It seems like a long time ago that I worked with Cynthia (she was my boss’s boss when I left Duquesne University in January 1998) but she’s the person I most want to catch up with when I’m in town. There’s a long list of others, but Cynthia is one of the few who manages to get on the agenda while I’m here. No matter how long we’ve been apart, it’s like we’ve only been away a week or two. I don’t have too many friends like that anymore.
Tonight we had dinner with her family and Jason (another old DU coworker) and his family. What a treat. Not only did we get a wonderful meal and more than enough wine, but we had great conversation and as we lurched drunkenly into our taxi Cynthia’s husband, Jeremy, handed us the CD we’d been listening to over our last glass of cognac.
And note this, Tokyoites: a 12 mile (20 km) taxi ride to the suburbs cost under $25 (3000 yen). What a bargain. :-)
Posted by kuri at February 07, 2003 11:59 PMAnd we had a wonderful time, too, Kristen! I will send you the photos. It makes me think about Emerson’s reflections on friends: “When they are real, they are not glass threads or frostwork, but the solidest things we know.”
I am so glad you came to visit. Next year in Tokyo?
Cynthia
Posted by: Cynthia on February 9, 2003 12:44 PMAnd we had a wonderful time, too, Kristen! I will send you the photos. It makes me think about Emerson’s reflections on friends: “When they are real, they are not glass threads or frostwork, but the solidest things we know.”
I am so glad you came to visit. Next year in Tokyo?
Cynthia
Posted by: Cynthia on February 9, 2003 12:44 PM