Homesick for virtual places

The “Years Ago Today” plugin on my blog just reminded me that I linked to GTA V GeoGuesser four years ago. I clicked just for a laugh, oh, maybe I still remember, haha – and I wasn’t really prepared what a deep feeling of nostalgia and (I guess?) homesickness this would trigger.A long time ago “hanging out in GTA Online with the boys” was my number one third place – there was a time when I just knew I could switch on my Xbox and Skype (yes, it was that long ago) and someone would be willing to just hang out. I mean, of course, we’d do the races and the heists and stuff like that, but the main reason to do that, really, was to chat about life and stuff. We’re spread out all over Germany and this gave us a reason to still be in contact.Of course people’s circumstances and priorities change, life happens, and so surely but slowly this period in our lives came to an end. But oh boy, clicking around in this virtual world, I sure do miss these hangout sessions with my friends.(Now how is…