October Round-Up

It's been a big month. A horrid three-week campaign, which astounded everyone. Althought not as much as the results. Our campaign went quite well, but could have been plenty more organised, and it would have been nice if everyone could have been as dedicated as they said they would be. There were definitely those that gave it their all, though, and that was amazing.

As mentioned above, the results were astounding. Campaign juggernaut [Labor team], who everyone seemed to half-assume would win, actually polled the worst out of the three teams actually competing. The worst BY FAR. Our primaries were double theirs - which on its own would have been cause for great celebration. The elation surrounding this, though, was severely dampened by the fact that we didn't win - [Liberal team] did. The Liberals have not controlled our campus for 13 years. So this really spells the end of an era. I disappeared into a hole for a few days, partly depressed about the results, partly desperate to restore the other parts of my life that have fallen apart due to dedicating my life to the campaign for the last few weeks. Now that I'm back to the world of the living, I'm quietly freaking out. I really feel for the staff, who actually have to work with them. I know the majority of them are scared, and I don't blame them. Things are probably going to change substantially.

In other news, I GOT INTO MED!!!!! It felt so good to get that letter. The boy organised a congratulatory surprise party for me, which was so sweet of him. I was pretty depressed that week, so it was just what I needed to snap out of it. I didn't have much time to think about it, because the letter came as the campaign was hitting its stride, but now that the campaign's over I've begun organising vaccinations and my First Aid Cert, as well as the most exciting part, getting my first real stethoscope! I'll start on January 21, which is amazingly close!

I've been neglecting the boy terribly. Now that I'm free from campaigning, I'm trying to be better. I hope things get better, but I'm scared. It feels like there's a bit of a barrier between us at the moment, and we need to break it. I miss how things were.