It manifests in a few ways; the obvious but often overlooked things like being a western white male with a job and home, having consistent access to current knowledge and technology, having somehow convinced a gorgeous clever sweet woman to marry me...
One of the ways in which I am currently experiencing my luck is in the quality and quantity of presents my family and in-laws provide me. I never really ask for much anymore as there have been too many times where I've got what I asked for and then never used it, but at Emily's insistence I maintain an Amazon wish list to point her family in the right direction. Here's the haul:
- Lip-shaped soap on a rope
- "Brain bender" wire puzzle
- "Play!" Chocolate gamepad
- Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
- Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
- The Chanur Saga, C. J. Cherryh
- Nova, Samuel R. Delany
- "We R Igors" Discworld Diary
- "Dragon Wars" Volume 1 Parts 1-4
- Tetris lights
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
- Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue
- Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl
- Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
- Bravely Default
- Suikoden Tierkreis
- The Planet Construction Kit, Mark Rosenfelder
I'll also list my wife's presents, because I'm sure I'll get around to the games and books eventually:
- Pokémon Omega Ruby
- Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
- Rooms: The Main Building
- More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima
- Martin the Warrior, Brian Jacques
- Outcast of Redwall, Brian Jacques
- Mariel of Redwall, Brian Jacques
- The Witches of Karres, James Schmitz
- On the Town
- The Night of the Hunter
- Rock & Roll Music IQ, C. Dismas Burgess
- Dragons at Crumbling Castle, Terry Pratchett
- Mind-Boggling Lateral Thinking Riddles
- Another chocolate gamepad
- Maneki Neko
Now is also the traditional time for retrospective. This year hasn't been great; we've both suffered from illness and Emily has mourned for a long time. Thankfully, we've come out of it alive and ready to keep going, so here's to an excellent 2015.
Next year, I resolve to make better use of my time. On too many occasions have I complained of having nothing to do, or too much to do, or of being bored or directionless. It's making it difficult to achieve any of my goals, and I want to become more efficient. To this end I'm putting together a schedule and attempting to stick to it.
