new year's

well, here it is 2006. and i am drunk in my own hometown. wow. what a deal. it's been a strange night. i've been seeing people i went to high school with and haven't seen since the day we graduated. spending the night not telling amusing stories about living in africa and trying to explain that peace corps isn't actually as cool as it sounds. a guy that i had a crush on for 13 years -- that is kindergarten through senior year -- told me that what i was doing was commendable. but is it? maybe. maybe not. no more than anything anybody else is doing, really. but i learned that much at least.

happy new year folks. maybe next year i'll get my first new year's kiss. no luck this time. the 13-year crush has a girlfriend (sigh).