Old Friends

It appears old friends are coming back into my life lately, at least for a visit.  Yesterday I received a very random phone call at work (sure, finally working!) from Brett, a girl I hung out with when we did an REU (research experience for undergraduates) here at UT.  She lives in Little Rock now with her girlfriend (note, she wasn't gay 3 years ago lol), but her brother is a graduate student at UT still.  They were only in town for the day basically, and heading back to her parents in the morning, but it was very fun.  We chatting for around three hours, which was really too short.  You know how there are some people that just feel good to be around?  That's Brett.  Something about her just clicks, must be something about her energy that's complimentary.  Besides, her and her girlfriend were ungodly cute together. 

Going back even further, I emailed a friend from the desert and she actually responded!  We haven't talked in ages, and it's been about 5 years since we saw her last.  Jen's the type of person who disappears for years, but then pops up like nothing has changed.  I don't mind, because I do it too, but it's still nice to hear from people, you know?  

So how did I find Jen?  Well that's a wierd story.  Ellen's ex is apparently very good at the google stalking, and she found a message board that Jen posted on occasionally.  Ellen and I, who clearly have too much time on our hands, read through the site, which is pretty funny.  I tried the email address provided there, but it got kicked back.  I saved the site though.  The other night, Ellen's like, hey, have you read that site lately?  I hadn't, so I took a look.  I decided to try the email address again, and this time it worked!  Hooray!  Another successful google stalk.  :-)  Though I have no idea how Ellen's ex found this site.  Very odd.  Anyway…

It's been  an awesome couple of days now, getting to hear from people.  Of course it happens when I have a ton of work to do, but that's ok.  Hmm…something else that's funny.  It happened when I was actively trying to look forward rather than backwards.  Perhaps by not looking I removed the resistance and allowed people to reach me?  It's a thought…