In case you weren't previously aware, please refer to blog title.

This is the fourth (maybe fifth) blog attempt I have made here. This time, I'm really truly going to try and keep this updated, perhaps even more than my LJ. The reason for this is that I know of only one or two people who would read this: Steve and Soheil.

I'm kind of starting this for Steve since he'll be in Korea and probably won't update or check Livejournal very often. Am I assuming too much? Perhaps, but this is also a more private area where I can lay down the wisdom and knowledge on my deeper thoughts/emotions. I'll say everything in unabashed tones, without hesitancy or delay or thought for how it might make other people feel. There you have it.

So, with that, I will say how strange it is that one of my best friends is in the car right now, embarking on a road trip to eventually end up in the beautiful land of California, from which he will travel 35,000 above ground to South Korea.

There will be plenty of moments in which I want to randomly text Steve, or go to a winery, see a quirky foreign film or talk about a random heated political subject with Steve. Then I'll blink my almondy brown eyes and recall that he's thousands (I tried to look up the exact mileage but Google wouldn't help me out) of miles away in a completely different country. Thank the Creator of the Universe for Skype. Did he/she/it create Skype? Which came first, the Skype or the Creator? So many unanswered questions, but I digress.

The point of this blog is to say hi, here I am again, and a temporary farewell to my beloved friend Steve. I'm planning on saving my pennies so that I can travel over to see him in the fall. Maybe I should start a charity.