Taking stock of my life

[Albertosaurus Rex]

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.

Believe it or not, but I recognize that feeling. Sometimes fiction feels more important, or even more real, than real life to me. When I finish a freally great book, I always have to sort of make a transistion back to my own life.

Oh, and I know it doesn't really belong in this discussion, but about the girl with the older boyfriend? What really pushed it over the edge was a comment by one of the others present: "Well, your previous boyfriend was pretty young..." Having never met the guy and not knowing how old he actually is, I'm not sure what to think of that...