  & nbsp; nbsp;  A friend of mine last week complained about the hot and humid temperatures (
normal for Illinois this time of year)  in his blog.
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 He should do that more often because ever since that day we've had gorgeous weather.
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 It's very rare for July/ August,  so I'm enjoying it as much as possible.
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 I know it can't last forever,  so got to make the best of it now.
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 Too bad it can't be like this year- around.
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 But then again I love snow too,  so I tend to only like the fall and winter seasons.
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 Only reason I like summer is for vacations and baseball.
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 I spend too much time hanging out with guys.
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 I've been emailing my roommate from senior year non- stop it seems.
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 We're playing catch- up ( told you this was a catch- up summer)  because we don't get to talk to each other much.
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 Funny how her dramas are not that dissimilar from mine.
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 Maybe that is why our friendship has lasted so long.
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 Then again my best friend here and I are completely at different ends of the spectrum,  and we've been friends even longer.
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 When you think about it,  why do you stay friends with the people you do?
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 Do you attract people who are just like you or opposite of you?
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 I tend to attract friends nowadays that are neck- deep into politics ( not me)  love things like rollercoasters and flying ( not me)  and/ or other things that I won't mention ( but aren't me either)
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 Yet I love them to death,  and would do anything for them -  as I do and would for those I've known for pretty much all my life.
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 I do know that&
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all my friends&
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are caring people who bust their butts for their friends,  are trustworthy,
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and would be there when you need them.
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 Those things are the qualities I look for in friends -  those are what really&
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count&
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in the end.
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