"Part Time Friends" aka "Fair Weather Friends"

Okay - so I've kinda been having this issue with people who are only friends when it's convenient for them. Ya know, when they want something/need something/don't wanna be alone/etc etc etc...?! I'm so over this whole theory, I'm sick and tired of people who only want a friend when it's convenient for them. I'm either and all weather friend, or no friend at all! I don't like this whole idea behind "I only want to be friends when it's convenient for me" theory, I'd just as soon loose a friend over that kinda stuff than keep them when I don't mean much to them.

My friendships are about quality NOT quantity, and I've noticed that so many people lately are all about whose got more "friends"! Why does it matter if you've got 300 or 3,000 friends? If you don't know 3/4 of the people that you're "friends" with then why bother having them in your life?! I just don't understand why, why people can't stand to be friends ALL the time or NONE of the time.

Here's my thought. If you're from my hometown and we hardly talk, then to me it's understandable - we're 500 miles away! BUTTTTTTT if we're "new" friends, friends since I've moved to VA, and you can't find time to keep me as a part of your life - then see ya. I'm not asking for contact EVERY day, I'm not asking to spend time with you every waking moment, I'm simply asking for a text or a phone call or a quick message here and there saying "hey, how ya doin?" Is that too much to ask? Like, I'm honestly asking if that is too much to ask? I know life is crazy, I know life can be super busy, but fact of the matter is when my husband came home from being away for a YEAR I still tried to text/call/keep in contact with everyone at least a little...

Anyways, that's my rant, my run down, my big mouth voicing how I feel!