a bene placito
it's been a while. i've been busy.-----
this would count as the third of my six-day workweeks, signalling a new era of busy in my life, crashing head-on with trying to balance a social life, appeasing the parents, and finding time to myself. it hurts a bit, but not too much where i want to quit. in fact, keeping busy at work means more opportunity to see what it's like both behind the scenes and in action, and it's a healthy environment where everyone likes everyone else.
workaholic's not the right word. i'm just... worked.
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something new sundays, the glorious series of new things i'm doing every sunday, enraptured me over the past few weeks, with the oakland museum of california, x-men iii at the parkway, and introducing a whole new crew of people to the wonders of the gregoire crispy potato puff.
off of sundays, there was july fourth at kenji's, watching fireworks by the hot tub and eating to our heart's content; gina's housewarming party with lots of new cousins, alcohol, and of course, singing; and a rekindled relationship with quasijournalism with a start-up food review site.
yes, busy, but yes, happy.
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it took a while but settling in to this new place was easier than expected. familiar pictures and graphics mar the wall; megaman anchors a spot due east, and a conveniently placed full length mirror rounds out the room. there's a tv island (lacking cable... project runway, how do i miss thee!) and a computer station, and it's home. i feel comfortable. i feel leisurely. i feel safe.
the only thing missing is a puppy.
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change is the only constant, they say. change brings the new, the fresh. but out comes the comfortable, the tired. the relaxed pace of hanging out with friends becomes more and more frantic as time goes by -- the chance of being in their presence dramatically reduced by every minute unspent together. i find myself in the midst of friends moving and flying and leaving all within days of each other, seemingly unstoppable to the once relatively stable permanence of berkeley friendships.
change signals growth.
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ever feel like you're in the limbo of hanging out with people older than you but having many friends younger than you?
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i borrowed 13 going on 30 from ratha the other night, and as i was watching, i said to myself, it would be hilarious if we all got together and danced a dance that everyone knew. in the movie, they all danced "thriller" in one scene. for my generation, i'm sad to say, it's not even the sexy-ish lambada, but up it one notch to "corny" and you get the macarena.
you know you're doing it in your head right now, like you did in "international dance day" in high school.
i say we supplant the macarena with the cha cha slide. take it back, now, y'all.
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love is friendship on fire. i couldn't have said it better myself.
