4 years ago
Gregory
We hadn't seen each other in a few years but Nick was one of my oldest friends, and though life had taken us in different directions and I had been looking forward to the day that we would spend some time together again. Last night I had a dream that Nick and I and all our old friends were at his place, playing Magic the Gathering and eating and drinking. It was one of those dreams where you know something doesn't quite add up, but the lingering feeling was how it felt good to be affected by the legendary and inimitable enthusiasm and kindness with which he engaged and assessed other people, which came so naturally to him. It really felt like it was him and so I'll take it as my chance to say goodbye, though I desperately wish that it weren't. I'll never forget the spicy food, the "cool beans", the interminable leg drumming, insane driving, and the long nights of gaming, eating cheese and chorizo, and watching b-movies. I'm so sorry to see you go.