For Those About To Rock.

This AC/DC song had been a real voice to me in recent days. It's the second line that has had particular impact.

Stand up and be counted.

It's less than ten days until I turn 20. And while I will forever hold the philosophy of 'Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional', the fact that I will no longer be a teenager says to me that I have to start acting my age a bit.

It's a weird feeling, but I want to let the adult inside me start to take me through the next phase in my life. That means growing up more.

What you are about to see is a man grab the bull with both hands firmly on its horns, not with one hand to allow some control but allowing people in freely to help out. That does not mean I will be shutting the door completely and trying to go it alone - far from it. Everybody needs the support of friends and family, that's just the way things are. But I have to take more responsibility now, make sure everything is in order before I undertake certain activities and the like.


Don't get me wrong, I'll still be the same old Elliot - if anything, I'll just be a helluva lot more organised than I am now. You'll still have the crazy cocktail that makes up me, that isn't going anywhere :)


But I'm about to rock, and hopefully gain a few salutes in the process.


FIRE!!!!


xx