Nostalgia is the New Black

Hallo, I'm baaack! So sorry, my reader(s). It's been a crazy few months. And not just in Westeros. Life got in the way as 'they' say. Who is the 'they' in that statement? I don't know, the IRS? Btw, I am super mad at the IRS right now. Can you guess why? :)

If you haven't been watching GoT, then SHAME!

Anyways, like I said, I've been busy, yo. Fellowships, weddings, job searching, Game of Thrones. STAR WARS casting news. It's just too much! But, I found some time to finally update the blog. You Are Welcome.

Cousin Got Hitched!

The theme of this post is: Nostalgia! How did you know?

I guess I've always been the sentimental type. When I started high school, I yearned for the happy and comfortable days of middle school. When I started college, I yearned for the happy and comfortable days of high school. When I left college, I just cried and consumed lots of alcohol. The real world? It sucks!

I realize every time I leave a place, I often find myself thinking about all the great friends, experiences, and times I had in that past place. It's hard for me to let go of the past. I cling on to friendships. I continually talk about my past crazy stories, like the one time I slept on a fountain in France. Nostalgia isn't bad, but you can't live in the past. You must move forward in life.

I recently realized this (I know, after 25 years, I finally realize this). I started a new job last month and it happens to be very close to my old office. Close enough that I actually walk past my old office on the way to my new office. I spent close to two years in that old office. So many good times, bad times, and exciting times. Yet, now when I pass it, it feels like a total stranger to me. Everything changes so quickly.

To quote fictional character, Benjamin Button (my life coach) as he returns home: "It's a funny thing about comin' home. Looks the same, smells the same, feels the same. You'll realize what's changed is you." I can't ever go back to the places and the times of my past. If I did, it wouldn't be the same. The people will be different. I'll be different.

This is probably very obvious to everyone else, but I've had a hard time coming to terms with moving on and letting go. Life is full of change. We move from one place to the next. From experience to experience. From people to other people. Don't hold on to the past. Appreciate the time and experiences you did have, but then keep on truckin' on. Life doesn't wait!

This has been Ben José 

With a Danny Tanner lesson. 

cue sentimental music. 

P.S. I am indeed still writing my novel, among other things. Yas.

P.P.S. Still not over it. Don't let me down, Episove VII.

Lupita & Brienne of Tarth. DARTH YEAH!