Yesterday was great. I\u2019m trying not to make this one of those blog posts where I ramble on and on until I lose 80% of my readership. That happens far too often.<\/p>\n
I was with an old friend yesterday. Someone I\u2019ve known since 2004 \/ 2005 era back when I was skinnier, less intelligent, far less money in the bank and a lot more free time. We were best friends and sort of fell apart but we didn\u2019t really change, it was such a situational sort of thing like the stuff happening to us drove us apart. I can see now how close we always will be.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s hard to deal with that internally. Like, I can go about my life working hard, exploring new parts of the world and trying new hobbies. I can date, make friends and interact with others. I just don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever stop being their friend. How could I? How could someone I get along with so well sort of fall apart\u2026it\u2019s been 10 years. Wow.<\/p>\n
We met up and talked on the train ride into downtown SF, had Dim Sum at a highly reviewed yelp place, laughed and told stories and talked about our relationship failures. There\u2019s a disconnect between our day-to-day hobbies and activities. Trying to explain how much I love my car or beer collecting well it\u2019s hard because there\u2019s so much to catch up on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Dim sum, we went to their place and grabbed my rental car and drove to Blue Bottle in Oakland. I bought some beans to make coffee at home, we then went to an orchestra concert in Oakland right by the lake and listened to a friend play violin alongside a lot of talented people and the music was just wonderful. You could close your eyes and be taken to another world. Really well done.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Afterward, we went to Berkeley and played pool over a few beers and it really felt great. I don\u2019t have any friends that I can connect with so closely and I guess that\u2019s the hard part to live 2,500 miles away from someone who was once your best friend and could be that again if only you were a little closer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For now i\u2019m really enjoying this time in San Francisco. Coming here once a month, seeing my best friend and maybe we do reconnect and it\u2019s good. I admit that it feels a bit forced until like in a pool game, we sort of lose ourselves and it does feel like old times.<\/p>\n
Maybe I\u2019m a little late to the game to feel things like this at 27 but better late than never.<\/p>\n
In other news, California is gorgeous. Sunny, warm, full of great food and lots of traffic. I\u2019m having an awesome time but I still miss the cold New England snow and can\u2019t wait to get back. You can\u2019t have your cake and eat it too.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yesterday was great. 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