old friends, new thoughts

i love it when old friends come to visit. you don't talk about the weather, and catching up is even kept to a minimum, you mostly just dive right into good conversations about new things. old friends bring new thoughts to ponder, fresh viewpoints to enjoy and new energy that breaks up my academically packed schedule. and it seems that despite the incredible lack of sleep and copious amounts of coffee overdosing, i tend to become more rejuvenated rather than exhausted when we come to the end of it all. i love it! thanks for making the effort to come visit friends, you are fantastic!