May 15, 2006 18:39
I was told once that it takes a lot of work for an adult to maintain personal friendships. I'm beginning to realize how true this is, now that I'm out of school and can't just run into half the people I know just by leaving my apartment. In less than a week, I'm off to camp and another summer of isolation from the real world. Which isn't all that bad, but it can have its downsides. I will be isolated with some pretty wonderful people in a pretty cool place, but it's nice to get snail mail from other awesome people (I don't want to post the address here, so if you want it, let me know and I'll get it to you).
We got a new puppy, and I spend most of my time teaching it bad habits. Like how to wrestle. Right now he thinks hands are chew toys, thanks to me. My dad asked me when I was going to camp, and when I told him I was all packed, he said something about "as soon as gas prices go down, you're leaving, right?" I love my dad. But I wonder what he would do if I pointed out to him how much money he'd save if I wasn't here eating his food - I'd probably be gone within the hour. Besides teaching the dog tricks, my second hobby is eating my parents' food and gaining weight. For some reason, I eat the same but my metabolism is a little different without all the cross-campus trecks I don't make.
I don't want to grow up and join the real world. I want to go back to first grade, when I didn't have homework, and I played with toys and read books all afternoon.