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Musings of a Soon-to-be Adult

July 20, 2006 9:04 PM

have a very specific memory of the last day of third grade. I was walking, by myself, across the playground away from the school, about to start my walk home. Everyone was all excited about the impending summer. I was, too, frankly, but I was also not excited. School was the only place I could really see my friends, the few of them I had. Summer relegated me to spending time with the kids from my neighborhood who, frankly, were a bunch of tools and idiots. I really, really didn't like them. They were destructive and mean. But who the hell else did I have to hang out with? No one, that's who.

This summer's been pretty fucking awesome, I must say. And now I'm facing the shocking reality that there are only 7 more weeks left before school starts up again. This is my last summer, really. This is the last time that I'll be able to look at summer as a break from anything. After this summer, summer won't be really special - it'll be business as usual. Man, that's a mind-numbing thought.

The point is, though, that it's winding up. There are things to look forward to (the impending return of my missing friends, Law Review, Friday night poker, graduation) but there are also things to be sad about (no more summers, the fact that I'm finally, really, truly on the threshhold of being an adult (although I'm not sure that's really a bad thing)).

Mostly, though, I'm starting to seriously wonder about where I'll be a year from now. And, more importantly, where and with who.

When I came to law school, I literally knew no one in Wisconsin, but it didn't matter because I was about to be thrust into a highly stressful environment with 300 people who, for the most part, felt the same way. So, friends were easy to make. Not to mention that I'm a generally awesome person.

But I wonder if it'll be as easy once I'm not in school. I've heard people talk about this. It's not as easy to meet people once you're just working. Where do you meet people, other than work? And what if you don't get along with them?

But all that stuff is on the horizon. Right now, I've got lots of awesome shit to do, most importantly hanging out with my friends, grilling, and seeing my family. And I've got a birthday coming up, too.

Oh man, do I love summer.


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