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I woke up yesterday to a really aggravating dream, but on the other hand I felt alright for the first time in ages, and continued to feel good until late in the afternoon. Maybe the therapeutic effect of the promise of having brunch with Automatic.
After that, went home and read a bit before passing the fuck out for a few hours. Woke up feeling a little more bleh, but still better than I have in a while. Got a call from a friend who's passing through town on his way to Alaska. We had dinner with a couple of his friends, one of which I also knew from high school. I'm kinda shocked at myself how much I've come to enjoy hanging out with new people.
More than that, I loved hanging out with this friend again. He's a day older than me, and so naturally we're ludicrously similar. I can kinda smile and shake my head watching him go through his life, doing things that I know I'd be inclined to do if I was in his shoes. Gives me a nice perspective of my own foibles, played out far enough away that I can accept them amusedly rather than getting freaked out about them. It reminds me why opposites attract.
Plus I can keep up with his crassness punch for punch, and he laughs at all my stupid jokes that no one else gets. "Don't laugh at that, you're only going to encourage me!"