Today is the day... That STEVE comes back...

So one of my oldest and best friends is moving back to an area within close proximity to me and is therefore capable of being hung out with on a regular basis. Unfortunately, he's coming back because his hours at his job in Portland were slashed down to a microscopic level and he has to move in with his parents. Not exactly how I'd hoped it was gonna go down.

I don't know too much how he feels about it either. He's one of those guys who smiles and chuckles when he's profoundly uncomfortable, (and being once a mormonling that's fairly frequently) so I don't know if he's cool with the whole thing, if he's kinda miffed he has to move back with his parents but he's alright with being back in the area, or if he's just pissed at the whole damn situation. I guess it doesn't matter much because it's happening.

I want to be happy that I'm going to see my friend again on a regular basis, but the circumstances of the move are just so damn depressing that it's hard to be excited for it. I don't want to be all happy that he had to completely uproot his life again and move back with his parents, which I know isn't too big a deal until you start to get closer to 30 years old, but it's still kind of a slap. I have to be more reserved about it, which is something I'm really good at but don't particularly enjoy doing. I'm stoked most for having someone else other than Republicans to play Shadowrun with.

In other news, I've been reading Strunk and White's Elements of Style, and it has clearly helped very little!