It finally happened, I decided to go out and when I was asked where I was going used Pokemon hunting as an excuse. Where you off to? I’m gonna go hunt Pokemon. Have fun hunting Pokemon. Thanks.
I did something I never do and went to a 10PM showing of The Killing Joke on a school night. I found out it was only showing for 2 nights and this was my last shot, and only a few theaters were showing it so I had to go to the end of Summerlin, which is cool I guess. It was weird cause there were no previews, it was a blank screen until 10PM, and then this bs countdown started on the bottom right corner of the screen, so starting at 10PM were the previews and same 2 trivia questions about Batman and everyone was all wtf, so the film didn’t start till after 10:30, and a nice forward piece by Mark Hamill was done before the actual movie, but it was enjoyable. And during the countdown I was surprised to hear a familiar voice and turned around and was all Jimmy!! He was sitting right behind me with a buddy and then two other friends showed up, and he was all oh what a coincidence. I know this was a limited viewing and few theaters were showing the movie but yeah.. this is the first time since I’ve moved here that’s ever happened lol. His group seems nice, they seem nerdy and friendly, and I was kind of disappointed he never introduced me and none of them said hi when he acknowledged me in the theater and when we were walking out, but I get it. I know in a reverse circumstance I would be running introductions and would be going for inclusion but that never happens in Vegas, and we’ve drifted as friends. Relationships are either cultivated to grow stronger or people naturally drift apart, and I know one of the things is all the baggage that came from all the politics. I understand some people prefer to keep working relationships as acquaintances, but it wasn’t like that a couple years ago. Whatever, it can’t be helped.
Vegas was amazingly lonely in 2013, that hasn’t changed. It’s hard to plant seeds here that grow into meaningful friendships. It’s one thing I miss about AZ, even if I’ve dropped a lot of people there, I know which ones are worth keeping. Here it’s different, no one even tries, or they’re still guarded on some way. The couple exceptions I’ve found are just that, exceptions. Maybe that’s why this place will never be home.