*single... SINGLE!*

Yay!
I've had a truly fantastic week. My last week as a 25 year old was absolutely awesome. I managed to have a ton of fun, be unfathomably productive, financially lucky, incredibly blessed AND enlightened... all in one week!
After a horrible year that was wrought with headaches and revelations, my last week of that year was AWESOME! It was kicked off with a full night of hitting the clubs with Rox and friends. I made new friends and it was so nice that they're not in academia! Monday was the reversed-charges-day... Tuesday and Friday were days of enlightenment and today's another day of surprise... SNOW IN TOKYO!
I'm extremely thankful for being blessed with good friends all around me. I had 2 really lovely birthday dinners with all the people I'm closest to here in Japan. I got kick-ass presents from them all and a special mention goes out to Jeff for my new "Princess Stick" - which I very almost used twice on Friday for its secondary purpose...
The enlightenment comes as I realise that it's better to be single than to be in a relationship that doesn't appear to be healthy. I've been chatting a lot with a close friend lately, and just seeing the state of his relationship helps me realise that relationships shouldn't be difficult. We shouldn't have to remind the other person of important events (birthdays). We shouldn't have to remind them to call or email, and it shouldn't be an emotional roller-coaster ride where you go through immense highs and lows. Each person should make an effort to let the other know that they care - be it a word, a letter or just a smile. The most important thing that I have to remember for myself is that we shouldn't be disappointed all the time.
With that... I'm proud to be single. Until I find someone who can be a truly equal partner in a relationship... I'm not going to "settle".
So that's that.
Back to catching big-ass snowflakes on my tongue now.
Here's to being 26 - BRING IT ON!~