Evan in Hawaii

For the past 10 days or so, my roommate Evan has been in Hawaii for an all-expenses-paid-for family reunion of sorts, and therefore I've had the place all to myself. Living alone like this is both a blessing and a curse for me:

When I'm just wanting to spend some me-time, I prefer to live alone and sometimes get frustrated having someone around with whom I have to share our living space. This tends to happen regardless of how much I like my roommate. Fortunately, Evan's one of the best roommates I've had, so this is minimized.

This said though, part of the reason I was so excited to move in with Evan was that I would always have a guy friend around. In my current social situation, having a friend around without having to make plans to see them really made a big difference in how socially active (and satisfied) I feel. It's still not enough to just have one roommate (who is a good friend) and a girlfriend, but it's an improvement for sure.

So, although I'm not exactly lonely right now with Evan gone, I'm sure I would become lonely sooner or later and would want him back. That said, my past 10 days have been great...doing whatever I want, relaxing, playing video games late at night without having headphones on, and playing guitar (and singing) without fear of disrupting someone. I sincerely hope Evan had a great trip though, and when he gets back tomorrow I'll be excited to hear how it went (although I'm sure he'll be totally wiped out...he's taking a very long red-eye flight home).