Decisions

You don’t have to read my agonizing over school vs. work anymore, because I’m not agonizing over it anymore.

This evening, sooner than I thought I would, I talked things through with my parents. I’d decided I was taking a year leave from my university at the end of this semester one way or another, but ideally with their blessing. I got that blessing and, what’s more, their support and enthusiasm, limited only by good longview parental concerns about my job market viability should I not finish school. It’s a risk, and that much was acknowledged on both our parts, but equally understood is the potential for my success in both a business and personal sense. They understand the pressure I wrote about a couple days ago and know just how much I enjoy the work that I’m doing. They’ve got confidence in me, and were happy with the way in which I broached the the subject. In short, everyone’s happy. Especially my boss.

So once this semester ends, I’ll be back in Bethesda for several weeks until Phil and I move into whichever of the plentiful 2-bedroom apartments in downtown DC we decide on. I’ll be working full time, and thrilled to be doing so. And you guys won’t have to suffer any more what-ifs and related whining, nor will I. It’s time to just do it. As my stepfather, a man who knows, said this evening, “opportunities don’t hang around long.”

I’m pretty damn happy right now. And I’m gonna go see Broken Social Scene.