Busy busy day today…

I started off with a struggle to get out of bed. The alarm sounded at 10:30, but I didn’t crawl out until around 11:30. After seeing dishes accumulate for the past little while (I had a whole set of dishes to wash plus any ones that my housemates used..), I decided that I had to do dishes, again. I don’t know if I will have the time to do everyone’s dishes every day when school starts up again, so I better not get people accustomed to this. But I also cannot stand messes lying around. Frig.

After grabbing a bit to eat, I went my leisurely way to the Embassy office, where I had a meeting for website development. It lasted around 2.5 hours, and a lot of good progress was made. Ideas were shared, organized, and streamlined. Due dates were established. Responsibilities were assigned. My initials were everywhere. So I’m basically committed to a redevelopment of the Embassy site (from scratch). I’m excited, and also extremely terrified… will I ever live my life again?!

I hung around the office for a bit until Steve and I bussed it to campus. We hung out with Laura and Sarah for a while, then we went to Steve’s to watch Meet the Fockers. I fell asleep. I know, I know… I’m a champ. I then paid a quick visit to John, Rodney, and Graeme before they headed off to bed. Fortunately for me, RideSafe was still running (despite having almost no students to drive), so I made it home without spending money on a taxi or anything. Sweet deal!

Although I’m dog tired, I have to get some initial work done on the whole website dealie. God help me.

The past week or so marked a very big shift in the course of my life; lots of changes have happened, and things will certainly be different in the months and years ahead.

I am out of St. Paul’s. Permanently. In all likelihood, I will never return to live there, nor will I even think about doing that. Three years of my undergraduate career have been spent there, and I am happy – very happy – to be out of that residence. That’s not to say that I did not have a good time there, but I could not have stayed any longer. With the politics, the bland food, the soaring costs, and the little random things that annoy people, St. Paul’s was not fit for me. Apparently, there are a lot of like-minded individuals as well: a massive exodus of upper-year students has already happened, and that may deal a crippling blow to whatever spirit was left. I can only hope for the best for next year’s students.

So I came out of the firey pit and into my new place of residence: a basement apartment in a house owned by colleagues at church. I moved from an extremely social environment to one of relative tranquility. I’ve been here for a week now, but it is only today that I really felt a taste of what is to come. I’m by myself in the house now, and I’m far from many of my friends. I don’t have Jasmine around to hang around and, consequently, nor do I have access to her car to go anywhere far. I’m still excited, though; I can finally buy the food that I want to have, cook when I want to eat, and live (mostly) like I want to live. So I guess that I’m one step closer to being completely independent.

With this time of year, I have had to say goodbye to many people, some of whom I will likely never see again. Recent graduates from St. Paul’s may soon become a distant memory. Others will find themselves to strictly MSN conversations and chance meetings. Some – a select few – will see me make a considerable effort in maintaining their friendships. Through verbal agreements, unspoken promises, and, yes, even pinky swears, I have made a commitment to them and I fully intend on putting in the time and energy into it. How things actually pan out is certainly unknown to me, but I pray to God (with all of my heart) that things will work out.

But there are also many opportunities that lie before me.. I have two roommates that I can get to know better. I have a new room to set up. I have new avenues to explore at church. And, hence, the title of this post. While the last two and a half years have been a very exciting and interesting part of my life, I feel that it has only been a prologue to what I hope will be a long, meaningful, and accomplished life. Many huge decisions are weighing on my heart, and so the plot will thicken as the story goes on…

Tonight, I watched the entire Star Wars trilogy (DVD set), and that got me really excited about Episode III. I looked at trailers the other day, and the movie looks incredible! From what I can tell, it will redeem the franchise from what I consider misses on Episodes I and II.

Anyhow, it’s time for bed… Elevation@Home starts in like 7.5 hours!