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[swatkat]

There was a time when I used to think Buffy/Giles was badbadWRONG, and that I would never, ever *dream* of reading that pairing. Now is not that time.

*facepalm*

Also, hi. I realise that I haven't updated in ages, but I'd been out of town for a week or so, visiting my grandfather, my kitties, catching up with old friends and such. It was fun, but damn it's good to be home. I missed fandom *so much*. *g*



My grandfather lives in a small town (or shall we say a medium-sized town?); a place where I originally hail from. Every now and then my old friends and I get together over there, squeeing over new things and sighing over old things. These are the people who know me from school, know all about my stupid school gaffes that I would never tell anyone (well, except maybe a few close friends), and I know everything about them in turn. It's feels so *good* when we get together, like it's all like old times and we're still in school together... *sigh* Anyway, the thing about small towns is that when things change, you'll always notice - even more so when you don't actually live there anymore. And this time, when we hung around, going to all the old places and sighing nostalgically about past events, I really noticed how *much* things have changed. All the 'older' people (i.e people in their twenties; stop laughing) we took for granted have moved away, either to another place, or too caught up in their lives to sit in a coffee house and chat pointlessly for hours. And sitting in our places, doing the same things that *we* used to do, were kids I couldn't recognise (or could, vaguely, like "He's X's BROTHER? I don't believe it!). These kids looked so young. Looking at them made me feel almost... old.

Does this make any sense? Don't suppose so. *g*

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[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. My old friends and I try to get together at least once a year (usually at Christmas), and it's just like the old times. We are baffled, each year anew, about how easily we fall into the old patterns, the old banter etc. It's funny, even though I see my school friends only once or twice a year (as opposed to the current friends, some of whom I see once or twice a week), we still feel very comfortable with each other. It's probably because we stuck together through the most embarrassing times of our lives (puberty, ew!), and know each other well enough to not feel obliged to pretend we are responsible and sophisticated adults now *g*

And, hey, I know everything about "He's X's BROTHER? I don't believe it!). These kids looked so young! My own brother is one of those kids looking at whom makes me feel old. All of a sudden, he was grown up. It's scary.

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

It's probably because we stuck together through the most embarrassing times of our lives (puberty, ew!), and know each other well enough to not feel obliged to pretend we are responsible and sophisticated adults now *g*

Yes, that's probably it. Puberty was... *shudder* I enjoyed it while it lasted, despite all the crap, but I'm very, very glad it's over.

My own brother is one of those kids looking at whom makes me feel old. All of a sudden, he was grown up. It's scary.

I get that feeling every now and then when I look at my sister. Scary indeed. *g*

Swatkat