Lonely at 24

Where are all my friends..
the big gang, that i used to hang around with during my college days.the bunch of guys who would come to college early morning and would be the last to leave, sometimes without even attending a single class. The group that was known to do there own things, there own way.There was one of each kinds, the smart alec, the brash goon , the druggii, jester, dude, stylo, every one.And back then it seemed like nothing out of the ordinary, it was a way of life.
Where are they...??
I can go on crying that i dont miss them , but that will not change a thing.
Not too long ago,We all started from the same point, and now while all others have managed to share a common origin, i have drifted too far.
There is no rhyme or reason for my loosing the shared ground.
Its like if you come back home after having spent too long a time too far away , nothing seems quite the same.
There was a time that being together made each moment so interesting that we used to discuss our each day in detail , twice over at times. Now i see those moments in peoples albums, or read about them on mails that were'nt specifically addressed to me, but happened to reach me since i continue to be a part of the mailing list.And thats pretty much i have become , a name in the mailing list, some guy in the old college time photos.
Have i really drifted too far.I guess i have, or maybe not.
I see most of my friends every day,and with a lot of effort am able to exchange a few words with them. I am glad its nothing more then that, as the effort would be quite noticable.My "friends" now comprise of people i am working with at any given instance.
I am soon going to turn 24, and the only people i expect to ( and want to ) wish me on my birthday the ones i have interacted with in the reacent past.Some times, and only a very few instances, when some thing good has happpned, and you want to share the euphoria some one by calling him or her, all that i am able to do is scroll through my long contact List a few times, and then drop my phone.I dont stink or curse or dress shabby.I know i have a lotta well wishers around me and a lot of people who apprecitate the things i do and the things i am. But still there is this void.And i am the last person who can try and fill it.