Dearest Shi-O, was I really such a naughty boy?

[aefallen]

It's so strange when you chance upon accounts of the way you used to be, written by other people. Reading one's own LJ entries can still come as a surprise - case in point, I used to be like this, and though it was written one-and-a-half years ago, it's so irrepressibly genki and high-on-life that I'm amazed at how I've changed since then

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[arrch]

I start work next Monday.

Guess what?

I start work next Monday.

I wish I had more remaining free days. It feels like a whole chunk of my life has just ended and another about to start...

WHAT?! THIS IS FATE!!!

[aefallen]

YOU START WORK NEXT MONDAY?! OH MY HEAVENS! ♥ THIS IS FATE!

CONGRATULATIONS! ♥ I knew you were to start work soon but didn't know when! ;)

Worlds apart, a milestone begins for us on the same day!!!

OH SOBS - I know exactly how you feel. D: My idyllic (comparatively!) student days are slipping out of my hands and soon I will be CONSUMED by the demands of EMPLOYMENT!

Doesn't it feel just like the holidays ending, as school starts? Only now this is the REAL-WORLD SCHOOL?

Re: WHAT?! THIS IS FATE!!!

[arrch]

Yes it feels exactly like that! Except... instead of having set holidays, we now have to accumulate annual leave! It's sad but also exciting to see things change. Even if it is full time work. Things are so different now to when we were running around in London nearly 2 years ago.

[aefallen]

EXACTLY! How is a human being accustomed to MONTHS of holidays as a student to accept TWO WEEKS (or less!) of annual leave?! We should all go on SABBATICAL. Of the self-declared variety. ;)

I think it's sad sometimes that we lose parts of our old life that we once loved so much, but I also think that change brings a future with more good in it than we'd imagine or expect is there, and it's up to us to find that out. ;) Besides, WORK = MONEY = MORE ABYSS DOUJIN more purchasing power!

Was it really two years ago? *shock + wistful smile* In my heart it still feels like just yesterday. It doesn't feel two years ago. I still remember sitting outside the British Museum waiting for you and Darren to come out! :) And then looking for you in the Borders on Charing Cross.

I know it was another time, and another life, but inside my memories it feels like it's just there, only as far away as yesterday. Like I could reach out and touch that moment, still.

[arrch]

You remember it so clearly! I still love going through the photos. That's one thing I don't regret at all, having the opportunity to travel and meet so many people in the last 5 years!

I think if you plan out your work right, it can be just as free and exciting as university days. It's a choice that people can make, whether they are working to save money or working to spend money, or a bit of both :) But there's no point saving it if you don't plan to spend it XD