Shaun Lewis: the Man, the Myth, the Legend

Jeez, it’s been a long time since I last wrote an entry.

If it’s any consolation, it’s because I’ve been very, very, very busy. Ironically, it is when school is starting that I get my free time. Speaking of school, I’m taking two quarters off from OU because I am poor. But, I am still attending class somewhere else—the local community college. I’m anxious to experience the difference between OU and the wonderful Sinclair Community College. I have attended Sinclair before (back in the day when I was taking college classes in high school) and I must say that it is ghetto fabulous. Still, like I mentioned, that was a long time ago and my world view is much different now than it was when I was in high school. Keeping that in mind, I’m sure I’ll be in for a nice little shock @ first. On that note, because of my attending another college, I had to leave OU today.

It felt very weird. I say “weird,” but not “wrong.” Obviously, I was (and am) disappointed that I had to leave my friends behind, but I still don’t think this was as horrible of a thing as I originally thought it would be. Initially, when I came to accept that I wasn’t going to be at OU anymore, I got depressed. I had a plan for my life, after all, and that plan was being destroyed. Of course, that sucked; does it still suck if my plan was not right for me? I’ve enjoyed my OU experiences a lot, but most of the time I was there I just didn’t have as high of a level of comfort as one would expect. I felt uneasy about the course I was following.

There is a degree of uneasiness as I leave my school for Sinclair, but it is continually less uneasiness and more excitement. I have butterflies in my stomach for the first time in a very long time. I think that’s a good thing. The life I was living at OU was wonderful, but I’m not sure if it was the right life. If it was, then I’ll have a chance to reaffirm its validity during my furlough; if it wasn’t, I have a chance at following a path that was meant for me.

Either way, I’m going to miss having high-speed Internet until Fall Quarter next year.

Oh, and sorry I went all philisophical in this entry. The next one (tomorrow’s) won’t be. This is one entry on which I want everyone who reads to comment.