College!

An e-mail all the way from London, Ontario arrived in my inbox tonight. It reminded me that my student newspaper, The Gazette is celebrating its 100th anniversary in September. It took me back to the hilly campus of the University of Western Ontario, where I, like many others, majored not in our chosen degrees, but the student paper. I have positive memories of that rag. It was ridiculously tiring at times but man, it was so much fun. Where else could we get the editorial board drunk
and forced to pick up bar/club patrons for the sake of journalism?

The anniversary party takes place at the end of September on Homecoming weekend. I don't know if I'll be able to make it but it would be nice to see familiar faces. The problem with homecomings is they're hard to leave happy. If you liked the place enough to return, there will always be the feeling of emptiness because no matter how great the reunion is, it's never quite the same as it was before and you leave knowing that it will never be ever be like that again. Regardless of how content you are with your current life, it's always a bittersweet experience.

Photo: My balcony at The Senate, where I lived for my last two years in London. Those cases of empties were there when we moved in and I think they were there when we moved out...