January 07, 2004
nostalgia is a funny thing.
is it the missing of the people or is it the missing of the memories that makes up the heartache? maybe a combination of both. as i was telling my friend a couple days ago, who asked me if i'd move back to calgary given the chance, i dunno if it's really the place i miss as much as the memories i left behind. yes i still do get homesick sometimes. if it's the memories i left behind in junior high, what with FREEDOM and bbush and westside, then it's useless to go back. they don't exist anymore. but if it's the people i miss well then that's a whole different story isn't it? although that is also fading quickly, university being on it's way for us grade 12-ers.
but don't the people make the memories?we ask. yes but people change, and situations change, and places change. when you leave a place, you expect it to freeze exactly as it was when you first left it, and when you do hear of changes it brings beautiful nostalgia. and why exactly am i blogging about this? i'm not quite sure either, except that maybe i'm still trying to answer that friend's question and drawing wisdom or inspiration from the clacking of the keyboard.
in any case, nostalgia is a funny thing.
