Let’s say there’s this big shiny diamond, like none other in the world, and you want it really bad. The only problem is that it already belongs to someone else. Now let’s say that this person who owns it leaves for a really long time, but he leaves this diamond behind. The diamond is still his, but now its sitting there by itself. It’s right there, but you can’t have it. The more you stare at it, the more you wish it was yours, and the more it kills you not to have it.

Something I realized this week is that the things I really want are things I can’t have. My life sort of sucks right now. Don’t get me wrong – there are a lot of things that are great about it, but it seems like the things I want most are out of reach. So I’m leaving. I will be moving to California to attend school, and then I intend to become an automotive technician, my goal being to open a shop and do work restoring classic cars and building customs and street rods. At this point I don’t know all the details, like when I’m leaving or if/when I’m coming back. I just think this is the right thing for me to do.

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