last night

last night i went to dinner at Sarah's house. it was so much fun. all together it was five of us and i was there for, maybe, five hours and at no point did i want to run away. it was a good look. a couple of people stopped by and i wasn't all weird and twitchy...in fact, i was rather charming. i had a really good time. at one point, i walked over to her and said, "it's almost like i have friends." she started laughing. she and i both have the same fish-out-of-water problem living up here, which makes our relationship so good. she's the only female friend i have up here and one of very few that i'm actually friends with...she's not just "cool enough." i just felt really comfortable and relaxed last night.

it was a good day. before i went over there, i was on three-way with my girls. we were on the phone for a couple of hours engaging on our usual ridiculous behaviour. then i left to go to dinner. she lives pretty far out, but it was a gorgeous day, yesterday, and the drive was so beautiful. i don't like living here, but i love the scenery.

i've found that i'm only comfortable around five people up here. four were at dinner last night and the other one is a bit of a mystery. he's very cool and i like him tremendously. we, actually, don't do all that well in groups, but one-on-one i'm completely at ease with him.

i'm so excited about the fall. Sarah is moving closer to me, and we've already discussed having dinners and hanging out more often. i'm starting to feel more relaxed and like i've more a niche. it's a good look.