ode to nathan

This is Nathan. He is my best friend in all of the world. Ever. No doubt about it. The stories we have between us are endless. He's the smartest, kindest, and the most fun person I've ever known.

On Friday, Nathan is moving away to Berkeley, California to go to school for landscape architecture. This is a really great thing for Nathan to do. He has the eye and the heart for it.

Nathan knows probably everything there is to know about snails. This is a unique field of expertise, which only serves to make Nathan all the more interesting.

Nathan and I lived together for a couple of months several summers ago, a time I like to refer to as "the best summer ever." In this time period we both turned 21 and became avid beer drinkers, infrequent bathers, and ramen innovators.

Nathan has the best laugh I've ever heard. He's also the greatest arm wrestler I've ever known (I've only beaten him once, and I don't lose to too many people.) Also probably the most environmentally conscious people that I know.

I can tell you this: I'm going to miss Nathan more than I've ever missed anybody. He's always been a really wonderful and supportive friend. It's going to be really strange to have Nathan gone so far away for so long. Tomorrow we are going to get drinks, and then he will be gone. I feel really sad about all of this, and I'm trying hard not to let it get to me. But I really feel this great sense of dread for this pending loss.

Nathan had a going away party on Sunday and it was a really wonderful time. It was good to see many of the friends that I have met through Nathan and Sage (his lady), and it was especially nice to goof off with Nathan and Darren once more (a past time we all enjoy). Here are some video clips that I took at the party.

Nathan's going to be missed greatly.  There are a lot of other things that I could say, but I'll save it. I just wanted to make sure the internet knew how much I am going to miss Nathan.

I've never been to California. But I suppose now I will be making a trip south.