Fragments & Movie Date

Tuesday, May. 04, 2004 - 8:23 a.m.

So. This friend who got cookies mailed to him.

His work firewalls have changed drastically over the last couple of weeks, and he doesn't know Who Is Looking, Or When. He can no longer access his home email address from his workplace, so if his work email is used, that's more than likely subject to monitoring.

I wanted to tell him I was going to mail the cookies today instead of yesterday, so this is the email I sent to his work address:

Dear Mr.[FRIEND]:

This is to inform you that the materials for your complex carbohydrate research project will be shipped to you tomorrow at the latest, arriving Wednesday. I trust that you will find these materials satisfactory. Please contact me with any further questions.

I figured he'd just throw me a line or two from home later that night.

Nothing could have prepared me for the delightful response I received from him an hour or so later:

Ms. McLaughlin:

I trust the materials will work quite well for the project. I am looking forward to obtaining them and using them to their full potential. I am sure the project will be a success. I may have to publish my findings if the outcome is beyond expectations. Good luck!

At the end of last week, I sent him a little framed picture for his desk. So I responded to the above response thus:

Dear Mr.[FRIEND]:

I neglected to remind you that the miniature static display is scheduled to arrive under separate cover tomorrow. I hope its specifications are to your standards. Best wishes...

And once again, I was rewarded:

Ms. McLaughlin: The static display arrived today. I will examine it each day and make sure it stays within specifications. All the best...

So. Glad the cookies will be sent. I'm hearing ominous sounds from the package already. I think breakage has already occurred.

Oh well. Dear Mr. Friend: Enjoy your fragments.

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Aunt Flo got here late yesterday afternoon, unexpectedly early. But that's okay, because that explains why I didn't lose weight this week.

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Tonight: Movie date with Jamie! We're going to watch 'Big Fish'. I haven't movie dated with Jamie in months, so this will be nice.:)

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