Scattered Friends

I was just having a depressing thought so I figured I'd throw it up here. I realized that not only are all my old friends not in New York, they aren't even near the bay area anymore. They're scattered from Florida to San Diego and from England to Israel. It's nice in principle to have such a diverse and wide network of friends, but practically, it sucks. I'm a terrible correspondent to begin with and with no proximity, I think our lives will slowly drift apart. Sure we'll be in touch once in a while, maybe there will be visits, but things will never be the same. I do miss California and the awesome apartment I had in Davis, but I miss the close connection to friends far more. I guess however much I may love social change, I'm really not much of a fan of personal change within the scope of my own life. I seem to have short bursts of stable happiness in my life spread out by long periods of uncertainty, growth, and change. Even when the change seems to be in a positive direction, it's impossible not to long for the good times of simpler days past and wish that everything could be as it once was.
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