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he tried to get me to go to burning man every year.
he used to tease me for being a mac person, i used to tease him for being laid back. when he started in web, he called me, i was about 2 days ahead of him. i told him what i could and we swapped ideas for the next year. we were infants together in this medium. he tried to lure me away from my wretched employer. instead, i sent him all my people. and complained to him, which he was always willing to listen to. he helped me nurse this passion in my life. he eventually gave me a job when i wasn't sure what do with myself. i'm not sure what to do with these memories. sometimes we went for a long time without speaking.... but, i always felt that we had each other's backs. i think he felt that way too. he was always good at having more confidence in me than i did. but that was robert's trick, this quiet wonderful support he gave people because in a casual way he understood the best in them. and if you were willing to hear, that understanding could bring it out in you. he was a friend, but he was also the first person i ever thought of as a collegue as well. that means a lot to me. when i think of the phrase 'good people' he comes to mind, always has. and i was just thinking we could go to burning man this year. fuck. |