Maintaining my social network takes a lot of effort. Ever since the July 4th Party, I’ve become acutely aware of how much time it takes to keep in touch with everyone, to keep up to date, and to maintain a reasonable level of social presence… especially with all the cool new people that I’ve since met. It’s rough, and it’s turning me into a social butterfly who’s really not deeply settled anywhere… and most of all, my work is suffering, as are my academic pursuits.