So most of my friends are at school now. Even the ones who haven't graduated yet. That's kind of weird, I think. It's frustrating too, at least for me. Because in many cases, the contact level goes way down when distance is involved. However, there are a couple of people who I didn't have much contact with over the last few months who I now talk to almost daily. Did that even make sense? My roommate is gone, and I am a nervous wreck. Not really. I caught you a delicious bass.Seriously, though. When I moved away from my tiny town in the middle of 10th grade, it was a sad deal, but everyone reassured me that we would keep in touch. And we did, for the first month or so. Then new stuff started happening, both there and in Rochester. So I was left out of their loop, and they were left out of mine. (Although I didn't technically even have a real loop until junior year.)It's not that those friendships weren't true. They were, more than I ever realized. And I have very true friends in Rochester now, too. It's just that distance does things to relationships. But I guess so does maturity. And the internet. And a lot of other factors that I've never really thought about until this very moment. One thing I have noticed is that some friendships don't need constant nurturing. Some friendships can start right where they left off, and no one is the wiser. Those are nice.My point is, I hope I keep in touch with all of my friends, in all of these different cities and states. But if I don't, at least they'll come find me when I'm rich and famous. ;o)And PS: There's always a different reunion to look forward to, for the most part. Another reason why I feel no shame in attempting to "convert" my friends.
