I'm terrible at staying in touch. I know it's a pretty common affliction, but that doesn't make it ok. I did make some overdue calls the past couple of days, and received a couple too. It's refreshing to catch up with old friends, but I find that without shared activities it's sometimes hard to find new things to talk about, conversations routinely meandering back to the usual haunts. Perhaps the most difficult thing for me, though, is a reawakened feeling of displacement. I adapt well, I'm happy where I am, and yet, I can't help but notice that after a year here, all my best friends are still thousands of miles away. Maybe I'm not as adaptable as I thought.
My red eyes are squinting repeatedly, and it's taking way too long to type this ... but in the spirit of a conversation earlier today, I'll toss on a smile and oddly enough, any fleeting concerns will get right back to fleeting.
Posted by dan at September 23, 2003 11:27 PM | TrackBackah, you're right. last night i had a beer with a very old friend who i hadn't talked to in so long that we acknowledged we don't even know eachother anymore. we reminisced and caught up, and it was great to have someone who remembered some of the same things i remember. but it's a strange feeling too. a displacement, a sense of wondering at how things/people ended up here.
but, of course, this is no ending at all. this is just a day. and that's rather beautiful actually.
Posted by: mindy at September 25, 2003 09:40 AMAt least you made some calls. I tried that the other day and all the phone numbers I had were disconnected. Seriously, though, the farther you are apart and the longer it's been, the less in touch you feel. Reestablishing old bonds really gives you a good feeling, and gives new life to whatever you're doing now.
Posted by: zack at September 26, 2003 09:52 PMAhh... old friends. You long for that feeling of familiarity. I wonder what this will feel like in future days. But for now, you miss your friends. You wonder why they never write or call, yet you don't call yourself...
Well... here's a shout out to all the great people I've known. I hope they hear me out over the ether.
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