Revelations or The End of an Era

I just found out that Rob has decided to enter the military (as a mechanic) and leaves Feb.6 for basic training. He's going to be gone for pretty much the next 45 weeks and after that will not be living in Winnipeg any longer. If he's lucky, he can get stationed in Shilo (near Brandon) and would therefore be able to return to the city on weekends to see the gang. This revelation has stirred up a melange of emotions inside of me. On the one hand, I'm happy that Rob is going to be getting the opportunity to do something that he enjoys but on the other hand, I'm really going to miss him. He's always been someone that I've gotten along with effortlessly. We share the same goofy and stupid sense of humour and have had some wacky adventures together. Severing the proximity of our friendship will only make those times come few and far between. Sure memories are great, but the knowledge that you can just call someone up anytime and hang out is better. I think I'm still in a little bit of a state of shock over the whole thing. I honestly didn't think that he was going to go through with it. I just kind of expected that he would follow in his father's footsteps and work for the city or something... I never thought that the gang would be broken. I know that sounds incredibly naive, but still... I'm going to really miss the way we would laugh at something lame until we cried... "Special Beam Cannon" and "Happy Stinky Poo" are the two most notable instances that pop into my head at this time... I almost feel like someone has died... I'm even getting a little choked up as I type this... Keep in mind that I am fully aware that life is about movement, not stasis and that things have to move on from where they were in high school... I just maybe sorta thought that I could get through life without having to alter anything that was good. Dammit, now I'm sad!
One thing about this whole situation is that it should give me a little more courage to take that big plunge into "the real world" that I've been avoiding for so long... Fuck, I didn't want to make this at all about "me." This was supposed to be about the friendship bond that I've shared with my good buddy Rob. He's the guy that turned me onto HapkiDo, we used to car pool together... I don't know if I would've had the courage to go without him... He's the guy that turned me onto guitar (although the lack of will to practice killed off that urge). Man... we've had some pretty great times and I don't that to end... Stupid life and forward motion of time!