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So I’ve graduated from highschool. Well, I guess technically I haven’t graduated yet, but I’m done. entirely finished. I’m saying goodbye to close friends again, not for the first time, but for the first time this way. I’ve never had a large group of friends at school who I really click with before so this is new and sad. I’m also saying goodbye to the Youth Committee that really kept me going most of last year, and the beginning of this one. I’m literally flying away in less than a week in a half, and before I go I’m looking back. I did well here, I’m class Valedictorian, and I got 100% in Calculus, I worked hard up until and into my last two exams even though the marks won’t really change anything. I still stay up late and I still don’t care much for cooking and I still get swept up in the moment but I’m less afraid of things, and more confident about myself. I discovered how fascinated I really am with people and science and that it’s okay to disagree with your friends, even about major things like lifestyle. People aren’t really ever better than one another, just different. My reading style has grown up a bit, and I’m reading more real world stories, philosophy books, science fiction and less teenage drama. I’m really growing up

This is my favourite online comic. It’s called Mythfits and is about a unicorn and a robot in love, but the story is often led off track by this little guy. Click on the picture to see more 🙂

I’m planning to do some profiles on here really soon, and I’m quite excited about it. I really am fascinated by people. Valedictory speech first. And finals. But stay tuned!

I’m dead mom. Read the book to my corpse.

Brad (God, I love improv)

Some thoughts on friendship

As difficult as it is to admit, I am finally realizing it is impossible to maintain relationships with every cool person I meet. There are SO MANY outstanding individuals, with unique interests, qualities, strengths and opinions who I enjoy talking to and spending time with out there. Having meaningful relationships takes up a good chunk of time and energy, and I only have so much time and energy. So, I’m learning losing touch with someone doesn’t reflect badly on either of you, it doesn’t mean you dislike each other, or you’ve grown apart, or really anything, it just demonstrates how hard to maintain many relationships at once, no matter how incredible the people you’ve met are, especially if there’s  a lot of distance between you. On the other hand, this large world is also a small world, and I believe time will bring you together with at least some of those people again in the future. Even though, I suppose, the longer you live the more fantastic people you’ll have a chance to meet with and connect with. I guess I’m trying to say that all connections between people are valuable, even ones that aren’t followed up with long term friendships. Those relationships make some of the best memories. It’s okay to let go of people, it’s okay to let go period, and that is something I need more practice at (a lot more practice). It also makes the friendships that you maintain all the more special; your energy and time is precious, and choosing to invest it in each other is a special thing, a type of honour you’re bestowing each other with. Plus it’s easy to reconnect with things like facebook, although investing too much of your time and energy into the program/network itself, instead of actual people is good to avoid. It always makes me feel icky to do that, so I’m trying to cut back, and spend my time doing more constructive things, and investing my energy in things I actually care about.