Shockingly there is one thing in my life I have not blogged about. He may have been mentioned in passing, or when I had a good rage about him one time on my blog. But other than that this person whom I’ve “known” since I was 16 has barely been discussed. I met him in a MSN or Yahoo chat room (can’t remember which) back in 2000 when they were at their peak! Of course who you chat to in those places are completely random, and he’s the only one I’ve actually kept in touch with. He’s been around through most things with me and up until about 18 months ago we’d be in touch multiple times a week, even if it was just a quick text, facebook post or email. I even remember one time when I was in high school, we text each other non-stop for an entire 24 hours (excluding a few hours each to sleep) – it must have cost a fortune back then!
We’ve had our fall outs and not spoken for months at a time. The most recent being the last 18 months when he went AWOL on me. I still have to get the real story out of him, I have an idea of why, but I’ll get it out of him in person. But even after these fall outs and no communication, one of us always finds the other. We used to have long chats about complete bullsh*t, I couldn’t even tell you the topics. We haven’t had one of those since before the AWOL incident. But he’s somehow always managed to keep me intrigued and followed the same line of thought as me. It’s been a long time since our last big chat, he could have changed, people do, and other people in your life can influence you. I could have changed too! So who knows really?!
Previously there was not really much to say, as he lives at the other end of the world. Sure, friends and family know him by name – but the idea of actually talking to him in person has been a far off distant one.
Until now.
He’s in England. Going all the way over there and not making the effort to actually meet him would be ridiculous. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous. TWELVE YEARS. Sure, I’ve met people off the internet before. But not someone I’ve been talking to for 12 years! That’s a little spooky. There’s nothing going on, we’re just friends – but the nerves are still there. Probably more so that there’s a 50/50 chance we actually get along in person. He’s always assured me we would, but no-one can be completely convinced can they?
So what’s the reason for this long post about a man I’ve never met? Just so when I blog or tweet that I’m about to throw up and am completely nervous about catching up with a man in England, you all know what the hell I’m going on about.
