I spent Saturday afternoon with Angela and a bit with Josh and Ian (before they were overcome by sleep depravation). It was a good time. I actually wish that I could convince people to come up here based on my being here and not on a pretense of a pool tourney.
Seriously people I've been here for over two years now and I can count the visits you guys have paid me on one hand. Meanwhile I've done countless visits to EC. To quote Jubel Early, "Does that seem right to you?".
I don't mind my visits, in fact I damn well enjoy them. And I know that all of you have jobs/lives that you can't just walk away from. However, as poor as I am and have been I still make time for you guys. You are family to me.
I'd just like a little confermation that I am as important to you guys as you are to me. I consider you family. All of you. My friends (even the aquantences I've made in the last year) are more my family then my blood kin.
I don't expect all of you to feel the same way, but for some of you I do. We've been through a lot together.
Hell this doesn't mean that I'm not coming to EC again. My schedule is more flexable than some of yours. But I'm tired spending close to $100 every time I wish to see my friends.
I miss you guys and wish to see more of you. If you can pass my way, great. If not then I'll see you as money permits me (which will be more seldom than I'd like).
I'm thinking of hosting a party of some sort in close to seven weeks. If anyone is interested in atteneding let me know. If not I'm sad to say I won't see you guys again for close to three to four months.
I'll still be here in case of emergencies. If you need me I'll be there. But cash is tight and so is my time.
Don't leave me haning guys. I miss you.
-The Lonely Pondering Dragon
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We miss you too, but logistcally speaking, it's much easier for one guy to trek down, than to try and organize 6 guys to drive up there. I know it's pretty unfair to you all the time but, c'mon, our friends are pretty damn lazy and nobody's schedule overlaps very well. Plus there isn't a whole lot to do up there, which conflicts with the short attention spans that our friends also possess. I, myself, barely have time to see the people that actually live here, including my family. I've seen you more of you in the last month than I have of my own siblings. I don't want you to think that I devalue (is that a word?) our friendship in anyway, but I don't see things changing very much among our friends unless you actually schedule and plan an event of some sort. We are all broke, and lazy, and most of them don't have cars, and all of us have trouble just trying to schedule a trip across town to see a movie together. Get-togethers are rarely planned and everyone just sort of wanders in an out. (It will be strange to see what happens to that dynamic now that Damian has moved in with Max.) If you are able to plan something and give all of us adequate notice, I will definitely be there. Hugs to you, and I'm sorry the burden of travel has been solely on you. You're still welcome to keep me company at those tournaments I listed earlier. I know it's probably gets boring for you, but I do enjoy the company.
((Hugs again))
i know how you feel--but angie's right about it being logistically easier to move one or two people than half a dozen. & i would try to come if you had a party!
Ditto on Angie's note. I'd also like to note that it was your silly decision to leave town and do that school thing, and as such you have to take at least some of the blame for not having friends as readily available as previously. When I left for school I didn't bitch about Betsy being my only companion for months on end because I knew that
a) I was the one who chose to go to school in a place that wasn't Eau Claire
b) My friends were busy with school/work/relationships and therefore traveling an hour to a boring town just to see me wasn't exactly on the top of their "to do" list
and
c) It was actually better that way, because if I had had all my friends around, I never would have gotten anything done.
That said, one of these weekends here I can try to make it up there to see you. It's not so much a lack of interest as a lack of funds and time... but both can be found if the need is dire... and we all know Eric = dire. DIRE ERIC!
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