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Well, it finally happened today. I watched two of my very best friends walk across the stage and get their college diplomas. Naturally, I'm bursting with pride. And I'm pretty sure one of them is staying in the area (i.e., within a couple hours). The other--Sage--is moving to Idaho. From Iowa. Twenty hours away. I hope he'll forgive me for bawling like a baby at graduation, but yes, it makes me very sad to be losing one of my best friends.

It kinda made me sit back and think today, after graduation (when I should have been packing, but just really wanted to curl up in a little ball and not do anything else at the moment). What would have happened if I hadn't come to school here?

I was really looking at three different schools. How would thinks have been different if I'd gone to Augie or Mngside instead of coming to BV? Who would I know there? Who would my friends be? What would my life be like? It's kind of like that Nicholas Cage movie, "The Family Man." You make your choices, and then you end up where you are as a result of those choices.

If I'd gone to Augie, I never would have met Vixie, Sage, Buddha, Steve-o, Jewelsy, J-Mack, Dave, Jax, or any of the other absolutely amazing people I've been priveleged to encounter here. I mean, I came here and wound up finding pretty much my kindred spirit. And yes, Vixie, I'm talking about you--you probably already knew that, though, since we've sorta got that 'psychic link' thing going on.

But would I have found similar friends? Or friends who were as good? Would I have found somebody like Vixe, with whom even rhythm clapping *groan* can become an adventure and a whole lotta laughs? Would there have been someone like Buddha or Steve, both of whom take extreme delight in batting at my hair whenever I would wear it in pigtails--it was remarkably kitten-like. Sage, who is the brother of my soul and never fails to put things right in perspective for me. Jax, who gives me all the best advice. Dave, the only person here who is willing to throw my own words back in my face. Everyone...

Would there have been anyone like them in my life if I'd gone somewhere else? I don't know. It's an interesting point to ponder, really. But I'm here, and they're the ones in my life, and damn, am I grateful for them.

I wish you both the very best, Buddha, Sage. Take care of yourselves, make us proud, keep in touch, and don't forget to cut loose once in a while and have some fun. Grab the world by the tail, hold on for dear life, and laugh through the entire ride. If there's one thing I've learned from you guys, it's that you gotta just laugh sometimes--that's more of a Sage lesson than a Buddha one, but I'll be damned if I don't giggle every single time I think of Buddha batting at my pigtails.

You are my brothers, and forgive me, but I will worry about the two of you probably until the day I die. And don't tell me I don't have reason to worry sometimes *grin* May the wind be ever at your back (crap, crying again...don't say a word, I'll stop eventually). Be careful out there. I love you both.

Yours,
~ Me ^_^

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Well, it finally happened today. I watched two of my very best friends walk across the stage and get their college diplomas. Naturally, I'm bursting with pride. And I'm pretty sure one of them is staying in the area (i.e., within a couple hours). The other--Sage--is moving to Idaho. From Iowa. Twenty hours away. I hope he'll forgive me for bawling like a baby at graduation, but yes, it makes me very sad to be losing one of my best friends.

It kinda made me sit back and think today, after graduation (when I should have been packing, but just really wanted to curl up in a little ball and not do anything else at the moment). What would have happened if I hadn't come to school here?

I was really looking at three different schools. How would thinks have been different if I'd gone to Augie or Mngside instead of coming to BV? Who would I know there? Who would my friends be? What would my life be like? It's kind of like that Nicholas Cage movie, "The Family Man." You make your choices, and then you end up where you are as a result of those choices.

If I'd gone to Augie, I never would have met Vixie, Sage, Buddha, Steve-o, Jewelsy, J-Mack, Dave, Jax, or any of the other absolutely amazing people I've been priveleged to encounter here. I mean, I came here and wound up finding pretty much my kindred spirit. And yes, Vixie, I'm talking about you--you probably already knew that, though, since we've sorta got that 'psychic link' thing going on.

But would I have found similar friends? Or friends who were as good? Would I have found somebody like Vixe, with whom even rhythm clapping *groan* can become an adventure and a whole lotta laughs? Would there have been someone like Buddha or Steve, both of whom take extreme delight in batting at my hair whenever I would wear it in pigtails--it was remarkably kitten-like. Sage, who is the brother of my soul and never fails to put things right in perspective for me. Jax, who gives me all the best advice. Dave, the only person here who is willing to throw my own words back in my face. Everyone...

Would there have been anyone like them in my life if I'd gone somewhere else? I don't know. It's an interesting point to ponder, really. But I'm here, and they're the ones in my life, and damn, am I grateful for them.

I wish you both the very best, Buddha, Sage. Take care of yourselves, make us proud, keep in touch, and don't forget to cut loose once in a while and have some fun. Grab the world by the tail, hold on for dear life, and laugh through the entire ride. If there's one thing I've learned from you guys, it's that you gotta just laugh sometimes--that's more of a Sage lesson than a Buddha one, but I'll be damned if I don't giggle every single time I think of Buddha batting at my pigtails.

You are my brothers, and forgive me, but I will worry about the two of you probably until the day I die. And don't tell me I don't have reason to worry sometimes *grin* May the wind be ever at your back (crap, crying again...don't say a word, I'll stop eventually). Be careful out there. I love you both.

Yours,
~ Me ^_^