I never got around to signing your yearbook, so I am going to take the lazy way out for now and write you a little note, courtesy of my blog.
I guess we should start at the beginning, huh? Let’s see. I remember that we first saw each other during a PE roll-call in 3rd grade. We stared daggers at one another. Obviously we were both thinking, “who’s this motherfucker that has stolen my name?” Little did either one of us realize that just two short years later we’d be the best of buddies. Gay buddies. To me you’re like a combination of brother/best friend/role model/fagget/nerd. Arguably the best combo there is. And I don’t say this enough, but I’m really glad we met.
To say that I didn’t learn anything from you or was not influenced by you is like saying that John McCain is a great candidate for U.S. presidency-it’s just not true. The reality is -although much of our conversations and interactions are through a series of tubes- you’re probably the person who has influenced me the most. I’d say that my continued love for gaming is due to you introducing me to piracy; and my love of piracy is due to you introducing me to piracy. And not only have we spent years looking for the perfect coop game, we’ve pretty much played (or attempted to play [or downloaded but never got around to playing]) every PC coop game worth playing. Sidebar: I think that our search for the perfect coop game ends November 18th. I remember the days of the Core Community, DC++, the hub, Suprnova, and just all around weird shit. Exeem? Remember that shit? I think the first file I’ve ever directly pirated was Jedi Knight 2 from the Core Community hub. Ahhh, little did I know that that file would lead me deeper and deeper into the Lord’s Work piracy. JK2 was my gateway file into piracy. I’m not gonna mince words, if I had never met you, I can assure you that I would’ve turned out all weird and fucked up. I probably would’ve become a republican or something. That thought is very repulsive. Thanks for saving me from becoming a republican.
And how can we forget about our experiences? Remember how I waited for like a whole year for Rio to release new MP3 players? Shit that was a very unproductive year (but I did get one of my letters answered on the IGN Gears website!). Not to mention the countless of games I’ve borrowed from you but have never beaten (and your books too). But someday. Then we have the 1 year+ of the whole headset dealy. My capacity for laziness still surprises me to this day. Wait. Headset. Voice communication. Splinter Cell.
One of the best summers of gaming we’ve had, and a summer we still often remember with misty-eyed nostalgia. Ah double-jump, tazers, brutal learning curve. I remember your rape vid and my rape game. Haha, holding hands my ass. More like. Holding…Yeah we beat them hard. It was an excellent summer full of rape and fun.
I also remembered how I pretty much used you as a messenger between Diana and me for that summer of geometry. Damn, looking back you must’ve been all uncomfortable and awkward and shit. So yeah my bad. But I just realized, that’s what bros do. So, you were also my first wingman (I am glad that you were my first).
During the shower the other day, I remembered something. I think it was during our time at Ethan Allen. All I know is that I was being a fucking douchebag when I made you buy me books with your money. I really regret it. Looking back, it was a really selfish thing to do. And when I made up all those lies and shit too. I felt like genuine shit. And I’m really sorry. I guess I was embarrassed/insecure about my own mundane life. It’s really a testament to the strength of our friendship that we’re still together, though. I guess we both put up with our fair share of each other’s shit (although arguably you have to put up with more than I do-and I’m thankful for that) and we became closer because of that. Or something like that.
Also I have weird dreams wtf.
Thanks for putting up with my calculus stupidity last year. What the fuck I derived then integrated. Then derived again. That must’ve been a very defining moment in our friendship. I am totally not incompetent at all. I am going to attribute my ap calc 4 score to your tutoring. So thanks again. But you know this means you are obligated to help me through math 20b cause that 4 gave me the opportunity to take the class.
And this past summer was probably our most enjoyable time yet. AX was great, Lan parties were great (even though a good portion of it was spent troubleshooting-I’m sure our next one [maybe a winterbreak rapaLANthon party] will go a lot smoother), random TF2 moments were great. Thanks for a really fun summer and I know there will be even more funner summers to come.
We should pimp Obama out harder. If he doesn’t win, remember: Double suicide.
You should also finish your backlog so I can recommend you more stuff to watch.
Thanks for driving me places.
Take to heart that this is not really a good bye, just a “brb”. A two month brb. I’ll always come back. This place is my home and you guys are my goddamn buddies. I shall return.
In the meantime, keep on gaming, living, learning, lazying, whatever. Just have fun dude. Make the most out of college, join some badass clubs and shit. Attend some more social events/dances. You may not think it’s your thing, but it’s surprisingly fun. Put yourself out there; join a frat if it tickles your fancy. Who knows, you might be one of those party animals (I hope your grades do not suffer because of my advice though).
Keep me posted on the going-ons here when I’m down at SD. Alert me when its time to buy AX tickets, or awesome events, or you getting laid, or cool stuff like that. Also remember that if anything (and if I’m not online) you can just call me and we can talk long distance.
So remember, this is not a goodbye, it’s just a brb. But I’m still gonna really miss you.
P.S., Glovewatch/iTouch/PantsWatch/Mr. Feel lol
