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November 24, 2003
small world
when i was living in san francisco, i had several disconnected groups of friends that i ran with. there was (as there always is) the crew of artists and musicians, designers and developer misfits, crew of folks that i worked with (many of which were of the former group) and a fast crowd of folks from palo alto (i.e. the dot com snobs, and i say that affectionately, that threw really kickin' parties).
now, sf is a pretty confined space so i got to a point after a few years, where i'd show up to a party or gathering and run into at least a few folks i knew. this apexed during the holiday season 2001 just as i was preparing my migration *sniff* south to la. i showed up to gathering after gathering running into the same folks and finally, a party where a healthy contingent from all of my circles of friends were there and i essentially knew everyone.
then i moved to la. and being the vast sprawling web of suburbs, enclaves, strip malls and apartment complexes that it is, i never imagined that this would start to happen here...but it has. and it started over the last week.
i *gasp* crossed over the 405 weekend before last, to a few spots in hollywood and while at the bar marmot a couple of folks from work spotted me (although they didn't make themselves known...perhaps it was the 6' foot anime heidi in platform boots that took them aback?) then this last saturday night i was at a party a few blocks from my house, and ran into two totally unrelated acqaintences there!
i swear, the world is just shrinking at light speed for me...and maybe i'll need to start watching my p's and q's a little more while out and about.
Posted by heidijanet at November 24, 2003 10:20 AM
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