ive been spending my spare time watching tenacious d and learning to needle felt. needless to say i dont think either are bettering my life but im laughing harder than normal on my days off. time well spent.
today i got to hang out with robin. it was the first time in a long and time and a good reminder that i dont often make time for people in my life as i should. its something to work on. its something that is two sided though. i was discussing with phil the other day that i feel like nobody answers their phones anymore. there are some people that i just miss having conversations with. but alas they escape me.
theres a lot of things ive been missing lately. a lot of people go on that list.
i know that i am the happiest that ive been in years but i cant help but miss some of the oddest things. like i miss my old apartment on dryden. yes in the "ghetto" of arlington heights. i miss the table on the other side of the front door and hanging my keys on the wall. i miss not knowing if there would be a surprise guest (usually welcome) there waiting for me. i miss snowball and the mattress in the living room. i miss watching lost with danny and avis on that horrible circa 1977 couch while drinking arbor mist straight from the bottles. i miss jewel osco and all the people that came along with it. i deeply miss living with danny.
lets pause here for a moment. i really really really miss danny sharett. for those of you who dont know him he was my roommate for a year in arlington heights and quite possibly one of the greatest people i know. he may not seem like it to some of you but you didnt have the opportunity to get to know him the way i did. yes he's a ladys man. yes he likes to party. but he is also kind and thoughtful. and hilarious. i talk to him often but its not the same as being face to face. its weird to miss someone so deeply and talk to them as much as i do. but its hard to explain. he has a great energy. i really hope you all have someone in your life that you know you can talk to about anything and not be judged. someone who will honestly give their opinion and truly want the best for you. i can not even begin to explain how much he means to me.
i also miss living in dixon. (weird right?) i miss drinking hot chocolate at aarons or walking to cathys in the snow with charli. i miss arthurs. derek and jeremy. i dont miss working at subway and still think karen is a bitch. but i miss the other people. and the small bars with the sad old men. and the horrible horrible drinks. i miss things being calm and quiet. i miss etta. who was the old lady who lived upstairs. i miss bunny. and pico siev zeb seth kristen and so one. i really miss watching the boys keep jeremy on one side of the room by kicking their feet at him. im telling you it is hilarious to see. hilarious. i miss driving through no where and the fireflies and corn fields.
while talking to robin today for even just the smallest of moments i missed SOMC. i tell you it was fleeting but it was there.
appreciate the people in your life. tell them all the wonderful things you think about them. because one day you'll be on the wrong end of the voicemail game.
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