Letter from a Friend
Hey Life.
How's it going? I know you and I have previously avoided each other like the plague, keeping our connection to the bare minimum, and mostly a virtual one, but it's been getting pretty good between us lately.
I gotta admit, you left a bad first impression, as much fun as it was. But it was mostly because you were too cool for me and I was just trying to figure out how we were supposed to get along. All those shenanigans I got into while I had a year off from school? Yeah. That was me trying to be cool. Learning to have fun with you was a steep learning curve for me. I was pretty stupid because I got too much of you all at once. I was inflated with infatuation for you. My answer to everything was essentially 'why not?' and there were some problems with that. But at the same time, I think it was a pretty good start to our relationship. It's a good attitude to have in the right circumstances. And I've found the right circumstances.
Life, you and me have a connection now. We've got something special.
I know you frown upon my occasional melancholy. There's a reason a pout seems to be my default expression. But hey, I gotta learn at my own pace, right?
You've introduced me to quite a few of your closest fellow adventurers lately, and I really appreciate it. Of course, I was a little ridiculous at first and got off on the wrong foot by infatuating mercilessly with the first adventurous friend of yours. I'm over that now, though unfortunately a rapid destruction of a crush typically leads to bitterness initially. Though maybe he really has been a bit of a douche lately, or maybe I'm overly sensitive.
But now things are awesome. I'm with a great group of folks who seem like the best of friends with you. Except I can't help having this terrible fear that I'll lose them. Having friends outside of a internet-tethered situation is a different experience for me. Yeah, maybe I was making some before I left for Salt Lake City, but not like these folks. These folks balance school and fun like it's nobody's business. Intelligent, witty, down to earth, horrendously fun, and particularly athletic. Me? I got no athletic ability, but I sure would like some. I've got no wit, but I'd like some of that, and maybe some more intelligence given that I feel like I'm struggling in comparison to their academic abilities.
I'm a moody kid. Trying to work on that, but my ego is quite the beast. I don't want to lose out on this connection with you or your awesome-opossum friends due to this taint of vanity that prevents me from recognizing when the bitch comes snarling out. I would appreciate more than anything if you might take the time to teach me how to be a little more down-to-earth and intelligent like these folks are. I promise to try and listen this time.
Yeah, I was gonna write an entry all introspective and shit. Transformation into a rising extrovert has left me unwilling to take any steps back towards my previous introverted and introspective self.
Love you, life.
Keep getting me into a good dose of trouble.
How's it going? I know you and I have previously avoided each other like the plague, keeping our connection to the bare minimum, and mostly a virtual one, but it's been getting pretty good between us lately.
I gotta admit, you left a bad first impression, as much fun as it was. But it was mostly because you were too cool for me and I was just trying to figure out how we were supposed to get along. All those shenanigans I got into while I had a year off from school? Yeah. That was me trying to be cool. Learning to have fun with you was a steep learning curve for me. I was pretty stupid because I got too much of you all at once. I was inflated with infatuation for you. My answer to everything was essentially 'why not?' and there were some problems with that. But at the same time, I think it was a pretty good start to our relationship. It's a good attitude to have in the right circumstances. And I've found the right circumstances.
Life, you and me have a connection now. We've got something special.
I know you frown upon my occasional melancholy. There's a reason a pout seems to be my default expression. But hey, I gotta learn at my own pace, right?
You've introduced me to quite a few of your closest fellow adventurers lately, and I really appreciate it. Of course, I was a little ridiculous at first and got off on the wrong foot by infatuating mercilessly with the first adventurous friend of yours. I'm over that now, though unfortunately a rapid destruction of a crush typically leads to bitterness initially. Though maybe he really has been a bit of a douche lately, or maybe I'm overly sensitive.
But now things are awesome. I'm with a great group of folks who seem like the best of friends with you. Except I can't help having this terrible fear that I'll lose them. Having friends outside of a internet-tethered situation is a different experience for me. Yeah, maybe I was making some before I left for Salt Lake City, but not like these folks. These folks balance school and fun like it's nobody's business. Intelligent, witty, down to earth, horrendously fun, and particularly athletic. Me? I got no athletic ability, but I sure would like some. I've got no wit, but I'd like some of that, and maybe some more intelligence given that I feel like I'm struggling in comparison to their academic abilities.
I'm a moody kid. Trying to work on that, but my ego is quite the beast. I don't want to lose out on this connection with you or your awesome-opossum friends due to this taint of vanity that prevents me from recognizing when the bitch comes snarling out. I would appreciate more than anything if you might take the time to teach me how to be a little more down-to-earth and intelligent like these folks are. I promise to try and listen this time.
Yeah, I was gonna write an entry all introspective and shit. Transformation into a rising extrovert has left me unwilling to take any steps back towards my previous introverted and introspective self.
Love you, life.
Keep getting me into a good dose of trouble.