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saturday, february 20, 1999, 03:09 i'm finally catching up on three years of lost time. today i saw a girl which ice skating and, sure that i knew her from somewhere, smiled at her a couple of times and finally skated up beside her and asked if, in fact, i did know her. the answer came yes, that we had met in the theatre, at which point we skated and talked for the remaining half an hour or so of the session. i went to a cocktail party tonight and for the first time in my life, i dressed up to go out somewhere. when i was younger i would have to dress up nice to go out to dinner every once in a while, and that meant wearing the nice pants and maybe even my blue blazer. tonight, it was all about the suit and a nice blue button-down shirt. this was the interview suit. the article of clothing which i had vowed would be used sporatically at best and never voluntarily. and here i was, looking "professional" at a college cocktail party. cocktail party consisting of nothing more than a normal college part with a lot fewer jeans. i think that was pretty much the distinction. and pretty girls, of course. i mean, there is a reason why i do so much theatre, right? and then a reading. a midnight, dead poets society-type thing of questionable locale with port and candles and more than my fair share of ee cummings and the realization that i should really give t s elliot a chance and the conclusion that it is very important that i learn some work, be it poetry or prose, by heart by the end of the year. it just has to get done. all of this, and on a friday night no less. all of this, and i realized today that in a couple of months i'll be forced to start saying goodbye to people. how do you say goodbye to someone, presumably forever? (though i've learned that forever is never forever) better do more stuff until that time comes. memories, man. it's all about the memories.
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