How about that lightning storm tonight? I watched it from the Barton Creek Mall parking lot with twenty or so other people. Everybody was silent, just soaking it in, except for this one kid who kept going "oohhhh!" and "ahhhhh!" like it was the fourth of July. I am trying to figure out whether it is a good or bad omen, considering I leave for Singapore in six hours. I'm trying not to get too nervous but it is difficult. I can't believe it's even happening. Three months ago I had kind of accepted the fact that travelling abroad would just be one of those things that I talked about but never accomplished. So much for that. I can't wait to be there, just to feel the distance from home. This last year has been such a rollercoaster, so many ups and downs, and in the end somehow I have found myself feeling disconnected to the place I have called home my entire life. So I guess this excursion couldn't be happening at a better time. My hope is that as a result of the experiential overload I'm about to go through, I will not only look at the rest of the world differently, but that Austin too will be a little brighter, a little fresher, when I return. Ah well, enough sentimental blubbering. I'll miss you guys. But not too much.
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