The Adnostic

I have two, count them two, friends moving to the European Union before the end of the year. What are the odds and how soon can I afford a $1,000 multi-city round trip ticket to Dublin and Geneva? [scan checkbook] Hmmmm, if I calculate current savings, multiply that by the amount of money I've actually been able to put into my bank account since moving back to LA, and factor in the precise length of time I can hold my breath without suffering serious brain damage...... I would be dead before I finally had enough available cash to buy the plane ticket.

Hope, for as long as I have known her, has made her living as a freelance writer for the LA Zoo and various independent art magazines and a burlesque dancer. I always felt unbelievably square in comparison to her, but now that she's moving to Switzerland to be with the father of her child who is also the sole member of a one-man band, I feel like June Freaking Cleaver! Could my life get anymore painfully normal? Only if I moved to the suburbs and married a lawyer.

Jen, my former roommate and person to blame for the existence of this web site (I prefer the avoidance of responsibility whenever possible), is moving to Dublin to get her Masters in Multi-Media Systems from Trinity College. I am so incredibly proud of her and thankful that a graduate institution with Trinity's stature is finally giving her the opportunity she richly deserves. I look forward to seeing her earn tenure at a progressive university and warping the minds of America's youth on a daily basis.

For now, I will help Jen move the last of her boxes into storage (and maybe have one last dinner at Felix's) tomorrow and keep up with Hope to see when she'll need help packing up her house for the big move. I may not know when I can see them again, but at least I can give some support as they prepare for the next big step in their lives.

I miss you both already.