a small meme

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This is a rare occasion upon which I like a meme enough to meme it (filched from athene:

Do you remember the day you and I met? Tell me what you remember about it in a comment (or an email, if you'd prefer).

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15+ plus years of beat up cars and scrabble

[(Anonymous)]

I've been told (by you and others) that we met at JCC when I was 9 or 10 or 11. I dont recall the exact time or the event in question. Was I picking my nose? That woulda been '89 or '90. I had yet to develop me keen sense of wit. I'm sure my first words to prolly included a shrill cry of "COOTIES"! I'm far more mature these days. Now I look a new girl square in the eye. Shake hands bravely. And Cry "DOUBLE COOTIES". And run far and fast.

I do recall and impish Marfta in and out of my life appearing at just the right moments.

Fav. meetings: (In random order)

In Dec. 2000 when I was home on leave from Basic Training you came to my parents house on Ivy. We talked for what seems like half the night. I was terrified to go back and you calmed my fears.

March 24th at Hope HS in 1997. You dodged the school security forces, found my classroom, and gave me a birthday present. I don't recall the gift but I know I liked it.

97 or 98. you loaned me 50 dollars in silver coin so that I could drive a 72 pickup to Long Island to see someone I was infatuated with. (What were you thinking! you oughta have bopped me on the head and cuffed me to a fence and doused me with buckets of cold water till I came to my senses!)

I never graduated from Classical HS. but I have a "special" hand made yearbook ... I 'm not sure but I suspect you had a hand in that.

All thru HS there was the Jerry, Kevin, Ariella, Mike, Peter, Emanuel, Ricca, and others crew. You were the one that always made sense... despite that we hardly listened to you... despite that I can not recall any time that you ever judged harshly or used the dreaded words: "I told you so" in a mean spirited way.

Those odd long drives to and from Smith in the fall of 98 spring of 99 to see first Marina in Worcester and you at Smith... long drives in a 72 pickup with a failing radio and busted heat. You being the highlight of the trip.

Seeing Romeo and Juliet at Trinity with you and Pete and the something I told you both under the stairs. :-) You were two of the first people I ever dared tell.

Endless movie nights, scrabble nights, "oh jeez what did you guys do now" nights.

The fact that you helped name my truck: "Mercutio."

So I can't say I recall the day we met but I sure have loved and enjoyed the 15 years since.

Ype

Re: 15+ plus years of beat up cars and scrabble

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Now why did that come up anonymous. Weird.

Twas me of course like you didnt know.

HA

BTW. When I hike the AT this coming spring I will require a lucky fleece lined trail hat. I hear that you are the person to see 'bout such mystical things.

Will you have me walk to the mountain where mystical fleece trees grow?

ype