* visiting Palestine and Israel, in all their complexity and beauty and horror
* visiting the home of my great-grandmother in Ireland – I was surprised by how much this journey moved me.
* getting paid real money for my writing for the first time
* being there for Craig and Marcel’s wedding celebration in a castle in Switzerland
* making Leon a God (bespoke work for Buffy’s Alyson Hannigan)
* turning a bunch of Edinburgh acquaintances into friends, and realising what an amazing bunch of people they are along the way
* watching the Ottakars Roleplaying Club bed into its second year, and seeing its bunch of young talent try out wild and wonderful new ideas with verve and insight
* getting Ron the Body rolling
One of the themes that has emerged: the challenge to move from thought and discussion into action. (Not that talk is worthless, far far from it.) This has been everywhere in my life this year, not least in the comments on this very blog.
Those who’ve been paying attention may know this has been in development for some time. In a sense it’s the whole purpose of me being on the other side of the world. It’s what the journey is for.
Oh, I remember everything, and I’m making change.