oh! my god! i miss you!

i have just spent the last 3 hours or so scribbling in an "idea journal." assigned in my creative strategies course it's supposed to be an experiment of sorts to finding my own voice, collecting thoughts and snapshots of things that are occurring in my life, and archiving them as little "seeds" that can be used later as creative/ad concepts. ironically enough, it's also 10% of my grade.
ANYWAYS, as can be expected, one of my most recent entries was about all of the great people i have met and connections i have made out here in austin so far. i also had the opportunity to reflect for awhile on the people that i left in seattle and why i miss them so dearly. seeing as how i could just as easily send each of them their very own "monica misses you e-mail and this is why," i will make the following list short and sweet. until those e-mails find there way out, in no particular order, here you go:
1. i miss the way dave can be both obnoxious and endearing in the same second. how he can pound on the drums, completely oblivious to bronwyn and i trying to have a conversation. i also love his idea of a "friend quota."
2. i miss stimulating conversation with jennmack. from irvin welsh to radiohead, gentrification and one-night stands. the day i met jennmack she was an idealist. the day she dies she will be an idealist.
3. i miss the history that sam and i share. the trials and tribulations we have been through together. the way she is able to analyze a big mess and come up with some pretty sound advice on any topic. and she wears pink converse to boot.
4. i miss being around someone as frank and candid as dee. being who you are and not embarrassed. she is maternal and loving and will one day make a fine soccer mom. i also miss the way she dances.
5. i miss the way bronwyn is always up for something. unless she did a certain "something" a little to hard the night before. i love how she is an "enviromentalist by day and a rockstar by night." i love when i'm able to decode her lyrics.
6. i miss pizza night's with victor- especially his facial expressions when he talks about juicy gossip and attractive men. i love how sophisticated yet childlike i feel around him.
7. i miss ryan's sense of humor. supplies! i also miss his eyelashes and the way he smells. and the way he's comfortable being a fat baby.
8. i miss the way gillian greets me. even after 9 years of hanging out she still squeals and insists on calling me "girl." i miss that.