February 14, 2007
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Another Wedding
I figured after that huge flurry of updates I could take a little break. Anyway, a lot’s happened since then; most of it mundane and boring to talk about, though.
But one thing stands out. On January 27th, one of my friends from high school got married.
(Just a notice, this post will have a bit less levity to it.)
Most folks don’t keep in contact with very many people past high school; it’s just how things go. When you move off to another city or state, then you have even less interaction with the folks with whom you went to school. Me, I keep in touch with perhaps two people: my best friend R, and my friend B–the latter (B) is the one who got married. I just say all this so you know how significant this was, and why I thought it was worth flying back to Nashville.
And hey, I got to see my family and R again, too.
I’m really happy for B. Now, his wedding got me realizing that we’re no longer kids, and it got me feeling all old all of a sudden. That partly accounts for the exchange that went on when he first told me:
B: Hey Kaiser, guess what!
Me: Don’t tell me you got engaged…
B: … … …
Me: Ok seriously, if you got engaged then tell me!Interestingly enough, it was the first non-Bangladeshi wedding I’ve attended. I did enjoy the ceremony quite a bit, nevertheless. And, considering that everyone at school knew B while we were all there, it was almost like a miniature high-school reunion. It was good being able to catch up on a lot of things that way.
But, then, life calls, and I had to return to DC on Sunday.
More updates next week, by the way. This weekend is Katsucon 13 and I should have some photos to put up after then. KF
