There's a lot of it happening right now in my life. As some of you know, I'm about to move to the other side of the country in just a few days. After living in the same city for my entire life, it's a little bit odd to think about. I don't think I've quite grasped the entirety of all of this until today, where I've found myself bursting into random fits of tears which, as anxiety ridden as I am, as not a common occurrence.

Another bit of change is that Jack Layton, the leader of the NDP party in Canada, has passed away. I just finished watching his funeral, and it was highly emotional. I've always had a great deal of respect for that man, I even voted NDP in the past election. He was taken long before his time, only at 61 years of age. He reminded me a lot of my own grandfather, as well, for a great deal of reasons.

On top of all these, I've been sensing a lot of changes in who I am as a person, or maybe just me learning more about myself as I get older. I've made a lot of new friends over the past year, all of them older (early twenties to mid fifties) and I feel as though it's kind of helped to pull me up a great deal in regards to maturity and how I compose myself in professional situations. I've always been a remarkably professional guy when I'm working, and that's starting to drift into my social life as well. As a result, I've been finding myself increasingly distant with older friends from years and years ago, having outgrown certain social circles, which is a unique feeling. It's weird to know I'm moving on from people, but at the same time, very refreshing. While I don't know a lot of people on this site, I'm sure that the individuals this pertains to will know what I'm talking about.

To the three people who may be reading this, your little boy's all grown up.

xoxo