<p><blockquote>And I have been to Paris<br> And I have been to Rome<br> And I have gone to London<br> And I am all alone<br> And I have been to Paris<br> And I have been to Rome<br> And I have gone to New York City<br> And I am all alone<br> I'm all alone<br> I am all alone<br> <i><a href="http://www.countingcrows.com/">Counting Crows</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30LGN2tsD-U&eurl=http://rob.infinitepigeons.org/blog&feature=player_embedded">Murder of One</a></i> </blockquote></p> <p>Events and conversations finally have made me realize that I'm going to be <a href="http://www.answers.com/lonely">lonely</a> a bunch for a while (sense 1, hopefully not 2 or 3), that I need to become comfortable with something that I'm really unused to and a little fearful of. But just realizing this has made it something to take on, rather than an inevitable cloud hanging on the horizon. It's good to know what you're working with.</p> <p>I've never actually been to Rome, either. </p>