My only lifelong friend got engaged yesterday.

I'm both excited and a little weirded out. I'm extraordinarily happy for him - but because of geographic distance, I've never met his fiance. That just seems weird to me.

Also - it's like a benchmark. One of your close friends is engaged, Jason. This officially means you have reached the age where that sort of thing *can happen*.

Oh, also - you finish your undergraduate college experience in 8 days. How's *that* for a benchmark?

Now you just have to finish that paper.

Godspeed, me, godspeed.