Sep-12-2010, 03:30 AM (UTC)
Hello there! Wow, this thread sure popped up quickly....
I am 18 years old, turning 19 in just under two months (guessing I'm the youngest here?), and I just started college. I'm not in a "looking forward, looking back" moment - I think that I'm more in a "yay for the future!" mindset right now. College, for me, feels like I'm more connected to the world, not less like redchild seems to have experienced (maybe because I have overprotective parents?), but I can't really say too much about it because I just began two weeks ago.
I did enjoy high school quite a bit, again because of my friends. I am fortunate that one of my best friends is one of the "organizing group activities" type of people, so when we're all at home we do get together and talk intelligently and reconnect and all the things groups of friends are supposed to do. On the other hand, when I'm away from people, I don't really miss them, with a couple of random exceptions. And I definitely agree with the comparison to Fitz and the Fool and the weaving in and out of people's lives! I make a lot of "casual friends" but not too many close friends, and I don't seem to get lonely. Except that I miss my cats, but that's besides the point.
I think it's kind of funny that I feel more emotion for the Fool than I do when thinking about my friends. It's probably a little pathetic - or merely a testament to Robin Hobb's amazing writing talent.
Hmm, can't think of too much more to add....
I am 18 years old, turning 19 in just under two months (guessing I'm the youngest here?), and I just started college. I'm not in a "looking forward, looking back" moment - I think that I'm more in a "yay for the future!" mindset right now. College, for me, feels like I'm more connected to the world, not less like redchild seems to have experienced (maybe because I have overprotective parents?), but I can't really say too much about it because I just began two weeks ago.
I did enjoy high school quite a bit, again because of my friends. I am fortunate that one of my best friends is one of the "organizing group activities" type of people, so when we're all at home we do get together and talk intelligently and reconnect and all the things groups of friends are supposed to do. On the other hand, when I'm away from people, I don't really miss them, with a couple of random exceptions. And I definitely agree with the comparison to Fitz and the Fool and the weaving in and out of people's lives! I make a lot of "casual friends" but not too many close friends, and I don't seem to get lonely. Except that I miss my cats, but that's besides the point.
I think it's kind of funny that I feel more emotion for the Fool than I do when thinking about my friends. It's probably a little pathetic - or merely a testament to Robin Hobb's amazing writing talent.
Hmm, can't think of too much more to add....
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