today is an in-between day. and i think i can feel this way and see things from a distant and spectator's perspective because despite having so many close friends graduate and move on to the next things in life, i'll still be here.

yesterday was commencement. and over the weekend it was reunion. it was bustling and full of life, a celebration of all that had been accomplished in the past year. when i look back at my past year, it all feels like a blur. there's not many distinct things i can look back on, and it feels like the routine took over.

tomorrow feels like the start of the summer. the constant rain over the past few days will finally stop and the weather will warm up again. i feel like i can get to what i've set out to accomplish over the summer now that the celebrations have ended. tomorrow is something i'm looking forward to, after the lull over the past few days. perhaps the next academic year is something i'm looking forward to as well, after spending the last one on things i needed to do rather than what i wanted.

today is a public holiday. it's quiet and everything is closed. i see the last of people moving out, and the streets become empty again. it finally hits me a little that i won't be seeing my friends (especially graduating ones) for a long time, and probably never again at the frequency we used to. it's not my first time, so i know all too well about the untrue words of "keep in touch" and "see you soon". i handled it pretty well this time, or maybe i just drowned it out staying busy with work. but i don't think i will completely feel it until the next academic year begins and i find life on campus has changed so much. i've strayed away from today though, the only moment in time that really matters and that i have control of.

and so today feels like an in-between day. with half of college behind me, and supposedly another half ahead. past the academic year and the summer break coming up. what's past is past, and what's ahead is unknown.

like for much of the past year, i'll probably regret not having taken more photos during these in-between days