Committed: Alea Iacta Est

The deed is done, or as ol’ Julius put it, “the die is cast”.  All things considered, it was not as big a deal as I was semi-expecting.  Having given myself ample time to get fully reconciled to the idea, the actual execution of it seemed breezily matter-of-fact.  I surprised even myself at the relative levity with which I carried it off.  I suppose deeper thoughts are inevitable on such an occasion, and some were palpably looming in the background, but I had my mind too focused on the mechanics and practicalities of it to philosophize about the situation.