possible futures
This weekend was one of those weekends I didn't plan, but it went really well. Yesterday was a dreary rainy day, my favorite kind. It was the type of day when you don't see the sun. I went to Charlotteville with my friends. D- drove, and I brought my walkman and a handful of tapes and played DJ for the drive there and back. A camera shop was having a junk sale, though it was mostly pretty cool junk. I got a couple rolls of expired film, and nothing else though. I think I'm past the gear acquisition phase of my photography career. After we went to the camera shop, we walked around a mall area, hitting up small bookstores and just generally having no agenda. It was pretty dead, the rain kept most people away, so we pretty much had the place to ourselves.
It was days like these that make me grateful for moving here, despite not knowing anyone or anything about this city at the time. I'm glad I took the risk of putting myself out there last year and joined this photo club. I'm glad I applied to the job as security at the museum, and in less than a year began moving into more important roles there, becoming a part of a very small team that really values me. I'm still very much figuring out what I'm doing, but I feel closer each day I'm here.
And just like that, completely out of the blue, my old friend M- texted me to let me know he's applied to the Master's program at VCU. Its really interesting how right when you feel like you need something, but you're not sure what, the universe throws something like this at you. M- and I have known each other since our undergraduate studies, and if he moves here, and into this apartment, I feel that would honestly be exactly what I need. He's always been a really great influence on me, and helps to me to understand myself and what I want more. I hope he gets into the program, and I hope he moves here.