That’s something I always seem to do every now and then but especially when I come home to visit. When you’re in your daily routine, you’re just so engrossed in what you’re doing at that very moment that it’s usually a while before you get to take that step back to look at what’s actually going on in your life.
I just finished a little over two months working at one of the most well-respected and well-reknowned studios in the world, Warner Bros. Now, I’m in the phase where I can’t believe it’s over but at the same time, I can. Just love parallels. I’ve been trying to think of how to describe working in a place that I’ve only dreamt about visiting. What words could I use to describe what’s inside those guarded gates… I really still don’t have those words figured out. I remember doing an interview about what I will miss most about my time at WB. After a moment to think about it, the thing I will miss most is being in-the-know. Everyday there are many people standing outside those gates of WB and wonder, “What goes on in there?” For those months, I was part of what went on in there. I was inside the gates that people drove or walked by with curiosity. My fellow interns were some very great and talented individuals and spent most of my lunches with two guys who are almost like brothers to me now. My bosses were fantastic and just amazing at their jobs. People think it’s an easy job to create what you see on TV, but I can honestly tell you no it is not. Of course, I got to meet some amazing people, learn many things that no school can really ever teach you, and experience moments that I will take with me for a long time to come. I don’t want to treat this with a goodbye but more of a “till we meet again.”
Now, that I am back home for a bit, it dawns on me again how much more quickly time passes the older one gets. It sounds odd, but I honestly don’t remember what it’s like to be a student sitting in a lecture and studying for finals. This summer I’ve honestly felt like what you hear most adults do… wake up, eat breakfast, go to work for the next eight or nine hours, go home, go to bed, and do it all over again the next day. The fact that the cycle is done for the time being is messing with my system because I became so use to it.
I can’t believe that I graduated high school more than three years ago. I got my license almost six years ago. In less than a year, I’m scheduled to be a college graduate. I keep thinking to myself, “That days a long day away.” But, it really isn’t. It’s right around the corner whether I’m okay with it or not. It’s time for me to realize that this time isn’t going to last forever. As many plans as I make and goals that I will try my best to achieve for the future, right now is the time to go for what I want because I’m not going to be sixteen again. I’m not going to be twentyone again. NOW is my time to really live life, so that I won’t regret it next time I’m looking back on the things I’ve done.
