The Things You Never Forget.

Today at work (that is to say Sunday evening), we had a staff meeting. I always enjoy staff get togethers because it's a good opportunity to get to know your fellow worker in a much more casual setting. One of the workshops we had to do was to arrange some of out tasting party products into an imaginary dinner party. We had to create a menu, and then describe to the other groups what each dish was for, and how we planned to have everything arrange. My time spent as a waiter kicked in here and I found myself regaling the staff with what was basically an imaginary meal.

It's interesting how we never really forget the important things we were taught. There's parts of math I have certainly let slip, but I know how to do the basics like add, subtract, multiply and divide. With language, we remember how to form sentences and the use of punctuation. We may get lazy about these things at times, but fundamentally we still know how to do them. It's like the saying, "it's like riding a bike". Granted, there are things that do require a certain amount of regular practice to stay sharp. Things like foreign languages or martial arts. Artistic skills, dance and writing all required regular practice in order to stay at your peak. That's part of the reason I've found this blog so useful. It's acting as a writing gymnasium, keeping me sharp for college coming up. I imagine once school starts my posting will become fairly erratic. I'll go through droughts of writing, and then when something momentous happens I'll post several times in one day. It should prove to be fairly exciting.

I do worry about relationships I'm bound to have in school. This doesn't just mean romantic relationships, but friendships as well. I like the group of friends I have now. It's a good size, and I know them really well. Some people like having fifty people they know, and talk to on Facebook or MSN. I'm more concerned with having a smaller group of friends whose lives are layered on top of one another. The connections you make with friends like that are much richer and emotion-laden. It's a much more fulfilling way of living, if you ask me. Events are more profound and important and you get to feel like you're actually part of them, rather than an observer. While I'd like to be friendly with my fellow classmates, I don't seek to befriend them intentionally.

I wonder if I still know how to make friends with new kids at school?