Hi everyone,
As promised, I have done a review of five legally-purchased cannabis strains.
This also marks the revival of my reviews blog.
You can see the update here:
Cannabis Review
Monday, January 21, 2019
Friday, January 4, 2019
2018 Year in Review
This past year was fairly varied. I spent the first third doing a semester at University of Waterloo, the second, I took back my old job at the Extend-a-Family Summer Program, and then I finished things off by taking back my role at WALES, where I did my student placement during the Social Service Worker program, except this time as a paid employee.
All in all, on a professional level, I was pretty accomplished.
Unfortunately, this year there were also losses. The day after I learned that I would be returning to WALES, I received news that one of the participants that I had been particularly close to, who I had worked with for five years, had passed away unexpectedly. I also received news that a close friend of the family had passed away.
My favourite blog posts from 2018 include:
Chocolate Favoris in which I finally receive closure on an experience I had with a chocolate shop in Quebec City during Canada World Youth.
And also Malevich, in which I perform a presentation on a Russian artist who managed to convince the world that the image of a black square was art. Somehow, I managed to sell it to a room full of skeptics.
Last year, I made resolutions to surpass my 2017 blog post count, and to get my G2 driver's license.
I actually accomplished my blog post resolution. In 2017, I updated this blog 39 times, which was a record low since I started the blog in 2009. In 2018, I posted 44 times, which is the second-lowest count, but only lagging behind 2016's count of 48 by four posts.
In the new year, I resolve to update this blog more than 44 times. I'm tempted to aim to beat 48, but I think I'll stick to trying to best myself on a yearly basis.
Honestly, I don't know how I'll manage to beat previous years. With consistent employment, my life will inevitably become less varied. No more school assignment updates or theme-of-the-week Summer Program updates. I might have to resort to using my old Reviews blog.
I failed to get my G2 of course. I've been failing that one annually since I was 20.
Glad to see I didn't resolve to lose weight or advance my romantic life last year. Those are classics that have proven impossible to achieve on an annual basis. I'll file them, along with the G2 license, under "Things I should do" without the formality of an actual resolution.
In addition to the blogging resolve, I resolve to get a cat. I've wanted a pet since the day I moved out, but I always told myself that if I can't be sure that I can take care of myself, I have no right to make another living being dependent on me. This made sense in student housing, since there was such a high turnover rate of residents and I couldn't be sure of the preferences or potential allergies of people moving in. It also made sense when I was relying on a fluctuating income and living on creativity when I was an independent facilitator. Part of me wants to wait until next year to see if my contract at WALES is renewed, but I feel like, based on having a consistent income for the first time and having received such a positive three-month review, it's time to make a commitment. I can't even use my roommate or his son as an excuse, since they're both cat lovers and always asking me when I'm going to get one.
I just have a weird issue with commitment. Until I moved to my current home, I didn't even have any furniture that I couldn't carry on my back, and prided myself on how fast I could pick up and go. But I'm almost thirty now and I need to learn.
I also resolve to work less. I've fallen into my old workaholic tendencies. Specifically, I resolve to drop two of my contracts, so I have more room for a social life and basic life needs such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, and laundry, all of which I have to schedule around right now. Seems kind of the opposite of my previous resolution, but if there's something I fear as much as commitment, it's disappointing people.
I've just been working so much that the only context I have when I look at myself, is my work personality. I should have a life outside of work.
All in all, on a professional level, I was pretty accomplished.
Unfortunately, this year there were also losses. The day after I learned that I would be returning to WALES, I received news that one of the participants that I had been particularly close to, who I had worked with for five years, had passed away unexpectedly. I also received news that a close friend of the family had passed away.
My favourite blog posts from 2018 include:
Chocolate Favoris in which I finally receive closure on an experience I had with a chocolate shop in Quebec City during Canada World Youth.
And also Malevich, in which I perform a presentation on a Russian artist who managed to convince the world that the image of a black square was art. Somehow, I managed to sell it to a room full of skeptics.
Last year, I made resolutions to surpass my 2017 blog post count, and to get my G2 driver's license.
I actually accomplished my blog post resolution. In 2017, I updated this blog 39 times, which was a record low since I started the blog in 2009. In 2018, I posted 44 times, which is the second-lowest count, but only lagging behind 2016's count of 48 by four posts.
In the new year, I resolve to update this blog more than 44 times. I'm tempted to aim to beat 48, but I think I'll stick to trying to best myself on a yearly basis.
Honestly, I don't know how I'll manage to beat previous years. With consistent employment, my life will inevitably become less varied. No more school assignment updates or theme-of-the-week Summer Program updates. I might have to resort to using my old Reviews blog.
I failed to get my G2 of course. I've been failing that one annually since I was 20.
Glad to see I didn't resolve to lose weight or advance my romantic life last year. Those are classics that have proven impossible to achieve on an annual basis. I'll file them, along with the G2 license, under "Things I should do" without the formality of an actual resolution.
In addition to the blogging resolve, I resolve to get a cat. I've wanted a pet since the day I moved out, but I always told myself that if I can't be sure that I can take care of myself, I have no right to make another living being dependent on me. This made sense in student housing, since there was such a high turnover rate of residents and I couldn't be sure of the preferences or potential allergies of people moving in. It also made sense when I was relying on a fluctuating income and living on creativity when I was an independent facilitator. Part of me wants to wait until next year to see if my contract at WALES is renewed, but I feel like, based on having a consistent income for the first time and having received such a positive three-month review, it's time to make a commitment. I can't even use my roommate or his son as an excuse, since they're both cat lovers and always asking me when I'm going to get one.
I just have a weird issue with commitment. Until I moved to my current home, I didn't even have any furniture that I couldn't carry on my back, and prided myself on how fast I could pick up and go. But I'm almost thirty now and I need to learn.
I also resolve to work less. I've fallen into my old workaholic tendencies. Specifically, I resolve to drop two of my contracts, so I have more room for a social life and basic life needs such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, and laundry, all of which I have to schedule around right now. Seems kind of the opposite of my previous resolution, but if there's something I fear as much as commitment, it's disappointing people.
I've just been working so much that the only context I have when I look at myself, is my work personality. I should have a life outside of work.
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