I had to get some work done, and had to cancel my plans for the evening. At 10:30 pm, when I was just about done, I received a call from an old friend. Someone who I hadn't heard from in a while.
We talked. I was invited to watch a movie. With nothing more left to do, I jumped in my car and joined said person. Through the duration of the movie, banter and lots of laughs ensued.I was the only one laughing though. My friend, joined in sometimes, but it seemed somewhat forced.
How time had changed us. The same things that made us giggle for hours at SC had lost their hilarity. The drive back was 40 minutes of introspection. The two of us had just driven away from a 3 hour stop disconnect central.
Made me remember Barbara Striesand's famous single about memories.
Memories,
Like the corners of my mind
Misty water-colored memories
Of the way we were
Scattered pictures,
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Or has time re-written every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me, would we? could we?
Memories, may be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
So its the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember...
The way we were...
The way we were...
I suspect the only reason we remain friends is because we remind each other of the way we were.
I'm going to let Tiesto put me to sleep.
