"what kind of friend is always hiding?" -- from "y tu mama tambien"
it's really interesting how after you graduate from college, life becomes disturbingly similar to life in high school. "what do you want to do?" "i dunno, whatever." today for example freesia and i went to king of thai on taraval and then stonestown. a trip to tart would have made the regression complete. the main difference is the alcohol involved and the greater variety of bars/clubs to choose from. i'm now driving the same car i drove when i was a junior in high school ("let's go to jamba mods 8/9/10") and hanging out with the same crew from lowell. granted the problems we face today are of a different nature: group trips to 24-hour walgreens in emergency situations, detailed descriptions of bikini waxes, searching for jobs, guys, and the elusive perfect "bite the knuckle" outfit. the game has changed, but the players stay the same.

tonight i kicked it with my two favorite girls from homeroom 105 at presidio middle school (class of 95), kimi and biff. we watched "y tu mama tambien" just because i hadn't seen it yet, and we were all just in that mood, the "let's live vicariously" mood, let's call it. during the movie, biff and i made plans to pick up four high school guys (two for each of us), take a road trip, and make a movie called "and your mom too." younger guys, man, younger guys.

i think the fact that my girlfriends have such extensive let's call it historical memory can be a little disconcerting at times. there's always tension between the you who you were 8 or 10 or 15 years ago and the you who you are today, and it's your friends who will notice and comment on it. it's the true friends who let you evolve and who love you for sometimes being a hypocrite or doing things that are out of your character. i do love, however, how we can be frank with one another about topics that we have to dance around or approach delicately with other people we've only recently met. it's hilarious to make fun of each other about our past actions, clothes, personality tics, and let's say, indiscretions. damn, i've got the best friends on earth. and they're not the kind who are always hiding. ;)