theducks | A nice september anniversary..

On this day, 4 years ago (1998), I met

blu,

fee for the first time.

Every day we come to forks in the road. We make choices. We go one way or we go the other. Usually they don't matter much in the long run. Sept 9th 1998 was not one of those forks. It's the one of the other ones. The ones you don't notice at the time, but you can trace back to it down the track and see how it had lead you on life's path.

On the afternoon of September 9th 1998 at about 4PM, I had finished O-week activities for the afternoon and was looking over the program for the rest of the day. I noticed a comedy show by "The X File's Dean Hagland" on at Alumni Hall at 6:30PM. Looked like a bit of a lark I thought. The X Files fan in me (for the force was still strong back then) says I should go see it.

But it conflicts with dinner! I'll only be able to get to it at opening time.
You can get something else to eat now and go early.
Good point!

And so, it was with that decision that I foregoed dinner in trade for some lighter eating, and arriving 2 hours early. And so I met Jen and Jay, then later Fiona, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Without those three, especially Jen, I would never have started hanging in #xfr on it's many networks (iobbs, warped, etc). Without #xfr, I would have been unlikely to like LJ as much as I do. Without LJ.. well I'd probably go insane ;).. and wouldn't have met

strangegrrl or

lizvang, and my visits to Toronto would have been very boring. Or would there have even been visits to Toronto? Without close friends like Jen, I wouldn't have stayed an extra semester in Canada. Without that, I wouldn't have graduated 12 months late. Without that, I wouldn't have got the job I have today. Without that, I would not have gone back to Canada this year. But I did meet them, and LJ, and stayed the extra semester, graduated late, got the job I did, came back, and had fun. You three rock. Especially Jen, who's always managed to put up with me over the years and been lots of fun to hang out with and chat to. Why do I have to be 14000kms away?

Kids, think about your actions in life. You never know where they will lead you :) I am who and what I am today because on September 9th 1998, I didn't really care for dinner.