Re: Friggin long post....
Not to cut you off about the KOTOR computer game...i'll get back to that in a minute.
About the friend issues we all have... For some reason, I don't know, maybe I need to talk to a shrink someday but, i'm the kinda person who once I know you and enjoy your company, similar interests, same way of thinking, laugh at the same jokes, hang out here and there, earn each others trust...I consider you my friend for life. I have only two of them left. I've known Derek since kindergarden, and Phill since 6th grade. Both of them I would give every last dime in my pocket and the kidney in my side for.
There have been other "considered to be best friends" but along the path they chose in life they grew distant, reclusive, huge lifestyle changes...I mean I had this friend Robert Hartle I was in the U.S.M.C. with in bootcamp, went to MCT together, Engineer school together, stationed at the same unit, barracks and even bunked in the same room for two years together. We were gym rats, Tijuana regulars, Dated two girls who were sisters, even spent Thanksgiving at his moms house in Tempe AZ. Then all of a sudden after we got discharged, he's gone (poof). Years went by and I found him on myspace, got his number from his brother and spoke to him on the phone. He tried to play it off like I had the wrong person. Can you believe that crap!?!?!
Anyway, most of my childhood friends are still back in Chicago and military friends are more scattered but with the exception of my brother-in-law and you guys I don't do crap. I'm really getting fed up with going to Santa Fe Station casion or Red Rock to watch the UFC fights in a room with 300 people and paying $8.00 a beer. Then walking out afterwards and seeing club 54 or the new Cherry club at Redrock and wanting to go in and b.s. and then i'm like, oh wait, I don't have anyone here with me to b.s. or socalize with.
I'm not the outgoing type either so I don't feel comfortable walking into a strange setting and starting up a conversation with strangers just for the sake of drinking and conversing, male or female. The guys will probably think your gay and the women will think you're trying to hit on them. I wish I could just go to a joint with at least one or two friends and have a few Duffs, and if find the liquid courage maybe hit the loor if the right song comes on( usually either 80's, punk, or booty shaking music).
We move into our new house in two weeks over by Durango and Elkhorne (5 bedrooms = Star Wars room is back) and anyone is welcome there. My place is also open for meets once we get settled.
I spoke to Ceasar yesterday and I might try a place or two over on Freemont street with him.
But back to KOTOR. I like it more than any era, even OT. It is my absolute favorite. Mandos, Mandos my god the Mandalorians. Problem is with time and work, family...If I embark on this p.c. journey something will get left out. So I will relunctantly pass.
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