Those who surround you are a part of you

Have you ever really sat down and thought to yourself what your friends mean to you? A lot of times people tend to mix up the words "acquaintance" and "friend" and it kind of bugs me. A friend is someone that you actively talk to, have a certain bond/trust with, and generally enjoy being around. I am lucky enough to have a freaking fantastic group of friends that I wouldn't give up for the world! Some are closer than others of course, but all of my friends play a significant role in my life and I know for a fact that it would not be the same if I had never met them. I mean, who else could I go hang out with late at night and have a crazy good time with?

Also, don't let a distance (no matter how far or short it may be) detract from a friendship. Sure dating may not always work long distance, but you can have friends from around the globe if you wanted to! I mean, I keep in contact with quite a few people from different parts of Alaska, Washington, North Carolina, and Germany. It doesn't take too much to keep a friendship. All it requires is some talking and some sort of distance activity (my personal favorite is video games :D).

But back to the initial topic of classifications. I see people in 6 ways essentially. Best friends, close friends, friends, acquaintances, strangers, and enemies. My best friends are those I talk to and see every day and love hanging out with and play the largest role in my life. Close friends are those who I still have a large amount of trust with and still enjoy hanging out with, but they don't have quite the same relationship with me that my best friends do. Friends are comprised of those people in my life that I'm friendly with and see every so often, stay in contact with, but I may not hang out with them so much. Acquaintances are those who I know personally, but don't have that level of trust with or hang out with them. Strangers are strangers (does that need clarification?). Enemies should also be able to describe itself, but I rarely have enemies in my life. I'd like to think I'm a rather happy-go-lucky kind of guy.

And none of these groupings are permanent. Sometimes unavoidable events occur in my life or in theirs and we become more distant. This would move them down in the "friend hierarchy." Sometimes I meet new people and I get to know them better and hang out with them more often. It is all related to the luck of the draw really. Plus on an emotional scale it sucks to lose friends and it is always a joy to met new friends, which is part of why I love college so much because more often then not I'm meeting new people and getting to know others better (and I'm a really social person so friends make me happy!).

So to my best friends here at UAF, know that you guys make my life so much more fun and interesting than I could have ever hoped it to be. You guys should know who you are :D



On a random note, if you get some time you should go listen to Deadmau5. I'm rather attached to the amount of awesome techno he produces. I've been listening to my personal favorites, "Ghosts n' Stuff" and "I Remember," on repeat for the past week basically.