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Kyra went home yesterday. We drove her to the bus station (which is a dingy little building on the outskirts of town), after the two of us had spent the last several hours sitting out on a blanket spread over the roof, watching The Sarah Jane Adventures. And, oh, we had such a lovely time, and I miss her terribly today -- no Kyra to say ridiculous things to when I wake up in the morning, or to sit and browse the internet with and look up and say "did you read this? what do you think of this?" or to bounce ideas off, and no-one to watch geeky television with. I should write about all of our adventures, but there were so many -- ! And the strangest thing -- or perhaps not -- was how utterly familiar she was. Yes, we've known each other for nearly seven years, and have kept in contact through every means other than physical contact, so I've seen pictures and heard her voice and know how she reacts and thinks and what things are important to her: but I was expecting some sort of vertigo, maybe a bit of uncanny-valley, because now she's moving and taking up physical space and oh dear, I'm afraid of people. But everything was completely natural and she was as familiar as -- well, as though we'd lived in the same town for seven years instead of living in the same spaces on the internet. Our conversations didn't have awkward stops in them where we scrambled for something to say, and we didn't mind being quiet together, and I didn't feel the need to retreat from her companionship and recover, which I nearly always need to do with people. Furthermore, she is awesome and funny and sweet and clever -- as you know if you have also hobnobbed with her online -- and gave me some excellent brainstorming for the vampire story that's been knocking about since last year not doing much of anything. (I wish I could say the same for your stories, Kyra, but I am reading The Bravest Thing and kind of loving it.)

There will be pictures soon. Many, many, many pictures.

And this morning, Moony came back -- or rather, Moony 2.0, as he was shipped from Shanghai and is completely bereft of his former scratches. He does, however, still have the splendid inscription you lot put on him. I spent several hours filling him back up with the music from three computers, and it is extremely nice to have it all in one place again.

Today I am feeling very tired.

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Photos! Yay!

Your first paragraph there makes me inexplicably happy. I think that we're all looking for that kind of familiarity...I'm glad that you've found it. The internet can be a wonderful thing :)

The internet is indeed a wonderful thing. I don't know if we could have attained the same familiarity without it, at least not in this very emotionally tangled season in my life. We already knew each other so well that most of the things that keep us from communicating well with other people no longer existed between us. :)

I don't properly know what to say, this post makes me so happy. ♥ (Looking forward to pictures! Pictures can sometimes encapsulate what words have difficulty doing. (Though, I don't believe that entire "a picture is worth a thousand words" thing.))

A picture is not always worth a thousand words -- although some pictures are worth at least three hundred. ~~Try to accurately convey the sheer magnificence of David Tennant's hair with merely words. I dare you! ;D~~

~~Rose describing the Doctor in one of those last eps in S4 ... "Great hair ..." *significant pause*" :D~~

You do know you will be hounded for pictures if they are not forthcoming...?

*runs awaaaaay!* :D

At least I have a laptop now, so I can upload pictures while I'm busy doing something else! :p

Ah, those people you just 'click' with. It's nice, especially when you're not expecting it to be easy.

And hurray for Moony's return.
I can tell you missed him horribly. Good music is hard to do without.

I look forward to pictures as well :)

That is truly wonderful. It is so much different interacting with people in real life even if they are known quite well, but even better when it "clicks" just like you hoped it would. I am very happy for you.

Plus, Kyra's just awesome.

Another random college thing:
I found a really cool new site I thought I'd throw out there. It's called Cappex. You go on and fill out your profile, and colleges can find you and send you information, including what scholarships they might offer you. You can also look up your dream college and see what chances you have at getting in, and send them your information. I'm just now playing around with it, and it's rather fun.

Anyway, so check it out when you have a minute. I also think there's a $10,000 scholarship you get signed up for automatically when you join...
http://www.cappex.com/index.jsp