Something news ?

What could more new than another week ? Well, the fact is that this week holds something new indeed ! And that new is that I am only about 3.5 weeks away from departure. Departure to JAPAN !! Now usually I would be pretty excited, falling off of my chair and blundering about. Wondering what foods I’ll be eating and what I’ll be doing on my up and coming holiday. But the big difference here is that a holiday this is not. There is some sort of underlying responsibility creeping on me. Again and again, humour me please, the PACKING of two suitcases has me dumbfounded still. That’s right ! There is NO travel backpack this time. Wondering about things like

[hey, I should probably afford a small photo album of pics to show students and coworkers about my life in Canada].

Little things along too like,

[I shouldn’t think about packing that shirt or those pants because they’re not business savvy. And oh ! I should be sure to leave room for the suits and pants and dressy-like things that I will be expected to wear ! Well, the things that I think I will need].

There is no more joke about it, I’m going to live and work on contract. GAAAAAHHH !

Somewhere some short while ago I must have missed the memo that read:

Dalton, just in case you were wondering you are approaching a new mode of balance. You are getting up, moving on, and moving out. Now don’t you worry, this is going to be quite fun. But in case you have been wondering, or maybe you’ve overlooked it, you need to start thinking, acting and living in the reality of tomorrow. The tomorrow that is JET and a world of work away from home. You may view this as a hinderance, but you’ve been dreaming of this. Now go, pack and get on ! We’ll see you on the other side -and everywhere in between.

Sincerely, your conscience.

I guess it’s been too easy to live here in the today. Wondering only about local things that affect me directly. Traffic, trees, work, and bees -all those things, you know ! The difference now is that I’ll have to be doing more ‘active-affecting’ in my life for the next little while. Umm. Not be be fondish here (or un-fond, or unappreciative ??) but this is all happening really fast.

Fast considering that I’ve been waiting several months and about six or seven academic classes to know if and when I’m going to Japan. Well, mr. smartly, that time is now. The days are whizzing and I’m wondering if I should be running, sitting, playing games, watching films, studying Japanese or just breathing deep and zen-ing my way through it all. Truth be told, I’m pretty good at all of the above things. And I’m pretty good at doing them all at the same time ! I should just take a chill pill and relax. Well, maybe after I’ve packed. Shhhh!* Just don’t tell my friends that I’ll be busying myself when they’ve been telling me to chill out !!

Furthermore, I had conceded to make these posts shorter. Make them more readable for all the phasing funning kilobyte trilobites out there. For all of you that are reading this. I have wanted to keep these short and readable. No one wants to sit down and read the whole newspaper (unless you’re me), just the tasty more interesting bits. Funny thing is, when I get writing this I can’t stop. There must be a wall of water or tonkotsu ramen broth of thought welled up in me that just wants to find its way out. Find a way out and wash all over the page and fill it up with tasty little words about my life involved. The funny thing is that there is this creative power to just write anything in any order and just to keep at it. Hah. Well, let’s temper that just a little.

Updates. Well, I have only a few weeks left. I am soon to be hiking some heavy suitcases out of the cellar. I will begin laying and draping clothing all over them. Beginning what I will call a selective process of add-and-subtract packing. With enough time I should end up with exactly what I want. All things according. Another whim or word on the horizon is goodbye parties and bbqs. Letting people know that I’d love to see them before I go. Regarding myself, I would attribute what I’m feeling now to this specific sensation. Right when the plan has pushed you back into your seat and you can barely just tell that the wheels are un-sticking themselves from the runway. Up towards the sky.
Things change. Well, I’ve been told that everything does. Hoping that your life-sitution is being handled well, too. That nothing too surprising has come your way. If something wold or odd has found its way into your life remember that that too will change (I’ve never understood how you can write two ‘thats’ right beside each other but I guess I just did ! It does work, right?).