Changes

It has been half a year since I last posted anything. It really should not come as too much of a surprise. I hate these things. I feel pretentious writing here. Blogs are for people with something to say or people who think they have something to say. Even I am not arrogant enough to claim the first, and I know all too well I have nothing of note to write.

Regardless, sometimes writing is compelling. We all have our guilty pleasures, right? Anyway, on to something marginally substantive...

A lot has happened in the last six months.

I had an amazing summer. I learned in a whole new way the meaning of community and discovered friendships and memories I will cherish forever. I grew closer to my closest friends.

I met a girl.

Things have gone farther and faster than anyone could have expected. For the first time ever, I can say with confidence that I am in love. And really? What more could I ask for.

But all has not been smooth sailing.

I have begun working in grassroots politics. It can be rewarding sometimes. It can be a drag a lot of the time. I have earned valuable experience, but with experience has come skepticism, doubt, and disillusionment. I still know what I would like to do, but I have begun to reevaluate my priorities and initial plans. I still want to change the world.

College is less fun. People are less interesting. I am less the Brandon I was this summer and more the Brandon I was four years ago. I am definitely back in the pattern of seasonal shifts.

I need a change.

I feel like such a livejournal loser. I apologize for the e/n nonsense.