Jul 27, 2006 17:01
The intensity of this past summer has surprised me. I'm living on my own, blessed with a lot of help from loved ones, and I've seen a lot of great people and places, all with a new sense of self and progression. It's funny how going away to school didn't really feel like living on my own until I'd actually left the dorms. Moving here was like removing the training wheels. And while I still can't really ride out of sight of the house, I wouldn't want to at this point anyway.
I haven't left the country since spring break, and that was a brief trip to Canada. Pretty soon I won't be back in the country for four months. All my friends keep saying, "You know where we'll be a month from now?" I'm excited, but I also feel like I was just getting settled here. That's the way it goes, I guess.
It can be new all over again when I come back.
While I still have the drive and energy, I think I'd like to be a modern gypsy, as long as I can travel to or with the ones I love.
Also, I think I've come to terms with the fact that I don't have a favorite color. I love them all and in most combinations. Even mustard and fuschia. That might explain my high school wardrobe choices. I want to do it all, and all at once.
Oh, a friend compared me to Madeline Kahn today, and I think that's one of the best compliments I've ever received. Kahn and I share a birthday, too, as I found out as I obsessively IMDB'd her a month or so ago.
Peace.