Tonight I did something I have never done before: I helped organize a bar party.
I'm glad. It went very well, and I think those who came by the Grawood, Dalhousie's campus bar, for the final Gazette bash of the year enjoyed it, and this was the point.
Those who know me know I'm not the sort of guy who spends a great deal of time in bars. I write about them instead. I am the last person who would usually organize a party like this.
It's just one of the things that I realize have been firsts since I started at The Dalhousie Gazette four years ago. Tonight was my last real night as editor-in-chief of that paper. Our last paper comes out on stands tomorrow. It's been a lot of fun, and it hit me as I left the bar tonight how many firsts there have been in this job, and how grateful I am that they have been there.
I wouldn't usually do some of these things. I wouldn't usually experiment, but it always pays off when I do. It's experience, it's inspiration, and it's fun. So thanks to all who came out, and to Ben McDade and Paul Balite, who helped plan it with me.
I can honestly say I learned a lot tonight, and that's how a stint as editor-in-chief of the Gazette ought to end.
