Hello all..

This isn't a blog so much as it is a statement of my feelings at the moment regarding the general exodus occurring on the Island..

Hopefully, if you're reading this within a few weeks of my posting, I too will have left, and I couldn't be happier.

What once was a bustling network of seaside towns, full of life, love and excitement, has turned (for me) into a dreary series of non-events (the new year not-withstanding)

The same clubs, bars, cafe's and people. Except less of it every day. People are leaving, venues are shutting down, the area in general is.. thinning.

So I'm off to pastures new, following in the trend of many people, most of which have left for Uni. Good for them.

Everyone came home for christmas though, well, most, and there were a few real standout occasions where everyone came together and just had a fucking great time, if you know what I'm talking about and where there, I don't need to remind you, if you weren't, I couldn't start to explain.

However, a few things brought me down.

People change. People have changed. People become arseholes.

With this though, is a bright side. I may have lost, or come to realise, people who I considered my friends, or simply good people, are now assholes, but I also met some new people, some were longstanding aquaintences I had never taken the time to speak with, and others completely fresh faces whose friendship occurred at random.

It never ceases to amaze me how many people we know but haven't yet spoken to, and that of those people, how many potential great friends we have.

Anyway, coming full circle, I am left with many answers, but many new questions.

Yes, leaving Thanet will be grand, and meeting new people will be a great experience, of this I have no doubt.

However, how many great people will I be leaving behind, people who I just haven't quite had the occasion to speak with and form a friendship with? How many people may be just one week, one day, one evening away from being a part of my life?

I suppose whereever you are, you will be missing meeting someone wonderful, but at the same time, wherever you are, your closest companion may be right around the corner.


If you took the time to read this, thankyou, and please leave your ideas, comments or opinions, I'd enjoy reading them.

Thankyou.