And Another Year Passes

**Granted, as I type this my cat Eva is sitting in my lap, purring. I feel like an evil overlord as I pet her and write.**

So here I am again, I've made it through another year without dying, losing a limb, or initiating the apocalypse. Lots has happened, and more will continue to happen because no one lives in a sterile bubble. I've also learned quite a bit about myself, and had the emotional roller coaster ride that is living.  I won't go into everything; suffice it to say that I'm continuing my journey on figuring out who I am and what I need. Someday I'll have everything figured out... And then I'll die. ;)

Though, for those who are wondering how I passed the first day of my quarter century on this planet, I will give some details on that. I started the morning sneaking into work for a grand total of two minutes as I put out the folders my boss needed today (kind of forgot last night.... >.<), then had a leisurely breakfast interspersed with playing with makeup and teasing Eva. After breakfast and coffee I went up to Portland. My main purpose there as to hit my favorite shop in all the world, Powell's, and get my yearly book fix. First, though, I did what I had wanted to do for a while, but had procrastinated on:  I walked around downtown Portland like a silly tourist and played Ingress. That lasted until my phone hit about 25%, and then I finally meandered over to Powell's and started my nerd-gasm.

After spending way more on books than I meant (mostly because I grabbed more than were on my original list. But hey, I got a map of Portland as well. ^^), I settled down in the coffee shop and read for a while. As the activity in there picked up, I left, dropped my books off at my car (and got teased by the lot attendant), and went back to wandering. It's amazing what I found when I just walked. And by then the rain had stopped and the sun peaked through the clouds.  I stumbled upon a little garden area during my ramble, and stopped for a while to read.  If my phone hadn't been close to death, I would have stayed longer

Another year has passed. Change is in the air, and change has occurred. I may extend this blog (since I sorely neglected it over the summer).  If I do, I will post the updates when I can.  Thank you everyone who read and followed in my adventure. May you find ones that suit you as well.