tomodachi

Current mood: surprisingly happy

Yesterday I gave my new friend a mixed tape. We had talked about what I listen to and it's sort of difficult to pin down what it is. So I said I'd make him a mixed tape and he could have a sampling. I felt very High Fidelity all of a sudden. I knew his birthday was around now, and figured I'd do it fast to make it seem like a birthday present. I made the tape and agonized over the poor state of my system because the volumes are all messed up and I couldn't get a consistent level. And my pre-amp on my turntable won't let me record at a normal volume. Sigh. But I handed over the tape and was pleasantly surprised that he knew a few of the bands, including a local band that he knew personally. Apparently that was a plus for me, as far as he was concerned; like I was legit.

So with all the goodwill going around, we went for drinks with a couple of other girls from the team. They kept ordering chicken wings until I asked how big the chickens must be to produce such small wings. But they ate the rest of the wings anyway, so it couldn't have been too traumatic. Sitting around eating pigmy chicken wings and drinking pitchers of beer on a patio of a tiny Greek restaurant, I realised that I was happy. I wasn't thinking about all the crappy stuff in my life and wasn't worrying about the regular stuff I worry about. It was just nice to be content.

We talked on the phone after he dropped me off. I was trying to convince him to stick around town today so I could take him out for his birthday, but he promised himself he'd go camping for his birthday this year and is stubborn enough to do it. So we made plans for tomorrow night instead. We talked about knowing we should be friends and it was almost at the same time, months ago. It's just nice to meet someone who is at the same place in his life as I am. We're both applying to grad schools with minimal success, both about the same age, both living in dark apartments, both generally unsure about what's going to happen the next few years. We were teasing each other about the other moving with whomever gets into grad school out of town so we can still be friends. And, for some reason, at that moment it seemed a reasonable pact.

Currently listening:
Where the Change Is [Bonus Tracks]
By Flashing Lights
Release date: 21 March, 2000