1.30am Be specific and detailed, you know, really go deep. Keep asking why. Tell me something you didn't know about yourself. Tell me something I'd never seen. Tell me an a-ha moment, an insight, an unseen revelation. Tell me truth. ... A most valuable commodity. Tell me the truth. Here it is: I am back at my wooden desk, much like the one miles (yes, miles) away in Bostonia. Long hair, black jacket - feeling cold and old, and alone. I had friends but none that I really wanted to put in the time to be friends with. I did try - beer, shots, even clubbing, even that day in the parking lot and then the colourful aisles of cereal boxes and chips. Still the same, but with a haircut. More balanced now? Hmm, perhaps. Less in touch with friends. Hmm. Yes. New acquaintances, new-ish friendships. Ah. Yes. yes, yes. The ol' friendsyouwannakeepintouchwithbutitsreallyhardtodowithoutanactivitylikeschoolorsomeformofchurchlik...