Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still. For they must needs be present, that love and live in that which is omnipresent. In this divine glass, they see face to face; and their converse is free, as well as pure. This is the comfort of friends, that though they may be said to die, yet their friendship and society are, in the best sense, ever present, because immortal.
William Penn, More Fruits of Solitude
Reading this
in preparation for this
but i just don't have the time to write it all out right now. so i'm going to settle for a list instead. and come on, who doesn't love a list?? (communist, that's who!)
1. this summer has gone by way too fast. now, i know not everyone gets the summer off like i do. but when you spend the entire school year playing catch up in your life (errands, chores, tending to relationships) you truly look forward to the summer when you get to relax a little bit. only...this summer hasn't felt like that. at all. too much to do, too little time. and guess what's right around the corner??? ALREADY!
2. there are some people i know who should be on the show clean house. or horders. (although horders is pretty intense.) and by some people i mean family members. only said family members don't realize that they are just as bad as the people they are watching on tv. i know this because when i said, "hey you do that." in reference to an individual on tv who simply couldn't part with any of her 9 house coats said family member said, "pfeph...no i don't." only, upon further inspection, house coats were found in said family members closet.
(who even invented house coats?!)
3. did i mention that school is coming up and it's totally stressing me out? as in i can't sleep at night. and when i am lucky enough to fall asleep i have dreams that border on nightmares. now you know why i'm not waking up all relaxed and rejuvenated.
4. speaking of dreams...i went and saw inception.
that is one crazy-thought-provoking-don't-go-to-the-bathroom-or-you-will-miss-something-and-spend-the-rest-of-the-movie-trying-to-catch-up flick! and i've been having crazy dreams ever since. (see above)
the problem with the dreams? you see when i wake up from a dream - even if i know it's only a dream - i'm still left with the unsettled feeling from the dream. and the foggy brain. and those just don't start the day off right. unfortunately, this has been how i've been waking up almost daily for the past 3 weeks. boo.
5. i've been thinking a lot about the concept of friendship lately. (this would be the long post i have forming in my mind.) in my early 20s i was all about the more the merrier. but as i've gotten older (and dealt with more sh!t) i'm coming to the conclusion that i'd rather just have a few close friends. i'm over the drama (OVER IT!). i just want people i know i can rely on who are going to be supportive and want the best for me. as i do for them.
not people who contact me once or twice a year to hang out.
not people who are my friend when it's convenient for them.
not people who want to hang out and then drag me down with topics i have already made clear i don't want to talk about.
with limits like that i'm realizing the circle of friendship is getting smaller and smaller. and that makes me sad. more to come on this one....
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