The road ahead
Sometimes I tend to ponder why things happen the way they do. What causes events to flow and occur. I'm not a believer in the idea that everything is preordained, that we have some sort of free will that can break the ties of Fate, if such a thing exsists.
This week marks a turning point in my life (or at least I hope). Allow me to share the two bits of news this week that will alter my life for an extended period most likely lasting in excess of 10 years.
Item the first:
It's official. I'm now enrolled to start at Full Sail on May 26, 2005. This is big. REALLY big. I will get of this increasingly stressful job that I'm starting to really dislike, and into a probably just a stressful school enviroment learning a trade in something I like doing. Digital design. I can't begin to tell you how excited I am for this. Words can't begin to properly divulge the variable emotions of anticipation, fear, joy and excitement I'm having right now. Yes, that's right, I said fear. For the first time in my life, I'll stop “depending” on my parents. Although they'll help me through my time and at school, the hope is to get out of school and enter the field. I may never acutally be coming back aside to visit. That's a crazy thought, one that excites and scares me at the same time. I get to become an official adult. Crazy.
Item the second:
This one was handed to me earlier in the week. Kinda by surprise… well… very by surprise. Matter of fact, it's one of those bits of news that you get and it takes a moment to set in because you think you may have heard it wrong. This one involves my dad, Murph. Murph has an odd manner of giving me news. He'll engage in standard conversation and when I'm least expecting it… he just gives it to me flat out. For example… two years ago. Driving to see my grandparents. We're discussing things like concerns for my future, various plans for upcoming months. Then, seemingly out of no where: “by the way, I've been diagonosed with prostate cancer.” But I digress… on with the news.
Now, I can't discuss the back story to this little bit of news without practically giving it away. Murph is getting married. Okay… here's the deal. A few years back…. 7th or 8th grade as it were (my age at the moment eludes me), my parents divorced. They still get along just fine, but yea… they're not together anymore. A few years later, Mum met this guy named Dave when I was about 15. They've been together ever since. Never legally married, but they consider themselves spouses. Murph on the other hand, started dating on and off. Several ladies, but all wanted a commitment Murph wasn't entirely willing to accept, get married and raise a family. He'd already done that, didn't want to really do it again. So many years pass and Murph remains an eligible man. A few months ago, he started dating this woman named Linda (which is odd since that's my Mum's name too). Now they're engaged. And that's a wierd thought. I'll have to mothers named Linda…
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So there ya go. I'm going to school, and my dad's getting married. After a few years in a small rut of downer events things seem to really be looking up for me and my family. I can hardly wait to see what the next 6 months will bring. It's gonna be a real thrill ride I think.
Oh… as for the site. I'm going to try my best to supply new material. Please bare with me, work is still being more of pain than previously thought. Post-Thanksgiving I'm hoping. Again, sorry for any delays. I've got some new artwork I need to scan and upload, and I'm also gonna start digging into my archives to get some stuff out. It's coming soon… I promise.
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