Connected

I seem to go through these periods of wanting to be in touch with everyone and everything alternating with periods where I withdraw from most of the world and put myself out there in very limited ways. Right now I'm going through a phase of sort of loving my social networks (both real and internety).

November is going to be the beginning of a brand new chapter in my life. Having my own apartment and a serious job outside of university studies is probably exciting for anyone - but I have never taken the time to imagine this sort of life for myself. I clearly remember as a child picturing my life as a teenager, wondering about high school and boys and what sorts of classes I would take. As a teenager, I dreamed of college. I longed for it. I laid out various dreams in the shape of different majors and settings and friend groups. But as a university student, I don't think I did much imagining for my own life. It was all about getting to the next class. The next semester. The next dorm. Part of that was because I stuck myself in a long distance relationship and pinned all of my hopes for the future on being with this person - even though I think I always knew that it couldn't work out that way.

Well, now I've graduated from school. I have a serious long-term relationship with someone that I'm not constantly stressing about in terms of future plans. (I think we can call this "being content in love." Mutual love is nice, I've found.) I was finally hired for a job that not only relates to my major, but will interest me, make me feel like I'm making some kind of difference, and give me the freedom of mind I need to keep my writing up. And I just signed the lease on my first apartment.

I guess I'm beginning to feel more like a citizen rather than the non-entity you are when you're a child. And I never really imagined how that would feel. Frankly, I'm so excited about 'beginning' my life that I want to constantly write about everything I'm doing. I find myself self-narrating more than ever. (Anyone else do that?) And thinking about writing some autobiographical non-fiction.

To start though, I think I'll just keep up with my blogs some more... Stay in touch with people on Facebook (go see The Social Network btw it was genius writing)... And tweet about my writing.

To life! As boring as it sounds, the mundane details are endlessly fascinating to me. I'm ready to explore more.

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