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Date: 09 September 2004 19:49:00
For the last few days I've had another good friend of mine staying, and it's been great to catch up. We hadn't seen each other in a year or so (she's been kinda to far away!) but from the moment we met at the train station everything was exactly as it used to be (aside from a years worth of gossip to be caught up on!), and it struck me again how its always that way with true friends, or so I've found. There are people I've spent years of school with who I have hardly seen since we all went to uni, but the months in between dissappear once we're back together.
At the same time as this, I'm coming to the end of my summer job, and gradually saying goodbye to the people I've met there (with shift work you don't see everyone every day, so its been a long drawn out goodbye). This has been surprisingly hard considering I've only known them a month or two. But in that time we've become friends. There are people who've helped me out with the 'starting a new job nerves', given me a lift home (easier and cheaper than the bus!) and shared their lives with me. And I'm going to miss them.
There is something special about old friends, who know you well, can tell when you're down and know what to do to help. These people will always be important. But I guess I just realised that there is something pretty great about new friends too. And you can never have too many friends, even if they're only around for a short time!