Xanga is increasingly a commercial pain to navigate through. I've made a good many posts there... but it is time to move on. Perhaps I can save them some how. Either way, welcome to Q.
Aside from the dismal (yes, dismal is the best word) customer service that I have been receiving from various companies (which is ironic considering I am in the Customer Relationship Management field); things have been good.
It actually has been a surreal past couple of days/week. As I continue to move on into the next phase of my life, parts of previous phases keep coming back in touch with me. It's a good feeling and a nice reminder that the relationships we make today can last in the years to come... even if we don't take a lot of time for the daily maintenance. Not that I am suggesting that we should ignore each other, but its good to know that even the relationships we had in the time before social networking website, even before cell phones and email, can withstand the tests of time.
Among the friends that have recently gotten in touch with me were from College, High School, and even Grade School! 18 years ago! That's a whole adult person. I hadn't talk to this particular friend since I left Delaware... man so long ago, but so many good memories. It is kind of ironic that she got in touch with me, the very day I went to SD to help another friend pack-up and move out of San Diego. It was reassurance that our friendship would last.
As I've been paying attention more to my friendships and the people who fill my life, I also noticed a particular relationship that hasn't withstood the same struggles. And in all reality, it was probably put through more than most friendships should ever experience. I've come to slowly accept that not everything we want can be saved; but that does not make it any easier to let it go. Perhaps, though, the problem is that we both let it go already. This serves as a reminder that though friendships CAN stand through the years... we should not be reckless with them.
My favorite quote about friendship is, "Friends are the family that you choose." I have no clue who said it and its too late for me to look it up; but its a nice quote. You pick your friends because they fulfill something your life. They're not there because they have to be, not because they were paid to be, but because you wanted them to be.
