Stupid memory....
I was in the middle of teaching a lesson today when I got whacked straight in the prefrontal with a vivid memory of an old friend. I mean, seriously vivid. This is someone I lost touch with a long time ago, though not for lack of trying on my part. But I couldn't get it out of my head. What's worse, it vacillated between what really happened and what could have happened, neither of which I've given any thought to in ages.
Now, if I lived in a world with a decent narrative in it, there would be an email from him waiting for me. I'm really not hard to find - anyone wondering "Whatever happened to Chris?" can just plug my name into Google and go right to my Flickr page. But, alas, I live in a world with no narrative. SO, no email, no phone call, and he's no easier to find on the web than I expected - not easy at all.
I wouldn't mind getting in touch with him again, and the memory did give me a heavy dose of nostalgia. And, as nostalgia often does, it made me start wondering what I could have done differently so that we'd still be in touch today. Despite, of course, such speculation being pointless. Time is gone, past is past, and all I can do is to try and not repeat my mistakes. Anyway, it was tough to concentrate this afternoon....
Stupid memory.
Now, if I lived in a world with a decent narrative in it, there would be an email from him waiting for me. I'm really not hard to find - anyone wondering "Whatever happened to Chris?" can just plug my name into Google and go right to my Flickr page. But, alas, I live in a world with no narrative. SO, no email, no phone call, and he's no easier to find on the web than I expected - not easy at all.
I wouldn't mind getting in touch with him again, and the memory did give me a heavy dose of nostalgia. And, as nostalgia often does, it made me start wondering what I could have done differently so that we'd still be in touch today. Despite, of course, such speculation being pointless. Time is gone, past is past, and all I can do is to try and not repeat my mistakes. Anyway, it was tough to concentrate this afternoon....
Stupid memory.