Music makes the people come together...

Good evening to you all. I'm back in Nanaimo now after two days at my job. It feels very odd to go from full-time in a job to part-time, going to work and seeing your replacement sitting in YOUR desk. Of course it's his desk now, but it WAS mine as recently as 10 days ago. I guess a person could say I am experiencing a strange form of jealousy, but not really jealousy.

I really miss my friends. My social circle was at my job, and I have been pretty much disconnected from it, quite suddenly. I made the decision to go back to school in October of 2003, but I guess the reality of it all is just sinking in now. I only know a handful (literally 5) people up here in Nanaimo, which I am sure will change, but it is a strange city to me full of strange faces. If I want to talk to someone I know, I need to either rendevouz with them on MSN, or else make a long distance phone call, which isn't the same as a heart-to-heart good-times chat in person.

I just heard from a friend that I haven't seen in months though, which was nice. She lives in Vancouver and is at UBC right now, and getting to Vancouver from Nanaimo is a snap (and relatively cheap too!). The other good thing is that I ran into a friend at the school that I grew up with (she lived across the street) and I haven't seen her for a VERY long time, so we are going to hook up again, which is really neat.

I think that it is this weird jealousy/loneliness that got me into the funk I was in when I wrote my last blog. The reality of the unfamiliar has finally sunk in, and increased my sensitivity to the world.

I think I'll have to take my own advice and remember to smile. And if you see a a guy sulking at school tomorrow, give him a wave!