Lee @ 30, Part 1 – Overview & Contentment

Knowing how I can’t seem to write anything short, and I can’t seem to write anything frequently, and I can’t seem to write anything complete, I’ll just come right out and say that this is the first of what may or may not end up being a protracted series of looks at where I stand in my life as I begin my fourth decade and as the calendar flips over to 2009. I quenched my thirst for political diatribes last year, so let’s keep this concrete. I’ll try to reflect on my past and future with respect to some of the main elements in my life:

• Food & Drink
• Photography
• Games
• Tech
• Travel
• Work
• Friends & Family

But no holding me to any of this.

For now, an overview: I’ve long told people that contentment is one of my highest goals for life. While there are many things in my life that do bring me contentment right now, overall I feel far from content. I am—at various times—restless, excited, nervous, sad, happy, anticipatory, and regretful, but I find that I am rarely content. I’m not sure how quickly I can realistically change this, but I suppose we will see.

Happy New Year’s to everyone. (…to all 20 of you that read this, plus to my future self who is both my most reliable audience and my harshest critic.)