Geo (formerly Georgia) and I met the summer after our sophomore year of high school while studying at North Carolina School of the Arts. We spent the summer playing guitar, singing Ani Difranco and Ben Folds Five at the tops of our lungs and losing ourselves in our crazy alter egos and never ending improv sketches. She was my closest friend for many years but unforeseen circumstances caused us to drift apart. I still really miss my old friend. (I’m getting teary just writing this…) And I know at heart Geo is the same person, but it’s an adjustment I’ve just never really become accustomed to. I feel as if he never really gave me a chance to…

We ran into each other outside a subway station in NY last May and shared a short and rushed reunion. I was heading to a comedy performance in Brooklyn and he was on his way to mend an argument with his girlfriend. It was exciting and heartbreaking all at the same time. I really miss Georgia, but I also miss the man she has now become. Since then I’ve been following his musical success online (Google Novice Theory, he’s quite accomplished) and proudly sing along when his songs come across my ipod. I can’t even begin to tell you how proud I am of Geo. He’s an incredibly talented musician and I know it’s only a matter of time before he gains real critical acclaim. It still pains me that we aren’t close anymore but i wish him nothing but success and hope someday I can call him my closest friend again.