The Last Before The Beginning

Well, I had a couple rants lined up, a couple things to say about the responses I've been getting to "Women, Cheese, and Whine", and about everything else under the sun (as I always have an opinion on). Instead, since I'm leaving for school two thousand miles away in two days, I'm going to do a recollection of sorts of what I will be leaving behind.

Beginnings
Home has been Southern Ontario for my entire life. I grew up in Brantford, lived out eighteen miserable-but-hilarious years there. I'll be leaving highschool friends that I see when I go home, that I have the option of inviting to parties, that I have more memories with than I can count. These people were my life and my support for over a dozen years, and in my move, they may distance themselves from me, unintentionally or otherwise. While I know I have to move on, it's been amazing to have the home-support that I've had from them.

Family
The vast majority of my family lives within 50km of where I sit right now. Although I haven't exactly had the most Brady experiences with them, most of my family would be there for me whenever I needed help, and I'd say I would be there for them as well. I hope they know I'm not deserting them, but rather making myself more of a well-rounded person, and a person who can one day have a family of his own.

Real Life
I'm "regressing" back to school, away from a 9-5 life. I've lived and breathed a normal, very typical life for the last year, and in a small way I will miss it very much. Working alongside people everyday made them my family, and I am guaranteed to bawl like a schoolgirl on my last day, Thursday. Even though only one person from work reads this, they will all remain in my soul, as I have learned so much from them, and I only hope that my emotion written here is known and appreciated.

Real Family
I have a select few friends I have made over the past couple of years that have become more than family; they have become the best parts of me. I depend on these people for things, I know these people inside and out and vice-versa. They stay 'til the bitter end of everything, they support me, they trust me, they experience me, and they love me. They are the people I will regret leaving the most, and they are the people I am leaving for. They are the ones who push me to be a better person, and who know what potential I truly have. I thank them from the bottom of my heart for everything they have done, and I will never forget you.

Well, now that all that mushy gunk is done, I'll just say that I probably won't be posting until Saturday-Sunday-ish. Sorry for the lack of funny this post, but I had some sentimental crap to get off my chest. Got a shovel?

--Tear-jerker Jam

PS: Who commented on "J'accuse"? It sounds mean-spirited.. if it isn't, sorry. If it is, at least put your name. I can't rant if you won't say something worth ranting about.