It’s approaching the end of my time here in the PNW. I have two more full days here before I catch a flight out to my beloved Chicago to pass the New Year there.

I have nothing planned. I don’t know what I’ll be doing while I’m out there. I’m sure I’m resourceful enough to figure something out.

Maybe I’ll go to my favorite neighborhood bar to pass into the New Year, or maybe I’ll be in bed trying to sleep. I’m not sure. I just know I am going and that is enough for me right now.

I’ve spent the past few days writing and writing on my yearly end-of-year diatribe rumblings and I think I don’t know much to write anymore.

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Resolutions.

I’ve never been the type to make resolutions because for the most part, I never stick to them. There’s no one there to make me accountable for it, so I just not do it. Exercise, more projects, exercise exercise exercise. It just never happens.

I’ll just do whatever work out here and there and that is about it. There’s really nothing much that I stick to.

I have been eating a little bit better, but really not much different from how I normally eat. I just eat less and more home cooked meals. Saves me a lot more money rather than me going out to lunch every weekend on Sawtelle because it is just there.

Will I go back to it? I don’t know. I only did it because I needed to save me some money for all of the trips and expenses that I knew that I was going to have to save up for. But now, I don’t have much expenses planned, but it’s always a good idea to save money where I can.

So, no resolutions.

Let’s just go through the year unplanned like I normally do with most everything and see where it goes. See what opportunities or decisions come up and go from there.

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I need to get back to finishing my script, thinking about the ending and the rewrites of the earlier pages. I need to get into that mindset again after taking some time off. I think I should finish it before I leave for Iceland.

Now, I just need to research Iceland and see what are the best places to chase the light and the best places to go on an adventure. I’m excited about it. I can’t wait.

I actually had a great conversation with my mom and my aunts and uncle on Christmas Day about traveling and where I want to go and what I’m going to do in Iceland. I told my aunt that I was going to chase the light, that I want to see the Northern Lights while I’m out in Iceland. They were curious as to what was out there.

I googled them pictures and they were amazed. Then I told them about the Northern Lights, about all of the different colors of the sky and how beautiful it was. Then I showed them a video and they were just blown away.

It seems that my mom wants to go to Tibet too! I’m excited for that one. I would love to go to Tibet to visit the monasteries and to say a little prayer to all of my family and friends.

Wanderlust. It runs in the family.

I also asked uncle and auntie if they were scared for Cloud as she was venturing abroad in Italy by herself. No. That was their answer. No. There’s no worry because she’s an adult. Good answering.

I love how open they are to things. They still worry about her little one of course. I think she’ll always be.

Cloud.

My little protégé. Well, I wouldn’t go that far, but I’m very curious as to where this independence is coming from.

I like how she always will use me and my ways as an excuse of her parents. Cousin Phong goes off by himself! or Cousin Phong has that. I think I like it that I can be a role model to them.

I hear the stories from the kids how they would always drop my name whenever they want to do something that I have already done before, but to hear her parents actually bring it up, it was just hilarious.

I don’t know, I guess I like it because it is the life that I wanted and now have, but they are having it at such a very young age. I would love to have that when I was their age and in a way, I did have that freedom, but I was still tied to family at the same time.

I was messed up back then, but I’m glad that all of the kids are okay, venturing off on their own, living and enjoying their life.

Good for them.

They all should have their adventures and growing experiences. That’s what life is about, to grow and experience before you die. ‘Cause we need to die to allow our progeny to grow from that experience.

Peru. Machu Piccu.

That’s her next trip maybe or the Mediterranean. I think she wanted to do Greece and Turkey next, where Hien wants to go. Let’s see what happens.

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The Seahawks play today and everyone is out here with their 12th Man jerseys, running their errands, getting their money, before the game starts this afternoon. It’ll be a crazy day today as everyone will be rooting for the Hawks to win so they can clinch home field advantage.

Ahh, to be into sports again. It’ll never happen to me. I’ll watch if it is on, but it isn’t a part of my life unlike most everyone here. I’m too far detached from it, watching it when I was younger because my dad was into it.

But, I don’t know, I guess I can get into it, having a team to root for and all.

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Camping.

I want to go camping. I want to start camping, to experience camping, to be out underneath the stars.

I think it’ll be the something new I’ll try this year. I’ll do it and see how I like it. It’ll have to be someplace that is dog friendly though. We shall see.

With how this past year has been, I think I want to be more active outside of the home. I want to go out more, explore more with Pickles ’cause I have definitely been neglecting him this year. Especially since he won’t have any trips with me this coming year either as we are going to do Route 66 instead.

So, more outings with Pickles.

More hiking with Pickles because I need the damn exercise.

I just need more adventures.

More and more.

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This entry didn’t go as planned. I actually didn’t have much of a plan for this one. I just came out here to write as I normally do and to get out of the house and have some alone time, which I do get while I’m at home.

I guess we’ll see how tomorrow’s session will go.