Sam's Blog

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It’s hard not to believe in fate sometimes. I have been reminded this time and time again recently. Chance encounters with old, old friends are happening a lot more and reconnecting with friends occur more frequently now. I know that I’ve been saying that a lot, but it’s just so crazy if I think about what it takes to be at the same place at the exact same time as someone that I actually know (without planning, of course). I had a random craving for chili cheese fries today (which is such a rare craving for me) and the only place that I knew that made decent ones was the little “burrito stand” that was right next door to the old sandwich stand. I never go to either of the stands. I always forget that they are options for me when I go to lunch. Anyway, it was my first time going there and as I am eating, I see a familiar face and hear a familiar voice. It was JoGo (Josh Gonzalez) an old friend from college. I was so surprised because he moved to New York for medical school. He was on his spring break and it was so nice to chat with him. He’s crazy smart and I am glad that he is doing well over there. But it just boggles my mind that I ran into him. It was so random.

I think that Amy and Angela and I have inadvertently started a knitting night on Wednesdays. We have been meeting up for dinner and then go over to one of our places and knit and chat and watch movies and TV shows. We’ve been doing this for the past few weeks and it’s been working out nicely. I’m about 2/3 of the way done on my scarf and I am anxious to finish it. Tonight was a laxed night with spaghetti and meatballs and watching old episodes of Scrubs and Arrested Development and we watched Under the Tuscan Sun for the first time. (It wasn’t as great as I had hoped. It was actually kinda sad and I wasn’t expecting too much drama in it.) I am glad that the old roomies are able to hang out often and now I have to get my other old roomies from last year together and hang out soon.

I got an email today from my friend Amy P, who is currently living in Japan, and she told me that one of our mutual friends, Brian, had recently gone to Cambodia and he was sharing his pictures. They are very beautiful and show a lot of great sites, including Angkor Wat. I want to go there so badly. I am planning to go there within the next few years.

It was such a warm and beautiful day today. I am glad that I was able to enjoy it for at least an hour during lunch and I actually sweated today. As normal, I am enjoying it while it lasts. I hope that it will be like this next week when Daylight Savings Time kicks in. It will be so awesome to have more daylight. Yay!

S&TC quote of the day:
“Today I had a thought. What if I...what if I had never met you?” – Carrie (Season 6 – An American Girl in Paris (Part Une))