After Midnight

It's been a while since I've posted anything, so I figured now was a better time than any other. I'm back from vacation and trying to settle in here in my new digs in Kamloops. Realistically I have only spent a few days in the place when you consider I spent three days moving in, then went on vacation to Osoyoos/Vancouver, and returned to four friends visiting this past weekend. I'm looking forward to having some time to get used to the thought of this being home.


Tomorrow marks the start of my newest adventure; a 2-year Bachelor of Journalism at Thompson Rivers University. I've got my books, checked my class schedule and I feel like I am more or less prepared. Thankfully (or not?) all of my classes this semester are in the exact same classroom! Is this simply the nature of being in a small program? Or perhaps the nature of attending classes at a small university? Either way, I imagine that life at TRU is going to be a bit different than my past 5 years of crazy at the University of Alberta. I've gone from living in Edmonton; a city with tons of friends and no family, to living here in Kamloops; a city with tons of family and no friends. That alone is going to play a major part in my experience.

I can tell you all one thing; I am approaching this degree with a completely different frame of mind than what I rambled through my last degree with. During my time at the U of A, I prioritized the "extracurricular learning experience" over that of which my professors tried to educate me on. Was it all bad? Absolutely not. Coming out of highschool, I was a confused kid who lacked confidence and really had no idea who he was or where he was going. I attribute my time at the U of A as the reason why I know now who I am, what I want to be, and where I want go. From my time with the Lister Hall Students' Association to trying times with the Lister Dodgeball League last year, I met many amazing people and a number of lifelong friends. Needless to say, I am going to miss dodgeball, Ruddy's Cheese Emporium, Dukes, and much much more about the U of A. But it's time to move on to something new. That something is Journalism here at Thompson Rivers. For the first time since elementary school, I am looking forward to going to class with my primary focus being education. I was a little nerd in elementary, but after that school became more of a social scene for me. Education was always secondary to friends and sports right from junior high through my five years at the University of Alberta. With a renewed focus (that only took nearly 12 years to rediscover) I am headed to class in pursuit of a dream; to be a sports journalist. That means no more student politics, no more intramural sports administration, and no more 5-day party binges. Just the way I started my education as a little bookworm at St. Sylvester Elementary School, I am going to complete it as a bookworm here at Thompson Rivers University. Tomorrow is day one.

With that, I am going to call it a night. At this point, you might find yourself asking..."why the title 'After Midnight'?" Well, because tonight I won't be up after midnight the way that I usually am. Not to mention I have had the newest blink-182 track "After Midnight" playing on repeat for the past hour haha. As seems to becoming customary with many of my entries, here are the lyrics for it along with a video. This time around I've got a live performance considering the studio version of the track is yet to be released.

I can't get my feet up off the edge
I kinda like the little rush you get
When you're standing close to death
Like when you're driving me crazy 

Hold on as we crash into the earth
A bit of pain will help you suffer when you're hurt, for real
'Cause you were driving me crazy
By your lips, your word's a robbery
Do you grin? Inside you're killing me 

All along we talked of forever
I kinda think that we won't get better
It's the longest start, but the end's not too far away
Did you know I'm here to stay? 

We'll stagger home after midnight
Sleep on and on in the stairwell
We'll fall apart on the weekend
These nights go on and on and on 

I can't keep your voice out of my head
All I hear are the many echoes of
The darkest words you said
And it's driving me crazy 

I can't find the best in all of this
But I'm always looking out for you
'Cause you're the one I miss
And it's driving me crazy 

By your lips, your word's a robbery
Do you grin? Inside you're killing me
All along we talked of forever
I kinda think that we won't get better
It's the longest start, but the end's not too far away
Did you know I'm here to stay? 

We'll stagger home after midnight
Sleep on and on in the stairwell
We'll fall apart on the weekend
These nights go on and on and on 

We'll stagger home after midnight
Sleep on and on in the stairwell
We'll fall apart on the weekend
These nights go on and on and on 

We'll stagger home after midnight
Sleep on and on in the stairwell
We'll fall apart on the weekend
These nights go on and on and on 

We'll stagger home after midnight
Sleep on and on in the stairwell
We'll fall apart on the weekend
These nights go on and on and on