End of an Era

The last couple of posts have been my songs, so I guess I'll take a break from releasing that stuff (and there's a lot of it) to talk about something recent!

I'm at the end of my career at my current school. It seems that all I'm thinking about at the moment is the last five years, the dreaded exam results and what will change in the next few months. I'm hopefully (and I use that word carefully) going to be starting a new school in September. A few of my friends will be joining me if I do, and I have friends there already, but I can't help feel there's going to be a significant change in interaction between me and the friends I'm leaving behind. We all seem to be pulling the wool over our own eyes and living under the facade that nothing will change. In reality, we all know that life is going to change dramatically in the next couple of years, we're going to lose old friends, gain new friends and it's going to be strange.

We've all grown up over the last few years but I have the feeling that when we begin the next school year, especially for those who are moving schools, we will return to a state of immaturity. We'll be starting all over again and the friendship between the people who will be doing this will become closer than ever before!

With the World Cup group stages underway, I remember that this sporting event has marked the beginning and end of my life at my current school. When I started in the 2005/6 school year the World Cup was back, and in this 2009/10 school year it has returned. The mass hysteria will only heighten the excitement of the upcoming extended summer and I can see myself really getting back into football for the first time in four years (it would have been two if we'd avoided the catastrophe that was England not qualifying for Euro 08!).

So, I guess this year I'll be relacing my boots and rekindling my passion for the beautiful game! See you on the pitch (;

KeywoodJones