The Beginning of that which may have An End.
To sum up the year, I've come far. More than I could have reasonably expected. Not as much as I wanted, of course, but still enough to survive a little while longer.
Things I've Gained (for better or for worse):
-confidence
-academic success
-finally, parents with lenient rules and no hard curfew
-strength and health
-greater computer skill
-friends (few close friends, but still good)
-far greater understanding of life
-a shitload of math and computer books
-a more stable life perspective
-another livejournal (see below)
Things I've Wanted but Failed to Gain
-romance
-good sports/athletic ability
-l337 uberh@xx0r sk1llz
-humorous wit
-popularity
Things I've Lost (for better or for worse):
-confidence
-clumsiness
-time (1 year's worth)
-many opportunities I've missed
I've gained quite a bit this year, but most of it's a work in progress. I'm still not as healthy and fit as I'd like to be, still learning computer skills, still losing the craziness that fucks with my life, ect.. I'd say I'm about halfway there to meeting the goals I set for myself after the disaster that was 10th grade, and not having to suffer the nightmares.
I have created a second, highly experimental livejournal: 13th_einherjar. I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do with 2 livejournals, but drkl1ght isn't dead yet. I am finding that as time goes on, this one seems more and more stagnant, and I'm really starting to like the way the new one looks, so I may be fully changing handles; then again, I might stick with this one alone. Right now I'm just hoping for a refresh, and I'll probably be letting some sides of me show through there that I haven't exposed in a long time.