A Short Treatise on the Nature of Friendship and Its Relation to the Blogosphere

Hi Buddies,

Recently, the reason that I haven't been posting as much has become apparent to me. Yes, it has to do with laziness, and yes, it has to do with procrastination, but frankly there is more to it than that. I think I really have friends!

That may sound odd, but I mean it. You see, ever since I moved to Montreal with Lindsey, I never really felt like I had very close friends here. Sure, I had fun with people and enjoyed them, but I never felt like I was connecting with people. As a reference, check out Thursday, September 29, 2005: Those Weak of Heart and Mind, Stop Here.

But now, I really feel like I have close friends here. I've really developed deep and meaningful connections with a lot of people. I talk openly and honestly with people, I am candid about my emotions with them, and they reciprocate! I have friends I talk to about sexuality, friends I talk to about relationships, friends I talk to about my feelings, friends I talk to about epic fantasy novels (Holla, Vinny!). I have friends that openly talk about the last time they cried! Its wonderful. It makes life feel fuller.

Of course it also has side effects. It has taken its toll of my blog. In the beginning my blog transformed very quickly from a random thought depository into a way for me to communicate my feelings in general to all those that cared. It really helped me deal with my recent tragedy with Lindsey.

And perhaps that's the very reason I have started opening up to friends. No longer having one consistent person to always turn to, I've needed to cope. So, I've moved away from just blogging to actually talking to people. It's quite a novel idea...talking to people face to face rather than writing a virtual diary that is open to anyone for reading.

Anyway, I wanted to use this space today to thank all my friends here in Montreal. You know who you are...and I don't, so I don't want to list you all and forget someone. But you are all very special to me. You've made my life a pleasure these past few months.

Ironically, this all had to happen just before I leave Montreal for good and perhaps never see some of you again. My friends are such important parts of my life, I don't want to look back in a couple months when I'm gone and have to think of them as "my college friends". How could these important figures ever fall under the generic boring and distant label "college friends"?

[Insert Sentimental Ending Note]

[Burst into tears dramatically]

[Exeunt]