Four days into the new year, here's to a happy, healthy and peaceful 2007 for all of you. And for me.

I don't have any resolutions for the new year, except maybe wanting to do well at my job. For a while now, my job has been my top priority and I am expecting for that to remain that way. I will also try not to give up on university although right now it seems pretty impossible to do both well or at all. I will have to give that problem a little more thought. It's tricky.

The trouble with my boss has somewhat been pushed to the back as she is now staying out of my business. For the past week, I have been working on what is probably the most interesting and equally important project I have been handling since I started here two and a half years ago. I will not be able to present the final project to the people who matter at the Sozialreferat (Graffe etc.), somebody else is going to do that, but it is still nice to be allowed to work on it. It took me an elbow or two to get my hands on it. LOL

I hate those power struggles at the office actually. It seems like in my current position I have to fight my own bosses to be able to do what people outside our part of the organization want me to do. I am (over-) ambitious, determined, a workaholic, disloyal if it helps me and addicted to getting what I want (read: I do what it takes)*. I know that sooner or later, I am going to make a mistake that will piss my bosses off to a point where I'll be in trouble. 2007 will definitely determine where things are going.

On a completely different note, here's a short word on Leo. For a while now, it seemed that he and I were drifting apart. I wasn't as attached as I used to be while he was quiet. We went days without talking to each other. He sent me a message last night that helped answer a lot of questions and sort of reminded me why I cared so much about him. I honestly don't know if it will mean anything in the long run or change anything but right now I truly want him to get well. If only he had always been this honest but I guess he wasn't up to it. Leo, if you're reading this (I doubt you are) don't feel like I am violating your trust. I just needed to write about this as this has been heavy on my mind since last night.

Alright, more later.

* I like to think that those traits only affect my work and not my personal life but I suppose my friends could answer this question.