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TMNT
By Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mako, Kevin Smith, Patrick Stewart
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Cuz Ninja Turtles Are Here To Stay.For awhile there I was on a real high, and you guys missed it.
But it's okay. I'll try to time travel, just for you.
I guess it sorta started with a long conversation I had with my friend Joe. Joe and I were hired at EB on the same day, so we've always sort of had a... I dunno how to describe it. I guess sort of a twin brothery thing goin' on. We'd been hanging out at our bud Cameron's place prior, and he was only dropping me off, but we ended up chillin' in the parking lot for about 3 hours having probably one of the most amazing conversations I've ever had in my life. I can't think of a single topic we left untouched; we talked about our pasts and past conflict, our parents, our girls and how we came to meet them, our oldest friends and our best friends, politics, triumphs and failures, you name it... I'd have to say I learned more about that kid in 3 hours than I've learned about some people I've known for years, and it was fantastic. I love that sort of thing. After we finished, I walked into that apartment, dropped down on this couch and glowed. I definitely added a member to my extended family that night.
The night following was the last time "the turtles" would hang out before the summer came to an end. For those not in the know, which is basically everyone, save for about 3, maybe 4 people, I'd been having an internal struggle with a great many aspects of the current state of my life, the dilapidation of the once herculean union that I'd shared with those 3 guys being one of them. It was to the point to where if anything was going to happen, it had to be a special occasion, and either Eric or I would be hosting it. We hadn't been calling each other. We hadn't just been "hanging out." I had come to the conclusion that I was the only one still invested in that thing. I felt that we were all drifting apart and I was the only one with any desire to fix it.
Now before anyone hops in and tells me the same tired old "friends drift apart, it's a part of life" peptalk.. Please, shut up. I'm sick of people behaving as though that were as much an engraved fact of life as death. There is no all powerful uncrontrollable force that breaks the bonds people share, people themselves are responsible for their relationships. That is fact.
Anyway. Upon discovering that I'd been feeling this way, Eric decided to host a night for us all to just hang out, eat some home made lasagna and chillax a bit. I guess... Play catch up. Now, take the night I mentioned before, and magnify it by 70%, and then you have this evening. We talked. We laughed. We even played some of the original Halo. There were moments where we talked like the kids we were, about nothing at all, and moments where we talked like the grown men we've become, about things that mattered. It was all I could've hoped for.
We never really touched the subject of our disbanding. I think at that point, it was obvious that I was wrong. These guys were still as much my friends as they'd always been. Always will be. To be a fag and quote Kingdom Hearts:
"We can't be together forever. What matters isn't how much we see each other, but how much we think about each other."
That's the truth. And I'm a fool for not believing it sooner.
We discussed the Christmas party for this year. This being the fifth one, we're already planning on making it the biggest one yet. However, we also came to the decision that it will also potentially be the last one; our reasoning being that times are changing, people are getting older, people are moving... How much longer could we really keep it up? Best to go out with a bang, right? So. If you've never been to one, you won't want to miss this year's. Because it'll probably be your last chance, and man, are you gonna feel dumb for missing it.
The ending of the night was somewhat bittersweet. As we were saying our goodbyes, it also felt like we were saying goodbye to a lot more. Like we were exiting a certain phase of our lives and entering a brand new one.
I'm sad to leave the past behind me, but I finally feel that I'm ready to let the future come.
Lenn can be a family man.
Eric can move off to California and be a youth minister.
Lindley and I can move to different parts of New York.
But no matter what,
Ninja Turtles are here to stay.
So, anyway. Those two amazing nights had me feeling very much appreciative of the people in my life. The night with Joe in particular inspired me to start trying to hang out with people I don't chill with as often; so if you were taken aback or weirded out by my sudden desires to hang out with you folks, don't frett. I just love you is all.
As this summer comes to a close, I can say that although it wasn't the wham bam party fest that last summer was, I will definitely remember this fondly. I got to spend a lot of quality time with a lot of quality people on a personal level. I saw my film debut, and I shared it with my best friend. I got to spend time with my lady, my baby girl, my doppleganger, my brothers in green, ol' daddy Percy and got to turn acquaintences into people I love.
Man...
It was the bomb hangin' out with you.
Hit me up. Let's put life to the test.
Much love, true believers.
Oh, and by the way. I sorta miss this girl... | | | Posted 8/20/2007 1:11 AM - 5 comments
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