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Define “friend”….
December 10th, 2007
Tonight I made the sad realization that in all of Lake Bluff (or Lake Forest) I haven’t a single real friend. At lunch I usually sit with these two kids… Mike and Alex. Last names I need not mention on THE INTERNET. I had it in my head that they were my friends, even though I never actually saw either of them outside of school. Really the only reason I started to hang out with them was because Mike was my first lab partner in Biology class. So I always tried to have a conversation with these two, and I started noticing that it wasn’t quite working out. The conversations were mostly one sided, and I began to realize this when I started repeating myself several times whilst trying to talk to them.
It hit me just a little bit ago that I shouldn’t really waste my time hanging out with these clowns. I had lent them an Ubuntu Linux CD a week or so ago (a nice stamped copy at that), and they’d called me for help on booting it up. So I proceeded to instruct them on how to set the machine to boot the CD, and how to get Ubuntu up in a suitable resolution. Throughout the duration of my support session, I saw myself repeating myself time and time again as I heard them goofing off in the background. I got hung up on quite a few times as well. The phrases “Linux sucks” and “I’m going to kill you” were uttered throughout the phone calls as well, which didn’t hit me as very friendly. They also “joked” about ruining my nice CD. Over-all, no progress was made, and I was left hanging at the point where Alex couldn’t get his laptop to boot properly. At that point I really didn’t care, and was more set on thinking about why I try and fit in with these two. Desperation?
So I plan to just get my Linux CD back (plus the money that they owe me), and detach from their little group. My time is better spent hanging out with people who realize that I’m present. I plan a clean detachment with no drama involved, hopefully it will work out successfully. I’ve got things to do, and I don’t want to be spending my time catering to people who don’t see me as a part of their group.
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