home.

"Intimacy is a luxury when you're young, and as you get older, it becomes a necessity without which life is unbearable." —GK

I totally agree. When I'm around people that I don't feel close to, it is such a different experience than when I'm around good friends.

What I'm most excited about, on the topic of my future move, is surrounding myself with people that really like being around me. I miss my friends. And trust me, I fully get that anyone can have friends like that wherever they go, but I just haven't been in a place long enough since college to be able to make that happen. I had a great friend in SF and a great friend or two in DC, which was wonderful, but honestly, it's not enough. I want to feel like I'm a part of something, of a unit. I want to feel like I belong.

I guess it's the same thing as having a home. It's convenient, it's familiar, it's comfortable. You can let your guard down in your house, or your apartment. It's the same with friends. When you're with really great friends, you should feel home.

Don't worry. I'm not going to join a gang or rush a sorority. I just want Teeth shows back. And Kristin. And Dave and Nick. And Metro transit. And Uptown. And freezing cold weather. And my beloved cloud bed. I want you back Minneapolis! C'mere!