The Even Years

I haven't posted anything creative in a while, and I need a break from the stress of my classes and constant barrage of homework. With that said, I've decided to revisit a small topic from an earlier post. I previously briefly mentioned that even years tend to go really well for me, especially compared to odd years.

So why is this? Here's a short rundown of some very memorable - and awesome - even years.

1996 - Sixth grade camp, down in southern Ohio, was the first time that I learned about how the social order of the Otsego school district worked, which quickly prepared me for a very-segregated middle and high school career. This was a good year because I found myself on the good side of this division. Very important for me at the time.

1998 - What wasn't good about this year? So much happened: I came to understand my obsession with gaming in full: GoldenEye and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time were released - among my all-time favorite games. In November, my family and I brought home our first computer, which introduced me to so much, including PC gaming, the internet, writing, and of course, my love for programming (did I just say love?).

2000 - A few standout games made their way into my life (Conker's Bad Fur Day, Perfect Dark), but the end of 2000 would be the most important time of the year for me: I finally met the cute cheerleader that caught my eye earlier in the year: Lacey.

2002 - September 11th came and gone, and my life was looking up as graduation neared in 2003. Nothing terribly eventful happened in 2002, but it certainly wasn't a shabby year by any means.

2004 - What a year. College began, I made up with the love of my life, and it was good. 2004 was magical in every regard. I was at an awesome college, completely in love, and totally carefree about my life. On the gaming front, enter the Nintendo DS.

2006 - Ding. Nevermind the shittiness of a post-Lacey relationship. Enter the Wii, a machine of gaming bliss - the old and new together at last. Enter Colleen, my new best friend who came to know me better and quicker than anyone else. Guitar Hero entered my life late in 2006, and of course as it's been said before, was very influencial on me.

2008 - The year is young, far too young to call it a good year, but it's getting off to a tremendous start: it's the year of love once again, and I'm looking forward to infinite possibilities like never before with a very special someone.

So if the even years have been so great to me, what has defined the odd years as "not so great?" Perhaps I'll explore such an issue in a later post. For now, I'm off to sleep.

Out.