Starting Friday night, I kind of dropped off the radar for a bit, and I have to say that I definitely enjoyed it. Just to warn you now.... I may do it more often.

A friend of mine came and got me Saturday morning, and we hung out at his apartment (about an hour or so from Raleigh/Cary) most of the weekend. It was refreshing to be somewhere I wasn't familiar with, a city I didn't know like the back of my hand. Sometimes I hate knowing where I'm going. Sometimes, I like to let someone else take the wheel. I owe this friend big time for doing just that. No plans, no guidelines, no schedule... I left my at-home messagers logged out all weekend (I found out later that my mobile ones weren't receiving messages). While this worried someone dear to me, I was otherwise grateful for the quiet.

It was refreshing to slow down and spend some one-on-one time with this friend who seems to have helped me recover a little of my sanity in the face of my accident, and a great number of things going on in my life. The only times I've been around this person in the past have been in a group of people, so it was, again, refreshing to get to talk to and get to know this person, to discover a number of things I didn't know (about the person, and in general).

I didn't have to worry about anything. I didn't have to think about anything except that I was in the company of a person I can learn a lot from. I let my worries slip away from me, even if it was only for a day and a half. I know I can't run away from my problems, but stepping back from them and taking a deep breath has been a huge help.

It is always important to take in experiences that help you grow as a person, and this weekend was one such experience. I look forward to (hopefully) many more of such encounters.

To this friend, I am extremely grateful. Thank you for your patience with me, for your hospitality, and, quite simply, your time. I have a lot to learn from you. I look forward to hanging out more in the future, and perhaps to us learning a few things from each other. Please, don't ever hesitate to call/message me if you ever need anything.





PS - Cloverfield is still awesome, three viewings later.