the wave is back. who am i kidding? it never left. i think this wave thing is really not a wave. i think it's always there. we just don't always seem to manage to tap into it.

it took me thirteen years to get here. this graduation thing turned out to be a lot more climatic than i had thought. i'm spinning. i don't know how i did what i did tonight. i can't believe i finally did it. i made step one. i put all my fears aside. i risked the rejection. i risked being overlooked and ignored.

i think they actually heard me. my mom. my dad. and my brother. for the first time. they really heard me.