asia calling
there's something in the water these days that is driving everyone i know to asia.
first up: tomi. he's melody's roommate--replaced paul after he moved out. she's been trying to set us up since august but i just couldn't seem to focus. i finally did and we hit it off. we had a lunch date right before i left for spain which was sweet. he's scandinavian (from finland) and fits my type to a t: tall, blonde and has the most amazing blue eyes--they smile at you and twinkle. he's also one of the funniest guys ive met. anyway, when i got back from spain he invited me to see gwen stefani but i had to go to st. louis for a stupid meeting. a few days later, he told me he was moving to thailand until march. he left last thursday, will be back for a week and then leaves again until...march i guess. i was a bit stunned but not that surprised because he mentioned it when he met. however, given that we went out a few times, it's not like there's anything i can really hold onto, except for fate. we're hoping to see each other when he gets back but who knows. he also invited me to visit and we agreed to stay in touch. i can't help but think of a similar situation a few years ago, when tim moved to greece. we'd just started to move into "more than friends" territory and then BOOM, he moved to greece. i figured things would work out but he started to get distant and even jerked me around when i planned to visit (i definitely wrote about this in lj). anyway, turns out he's madly in love and still living in greece. good for him, i have to wonder--what if. so, i have to assume the worst that things were not meant to be with the scandinavian. hmph.
next: ian. ian was my art director when i was on VIAGRA, got a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE promotion to associate creative director and now oversees all the art on our Novo account. ian has been my friend and nemesis (hee hee) for a long time and he'd told me of his plans to get his big promotion, wait a few months and pick up and travel. well, i thought that meant next year but he told me that he and his wife are going to leave december 5. i think they're having some trouble so they decided it's better to go now. they'll be spending 6 months traveling in china, SE asia and india. im really happy for him because he's been talking about it for a long time but im going to miss my buddy! he was always so good at spicing things up and getting into gossip with me.
so, there must be something about asia that's luring my friends or more-than-friends but i swear if i lose another, i might scream....or pick up and join them!
first up: tomi. he's melody's roommate--replaced paul after he moved out. she's been trying to set us up since august but i just couldn't seem to focus. i finally did and we hit it off. we had a lunch date right before i left for spain which was sweet. he's scandinavian (from finland) and fits my type to a t: tall, blonde and has the most amazing blue eyes--they smile at you and twinkle. he's also one of the funniest guys ive met. anyway, when i got back from spain he invited me to see gwen stefani but i had to go to st. louis for a stupid meeting. a few days later, he told me he was moving to thailand until march. he left last thursday, will be back for a week and then leaves again until...march i guess. i was a bit stunned but not that surprised because he mentioned it when he met. however, given that we went out a few times, it's not like there's anything i can really hold onto, except for fate. we're hoping to see each other when he gets back but who knows. he also invited me to visit and we agreed to stay in touch. i can't help but think of a similar situation a few years ago, when tim moved to greece. we'd just started to move into "more than friends" territory and then BOOM, he moved to greece. i figured things would work out but he started to get distant and even jerked me around when i planned to visit (i definitely wrote about this in lj). anyway, turns out he's madly in love and still living in greece. good for him, i have to wonder--what if. so, i have to assume the worst that things were not meant to be with the scandinavian. hmph.
next: ian. ian was my art director when i was on VIAGRA, got a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE promotion to associate creative director and now oversees all the art on our Novo account. ian has been my friend and nemesis (hee hee) for a long time and he'd told me of his plans to get his big promotion, wait a few months and pick up and travel. well, i thought that meant next year but he told me that he and his wife are going to leave december 5. i think they're having some trouble so they decided it's better to go now. they'll be spending 6 months traveling in china, SE asia and india. im really happy for him because he's been talking about it for a long time but im going to miss my buddy! he was always so good at spicing things up and getting into gossip with me.
so, there must be something about asia that's luring my friends or more-than-friends but i swear if i lose another, i might scream....or pick up and join them!