Can You Feel It?? Today is the first day of the rest of my life...

Sorry for the obligatory CLERKS 2 quote there, but its quite fitting.

I worked my final shift at the newspaper tonight. It was a very tough night to get through. I did cry a bit. But thanks to some big laughs from my friends, I got through it okay. It's hard for me to be sad cause of all the excitement going on. I don't really want to focus on the sad aspects. Yes, there are definatly situations and people I will miss dearly. But I am easy to find. I mean, I got 10,000,000 websites with my ass on it right? lol

Five years at the newspaper. I saw alot of friends, foes and lots of ups and downs. There were days I hated the place so much (scan through previous blogs to see my rants) and some days that I loved it. But in life, one must be challenged and I wasn't being challenged. Nor am I willing to continue to scrape by anymore. So, off I go. Freebird.

I will miss everyone there. I love you all.

Tomarrow is my last day in Mt. Pleasant and thursday morning, I begin anew. Something that has stuck in my mind this whole time is a quote from OPTIC NERVE... and Adrian Tomine book. In it, there is a story of a girl who moves to a new town to escape her past. Just wants a fresh start. She gets there and parks and sits in the car. She says to herself: "I can be anyone I want to be when I get out of this car."

Thats the attitude I am taking with this whole thing. Time to take what I've learned the last 29 years and make it all happen for myself. My friends, new friends, new job, new comic cons, new comics, etc. All of it. and some "surprises" tossed in as well. Its all exciting. I'm taking in the potential of my future now and I am in awe at how bright it looks now. I am no longer stuck. I am free. I am fresh. I am new.

For the past 5 years, I've felt old. Fat. Tired. Worn out. And tonight, as I type this.. thinking of those I leave behind and the days I have to come, I realize that I feel young. Like I'm 18 again.

So, thats a good, happy thing. No tears. No sorrows or things left undone or unsaid. I did it all. And now its time for more.

Onward and upward everyone! Goodbye Mt. Pleasant. So long, farewell and thanks for all the fish.

T

(P.s. It is possible that I will be without internet for a while while adjusting the move. So keep checking back. I'll post updates when I can but it won't be as frequent as usual. But I'm still here!)