mid day/night chats

Session Start (samsoloman2000@msn.com:UG): Thu Oct 05 00:15:05 2006
[00:15] UG: Hi Sam, u there?
[00:15] sam: hi
[00:15] sam: i'm here
[00:22] UG: how're you?
[00:26] sam: i'm smiling, feeling blessed, filled with good grace and sleepless
[00:26] sam: :)
[00:26] sam: how are you
[00:26] sam: ??
[00:27] UG: glad to hear you're doing great !!
[00:27] UG: i'm fine, too
[00:27] UG: are u still in SD ?
[00:28] sam: no i left san diego... it was a nice place, but not for me
[00:29] sam: where are you these days?
[00:29] sam: CH?
[00:29] sam: FR?
[00:32] UG: i have one leg in each country ;)
[00:32] UG: so where are you now ??
[00:33] UG: i'm still working in Geneva (as a permanent employee at Reuters) but i don't think i'll stay in Geneva very long... it's a bit dull
[00:34] sam: yeah, i've heard Geneva isn't the liveliest of places... where will you move to? back to paris?
[00:35] sam: I moved to san francisco... little, old victorian home in the Mission district
[00:40] UG: that sounds great!! and what do you do ?
[00:41] UG: no, i don't think i'll move to paris. i want to move abroad again, who knows where....
[00:41] sam: student programs and events
[00:41] UG: at Berkeley?
[00:41] sam: university of san francisco
[00:41] sam: i've gone private, oh my!
[00:41] UG: ok ;)
[00:41] sam: hanging out with all the rebellious catholic kids
[00:42] UG: oh my god, i hope you lock your door at night
[00:42] UG: i miss california...
[00:42] sam: no... i leave a trail of wine bottles leading all the way to my door
[00:43] sam: california is always missed by someone
[00:43] sam: just like spain and paris
[00:44] sam: just like the green grass that's always on the other side, and the magical moments in life you can't plan or replicate
[00:44] UG: i wouldn't have said better
[00:45] UG: i just miss living in a real city
[00:45] sam: missing creates longing, longing developes into initiative... and the next thing is you don't miss anymore because you've stretched your arm to touch it
[00:45] UG: california has that balance between urban life and country
[00:45] sam: it makes me feel human...
[00:45] UG: that's always my problem, i always want to be somewhere else
[00:45] sam: alive... breathing
[00:46] UG: i'm really happy for you!
[00:46] sam: and you will always continue to do so... such is your fate
[00:46] UG: i dont know, i hope at some point i'll just be happy to be where i am, even for a short time
[00:47] UG: brb
[00:47] sam: we never really know what it is we want, and what we want is rarely what truely best suits us... so we are constantly searching
[00:47] sam: prodding under stones and in books for answers, clues... constantly packing bags to search it out in some unknown city's cafe in some international airport
[00:48] sam: brb
[00:48] sam: brb too... in the morning... i need tonight's dream
[00:48] sam: bon soir
Session Close (UG): Thu Oct 05 00:48:30 2006