Ah, indeed, close friends are more valuable than gold. And sometimes harder to find than gold ... Oh well, but sure I'm grateful for life has blessed me with making contact with some truly great people. Most of the time, with most of the people, I have to struggle to tolerate the social interaction, but then there are these special people who are easy to be around with =)

Oh well, yeah, I hope music or some other hobby will give you new ways to make contacts with new people. If I think of my life, some of my best friends date back to the time when I was studying the degree of masseur. As I had already been working of the field, I only visited the school every now and then to refresh my memory on the professional jargon, so that I could pass the exams. And the little contact I had with the other students still left me with two long lasting friendships, which later on have accumulated to meeting friends of friends - great people I like to hang around with =)