A Normal Friday

This is my first normal Friday in almost a month. Last Friday I was on the road with him, the Friday before was the booze cruise, and the Friday before that was my class trip. Nothing to pack for or get ready for today. It feels strange.

Today is my best friend from undergrad's (R) birthday. I called R, and wrote a message on her facebook. I can't ever seem to get her on the phone. I miss talking to her. I think I will try one more time later today (in case she is working or something), but I have tried to call her at least four times in the past few weeks and haven't gotten one call back. I feel kind of ditched. I am sure she is busy--but we spent four years together, pretty much 24/7--I feel like she can find a few minutes to call me. Earlier in the year, she was talking about visiting me over the summer. It would be nice if she did, but considering that I can't even get her to call me, I doubt she will be visiting any time soon. I just miss her.

I was unable to avoid him yesterday. He came home with a trashy magazine for me (in addition to bad reality TV, I also enjoy incredibly superficial and mindless magazines), and was in a very sweet, attentive mood. I know that that is precisely when I should avoid him, but it is hard. Something to work on I guess.

I went to see K yesterday. I hadn't seen her since I got back from my trip. She has a cold and is trying to finish a draft of her MA thesis by Monday. Bummer. I was hoping to drag her to the bar with me tonight--just to get out of the building and have some girl time. I have never been around females less than I have been this year. In high school and college, my closest friends were girls. This is the first time that my best friend has been a guy--if you can even really categorize him as a friend. He is the person I am closest to here. We basically live together. I really miss living with girls. Especially R. We were on the same hall freshman year, and we lived together (with other girls too) from sophomore year until we graduated. I guess I feel a sort of void without a close female friend in my life. Maybe once I am more settled somewhere I will develop a group of close female friends.

It is kind of a dreary, rainy day here. I guess that makes it the perfect day to get some reading done. Hopefully I can avoid the temptation of the trashy magazine and stick to my academic reading...