that don't hoarde away that good dinner setting or save that special cologne or hide that new outfit for a special occasion...every occasion with anyone you love is special...because you never know when that ocasion is going to be the last for you or for them.
In March, well...I can't say all that much was accomplished specifically in that month. I looked to be more of a transition / adjustment month.
In April, I adopted my new diet after some consultation with a nutritionist. In hindsight it's a pretty tough diet and although I've had a few instances where I've not been entirely strict with it all I think I'm doing ok with it. It's an EXTREMELY boring and bland diet but I think it's helped me achieve my fitness goal of reducing my body fat percentage (which I've blogged about elsewhere).
In May, I didn't really accomplish all that much except I did get to go to the symphony for the first time. Admittedly it was to hear the symphony play music from Warner Brother cartoons but still, it was my first time to a live music event so that was pretty awesome.
In June, it didn't look like I accomplished all that much but for the most part of June but I did come to the realisation that getting a formal qualification in photography from a university was a good decision. There are photogrpahers and then there are people who just take photos who call themselves a photographer. Unfortunately for most people, photogrpahy isn't just about taking a photo that looks good. There's a lot more to it than that but anyone who can afford to buy a DLSR camera (which is most people today) can also afford to call themselves a photographer - without having gained the experience, reputation or credibility to do so.
Then...5 months went by where I didn't blog. That's because I had to shut my blog down temporarily. I had to shut it down because there was a chance that my identity would have been compromised.
In November, I came back to the blogging scene. Coincidentially, I also came back to the clubbing scene...but I didn't drink. The month of November, for me, was to tie up some loose ends that I had left when I abandoned the drinking and clubbing scene. It's been a while since I caught up with all the old clubbing / drinking friends that I used to have and it amazed me to see how much had changed...and how much hadn't. I guess looking back was the only real way of knowing how far I had actually come.
In December, I finally performed my aerial silks routine that I've been working on for over a year. There's still a few improvements that I need to make to my routine but it's at the stage now where it's just a matter of practice and more practice.
And so there we have a recap of my entire year. And for the year to come? What do I hope to achieve? Well...
- Completion of my photography degree and a bunch of other photography related goals which are blogged about elsewhere.
- Continued reduction in my body fat percentage and other fitness related goals which are blogged about elsewhere.
- The addition of a new hobby / activity to my existing list of hobbies / activities and maintenance of everything else I'm doing all at the same time. I think I'm almost at the point of maximum ability...and I'm confident in my abilities to maintain that level of phyiscality and fitness.
- I guess the other thing I'd like to achieve in 2011 is to get a bit more attention / recognition for the things that I do - wether they be at work or with the photography or with the activities I'm doing. I suppose what I'm saying is that this year...I'd like to be noticed. I don't know how that's going to happen...but I'm sure something will work out.
Devil's Mood: Contemplative
posted by Devil's Advocate at 1.1.11
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