I drove to work today because I had some errands to run on the way to work, and this one song came on that was released when I was living in Boston (in Jamaica Plain to be specific). It made me think about Boston and the people I missed, amusing times that we had.

I recently read Just a Geek by Wil Wheaton and he talked about Nemesis, the last TNG movie. He was talking about how it brought back so many memories, and how it gave him a chance to reconnect with the people he had been close to and had missed, which made me think about the time that Steph was in town (Boston) and we went to see the NY boys, and watch the new Star Trek movie. One of the reasons I had so much fun was Steph’s Sure thing attitude. I don’t think she had ever met the NY boys but she was up for anything (ie Dance Club in Lawrence MA where band never went on and illiterate man trying to make me write down his number).

When I moved to Boston I did so to hang out with my friends thinking it would be just like old times. And after I moved, though I had some fun with them, I think I had changed some and they had changed some (as all people should do and do do over time). My priorities started to change. Here I was in Boston, where there were so many more Latinos than in Seattle, and all we ever did was go to Irish pubs and WT dive bars. They have a certain charm, but after a while you start to feel a little self conscious when you are one of very few non-white people in the room. I started to want to hang out in places where i might blend in a bit more, or at least there was a greater spectrum of types of people. This is not to say that they shied away from anything non-white, but getting the group to go to a Latin club with me didn’t happen very often. And so I started to pull away from my college friends.

The first time I met the NY boys, was at a Halloween party with my friends. It was a scavenger hunt sort of thing and all the teams ended up at a big party. I had invited Teeth and said ‘bring some friends’ thinking why would people I have never actually met come up for a Halloween party. Imagine my surprise when I found out they were actually coming up. That night was HILARIOUS. My gal friends all thought it was weird. Little did I know it would be the start of some very good friendships.

When Steph said she would move to Boston I was so happy. I would have someone not scared of the Latino who would go dancing with me. It was an amusing roommate ship to say the least. I believe the term night and day has been used on several occasions, but none the less it worked 98% of the time (hey no body is perfect).

Then as if having Steph around to galavant with weren’t enough, Papa Goon moved into the neighborhood (Literally he lived two blocks from the club that we went to every Saturday night which was within walking distance from us). The weekend that the NY Boys moved him in was also unspeakably fun. However if any words were to be spoken about it I would say….herding cats…..peeing on Harvard….. drunk boys trying to jump over things (with painful outcomes at times)…. and Blue being picked up by surprise from behind…… ah good times….The good times continued with Papa Goon around, and Steph and I developed a language that at times involved little more than grunts (perfect for hung over Sunday mornings). I painted some, and we suffered the weather together in our nice little apartment.

I was scared when I decided to move back. What if I was making a mistake, what if I come home and really Boston was not so bad? But when I got back to Seattle I know I was home. I knew it was the right choice. And now I have my Boy, my Monito, my family is close by, the weather is far nicer, and I have a great boss (which let me tell you having a bad one can make your life a living hell). When I moved back here what I wished I could have brought back with me were the people. I wished all the people that I met and liked there could have just magically been here. Oh well, I guess that is what Instant messanger is for.

I have to go call Steph, because she lives here and (as she has pointed out) we don’t hang out enough.