The Isle of Summer

Photo by Sorina Dragusanu
Today marks the end of my summer and my last day here in Toronto. By tomorrow morning I’ll be on the road to Windsor to study law, far removed from everyone I know and everything I’ve done. Moving out to academia is probably the biggest step I’ve taken in my life so far, seeing that I’ve never lived on my own before. I’m not really sad, nervous or uncertain, I’m just trying to get focused on the next phase of my journey. There are plenty of projects I’m planning on doing, as well as those that are currently underway, that are going to receive greater attention with the change in scenery. This summer has been one of the most productive seasons ever for me, having completed a television pilot with my good friend (and Rock Blogger contributor) Tyson Stewart, a 20 minute EP for The War Upstairs with Clayton Needham (soon to be posted here) and of course the many reviews and articles on this blog.
I guess the purpose of this post is to just give a sense of where I am right now and to reassure you that The Rock Blogger will continue on, full steam ahead. I’m not sure how long it will take to get settled over there - I could be back posting here in a day or week depending on the arrangements. I’m very excited about the response I’ve been getting from this site, the traffic has been strong, and although comments are usually sparse, I get the feeling that there is an audience for all the strange and wonderful things I’m finding. So with this, I leave the Isle of Summer behind, with much thanks and gratitude.
I’ll talk to you soon.




September 2nd, 2008 at 1:42 am
Good luck with everything Damien
Not that you need luck necessarily since you seem to have the right attitude and ambition to be successful.
Your blog is something I am enjoying, even though I am being pretty quiet about it
Be well and embrace the change.
September 2nd, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Thanks for your encouragement. I’m just getting settled here right now and things are going well. I should be back into the blogging routine soon enough. I hope I get to see you at the Sigur Ros show later this month!
September 4th, 2008 at 12:37 am
I am pretty sure I will be there, I am counting the days