Hailing frequencies are open, and other "in" moments

Eric's leaving. And, per usual when a good friend is leaving, you suddenly and accutely realize how much they mean to you, and wonder why you've been taking them for granted previously. I hate that Eric's leaving, and I'm not shy about telling people that. In the last month, I think Eric and I have gotten closer, more friendly. It's a little odd, since we've known each other for eight years, and lived together for six so how much closer can we be, but we've talked more in the last month than we have before, and I think of him more frequently. Yes, sure, some of that was spending a night in the emergency room with him hoping he wouldn't continue bleeding, and some of that has been because he's been out of work since July 1, and likely is happy to see Glen or me come home after he's been here on his own all day. And some of it is me, missing him already.

Eric has recently joined our phone plan. I'm glad he did, despite the rather lengthy issues it has caused me with Sprint of late. But I'm glad he's on our plan because it makes me feel like he's not going so far away, and that he'll still be in touch. And hey, I can call him for free! The week after he got the cell phone (which, if you know Eric, is truly something - in fact, hell must be freezing over...), he had some errands to do in my work neighborhood and we were arranging to have lunch together. I suggested we IM to work out the details the next day. Or, I said, you can always call me. "Hailing frequencies are open!" he responded. I had to laugh. That was so quintessentially Eric: cute, sweet, funny, and a little bit of an "in" joke to reference Star Trek.

Yesterday, as you know if you've read the post two down from this one, we spent the day at Water Country and then IHOP. We had a few more sort of "in" moments, like when Eric informed Glen that yet another song that Glen liked was really a cover, and Glen got slightly annoyed, as Eric had predicted to me some days ago. But I had such a good time all day, and really enjoyed spending the whole day with him, laughing and having fun, and not worried about anything else. I'm going to miss him very much.