Carlton St.

I'm all moved in now, Dave's a good roommate, we've visited our roof (accessible via fire escape), and I've bought food so I can eat this summer. I posted my mailing address in my last post, please send me a letter or something.
I've now worked for a week. Really fun people to work with. I'm learning stuff that BU computer science just doesn't teach, but which is really important to actually getting an information-systems position out of school. I work downtown in the financial district, which is a new experience. People are more dressed-up (myself included) and faster-paced than home, or even back at BU.
Watched Star Wars 3 last night with Derek. Great movie, tied up all the loose ends for me; Derek and I will be watching Star Wars 4 tonight, to see what other loose ends got tied up for us :) It's pleasant to be here, but feels a little more lonely and tiring than last summer, perhaps because more traveling is involved in getting to work. The weather has been bummer until today, also. That's probably a big part of the whole tired-out thing. Today is beautiful and sunny, was cloudless all morning. I got some fruits & veggies at Haymarket and all is well.
Hope your Saturday is beautiful as well.

Phantom! Mailing address

I'll be living with David Hill this summer, at the following address:
Brian Patton
45 Carlton St. #8
Brookline, MA 02446

I saw Phantom of the Opera last night with Ellie, Derek, and Rob (see pics). It was as incredible as I had ever imagined it could be! And then some. What a show; I love the music, and having scenes to put with that music now makes it even better than ever.

Some of my favorite lines, sung by Raoul as he proposes:
"Then say you'll cherish me: one love, one lifetime.
Let me lead you from your solitude.
Say you'll need me with you, here beside you.
Anywhere you go, let me go too.
Christine, that's all I ask of you.

...Love me, that's all I ask of you."

Finals halfway done

Well, I'll be in town for the summer, which is pretty exciting. I'm excited for the guys who will be in town (girls too, I guess :) because I think we'll be able to learn a lot from each other in a more relaxed environment that summer brings. I'm so excited for my job. It was completely unanticipated, but God provides in mysterious ways.
I'm going to miss a bunch of Boston people after this week :( so I have to be saying my goodbyes this week. Also, SMG just informed me that I can't take the Management & Finance core class while I'm in London since I haven't taken SM323 (Core). Maybe I can get signed into the class once I get to London, 'cause I would really like to take it "European Institutions & Enterprises"... That's all for now. Time to get coffee with a friend soon.

Finals Week!

Ah, the end approaches. This year, I'm kind of wishing the end didn't come upon me so soon, as I'm thinking I'll miss Boston a lot during the fall :( I'll be studying abroad in London, which should be a really fun experience. But I'm bummed to miss all that's going to be happening with BU Real Life and all my junior friends that are returning to campus.
Alas, I guess this is how college goes. At least Carolina and Kathleen and others will be in London, when I need a good American accent :) I will miss this year's seniors. Of the past three years, (obviously) these are the seniors that I've gotten to know the best. I'm excited for the summer. I have a job at Fidelity in Investment Operations Systems, and look forward to hanging out with all my Boston friends and making new ones over the summer. I pray that it will be a powerful time of growth and maturing. I praise God for the job, and for the friends in Central Asia that I will be able to bless because of it. I pray for huge change on my campus, that people might resist the temptation of academic ignorance. That people might think critically about what they view as success and what they will build their lives around. I will get to live with David Hill this summer, which is an exciting opportunity. Certainly, big things will be happening in Boston during summer-fall 2005!
May your summer be blessed as well.