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Stefan was out with friends last night, and I was in an unusually contemplative, maybe even melancholy mood. I think I've been spending too much time on Facebook, because I started turning the whole concept of "Friends" over and over in my brain. When I first got on Facebook, I friended virtually everyone I've ever met. Now I've gone back on that,

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It's interesting. I've been thinking about this, also, for a few reasons. 1) My 18-year-old sister has been calling me for "friend" drama advice, and all I can think is, "That's just a clique, not real friends," but I'm trying to be supportive. 2) I just saw Mary Elizabeth for the first time in 3 years. She's had 3 kids and so many things have changed since then, but still: It was like I just saw her yesterday. I tend to have the same experience with Laura Ru and a few of my friends from graduate school, but I find that these friends are truly few. And finally, 3) I don't have anyone here that I would call a friend, or who I even want to be friends with, after 2 years in our new home. Sometimes I am sad about that, amd sometimes I realize it's just the way life is. The good thing about moving every couple years is that you stay in touch with the people that matter, and all the rest just kind of go away or turn into "internet" friends. It's probably not really a positive but it's what I tell myself