I've had some intellectual conversations with a new member lately, and they really make me miss an old friend of mine. I think he would have been better company for her than I am. And she was the sort of friend he deserved to have back then, instead of me. I don't know why he was friends with me, or why he wanted to help me, entertaining my ideas and using his intellect to help make them a reality. He was clearly much more intelligent than I am, and hence better than me. I don't know why he cared about my opinion on anything, or even wanted to talk to me.
I suppose I never will know, really... he suddenly didn't want to be my friend anymore and removed me without a word on one of my Skype accounts at some point when I last tried to contact him. He disappeared as mysteriously as he came, and I know nothing about him. He was like a disembodied mind... just your typical INTP computer nerd friend I suppose, but more mysterious and less egotistical.
But seriously, when the conversation gets going, sometimes they remind me of each other so much that I have to catch myself and ensure I use the correct name. I guess it's like when my Grandma calls me "Steve" instead of "Jeremy," because something about my behavior reminds her of someone she's known longer. It's enough to make me wonder if I'm getting senile already.