2009 was interesting.
Got to know 2 large German Shepards up close and personal. Very protective, vicious to strangers, but loving and lovable to family. Flew up and down in a speed-boat in the open sea early in the morning, slept too little the night before but wide awake with adrenalin in the moment. Got to shoot more, and with more cameras. Shot real handguns for the first time, didn’t aim as well as I’d imagined. Donned full body armor and went at it full speed, full force with a resisting opponent, threw out most of my ideas about martial arts training. Wrote thousands of words, sitting at a desk, sometimes bored to death, sometimes jazzed beyond words. Certified first aider, at least on paper. Joined Crossfit Singapore for a few sessions and never moved so hard in my entire life. Cooked a few new dishes. Ate more organic food than ever before. Shot over 6000 photos during 6 days in Tokyo, autumn. Drank coffee in the afternoon sun at the edge of a Japanese cemetery. Made beautiful things. Did yoga by the sea in the late evening and watched two shooting stars go by. Grew and deepened a relationship, the best gift in my year and life. Incredibly, incredibly grateful.
Looking forward to doing better in 2010.