today i saw my best friend for the first time since school ended. even though all we did was wander around barnes and noble for an hour, i got to see him and that's what matters. i was actually pretty pissed off with him in the beginning of our outing but i just can't stay mad at him. it's entirely impossible. i bought my sister a birthday present while i was there, even though she turned fourteen a month and a half ago. i bought her a book about michael phelps, because she has a moderate obsession.
today i also got to hang out with my friend michael for the first time in months and months and months. the last time i saw him was in february when i went to see him at school. there are train tracks right near my house and if you follow them far enough, they lead to the relatively scummy, yet somehow beautiful, graffiti-ridden overpass. it's our choice hang-out spot and we just sat on a rock, staring at the wall and catching up. it's funny. we hadn't been to the overpass since last summer, and looking at it now, a lot about it has changed. every time i go back, something is different. and since last summer, it's been painted over many times. the wall was a pretty good symbol of how our lives had changed in the past year - a few small things remained the same, but the great majority of things had changed dramatically. he mentioned a friend he has that has a tattoo that reads "the only constant is change." i love the sound of that.
it was a really good day today, overall. things really do seem to be getting better, even though i seem to feel continuously worse as time goes on. i have a feeling that this next year is going to blow by me. but i think it's going to be a really, really good year. i'm excited to see what's in store.
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