8.24.2003 :::
 
Tomorrow marks the advent of a new era in my life, a Rubicon event upon which hinges my future. Rarely have I ever felt such a mixture of anticipation and apprehension. So few experiences in my life parallel this sort of event. I'm entering a completely alien environment where I don't know anyone and no-one knows me. Anything can happen, and it's the thrill and fear of complete uncertainty that is flooding through my being.

The waiting is the worst, though. I feel confident enough to handle most of anything that might come, but I just want to get out there and challenge it. I want the time to move more quickly so I may hurl myself into the void of the future with reckless abandon. I'm stuck at the end of this chapter, and I want to know what happens on the next page. A new life will rise with the sun, and I will rise to meet it. I will drown in the deepest of sorrows and joys. I will temper and hone my mettle in the smithies of knowledge and the whetstones of human interaction. Now is the time to throw caution to the wind.

::: posted by Peter at 19:44