New Beginnings

Wow, I made it!

Who would have thought that the poor boy with no parents could have made it this far? I think I’ve done incredibly well considering the circumstances, better than I could have possibly thought. I also feel that I’ve grown, physically and mentally. In fact, there’s only two things I have trouble with: talking to females, and starting a conversation. I can take part in conversations now, but I never know how to start one. I’m sure I’ll get better at that as time goes by (to use a cliche). It’s not really a big deal, anyway. The line of work I plan on getting into won’t rely much on conversation. At least, I don’t think it does. Knowing how to keep your mouth shut is pretty much a part of the job description.

As you can see from this photo, I’m able to, what’s that phrase, hang-out, and have fun with my fellow dorm-dwellers now without any major problems, and I’ve even managed to win a few games, which was rather gratifying, mostly because I never was any good at chess. I always got beaten back at the orphanage. Actually, I lost every game I ever played back there: chess, checkers, darts, tag, hide-and-seek, you name it, I lost it. ‘Never Win Finn’ was one of my nicknames, but I’m glad I’ve outgrown it. It’s just not dignified anymore. It’s just a shame I overcame my shyness right before graduation.

Still, I made it through college without any major problems, and now I’m ready to move into my own house, get a job, pay my bills, cook all my own meals and… you know, it’s a shame I couldn’t have stayed in college forever. It’ll be just my luck to burn my new house to the ground while I’m cooking my first dinner there, or something, or maybe I’ll flood the place, or maybe…

What am I saying? None of that sort of thing is going to happen! I’m just being paranoid, aren’t I?

Anyway, I must dash, the cab is outside, honking itself stupid!

(The new victim will be … … … drumroll please … … … Romance! Heh, I’ve never played one of those before…I will still be continuing with Finn as well, at least until my Ole Buddy Grim comes for him.)