It was nearly ten years ago, but I all still seems like it happened a second or two ago, at most. And if you expect me to make clear precisely what I am talking about, then y'all best be prepared for crushing disappointment. I've never allowed the facts to get in the way of the truth and I'm not going to start allowing it now. Whatever is revealed will be revealed in dribs and drabs, which would have made a good title for a letter to Francesca Reyes, no doubt.....and I'm honestly surprised neither of us thought of that one. Instead, what will be revealed, if anything, will be more like a series of little bento box meals perhaps.....or, the remnants of little votive/voodoo candles long after the flames have been extinguished. Instead of my usual insect-burning rampage, it's a peek into the world of 10 years ago.

I have an enormous achive of material from 1995. The largest files are letters to and from Anne Gibson. The file contains both e.mail and snail mail letters, plus transcripts of our AOL chat sessions. So without any further burdensome facts, here's a little sampling from my letter to Anne on Oct 11, 1995, then from her's from the next day.

My letter:

>>"It's a big, fearsome mecha bird!.... But it's so tiny!"<<

I'm stunned with laughter at this!! And I'm speechless as well.... 8-)

Actually I can't stop laughing. And I'm laughing so hard that I'm wearing my Chicago Blackhawks cap inside out, upside down, and backwards.

>>Anyway, sorry about this.....send you my response attached to this.....I hope you don't mind. Well, here it is!<<



Actually, Anne, I'm glad you attached your file the way you did!! My software converted it and I thimk it converted your letter just fine! I note, for example, that you changed typefaces 3 times.

I hope that MY stuff computes through as nicely as yours!! ((Plus, my apologies for the Sailor Moon stationary----but I promise to make it up to you by making you a tape of some really cool music----you do like music, don't you?? 8-P)


Anne's response:

>>>>"It's a big, fearsome mecha bird!.... But it's so tiny!"<<<<


>>I'm stunned with laughter at this!! And I'm speechless as well.... 8-)

Actually I can't stop laughing. And I'm laughing so hard that I'm wearing my Chicago Blackhawks cap inside out, uposide down, and backwards.<<


Man, then you HAVE to see Dragon Half. If you thought it was that funny with just me saying it, then you'll love Dragon Half as much as me and my brother..... And Darius, and Washu-chan and, and, and...:)

>>Actually, Anne, I'm glad you attached your file the way you did!! My software converted it and I thimk it converted your letter just fine! I note, for example, that you changed typefaces 3 times.<<


What?! I never switched type faces even ONCE!! That's wierd...

>>I hope that MY stuff computes through as nicely as yours!!<<


Your stuff comes through good, but....what does chisai i ji mean? : )

>>((Plus, my apologies for the Sailor Moon stationary----but I promise to make it up to you by making you a tape of some really cool music----you do like music, don't you?? 8-P)<<


Do not even THINK about apologizing. I don't like Sailor Moon, no, but it really made my day to get that letter written on that stationary. It's WAY more exciting (as I said in the letter in the package) to get stuff on Sailor Moon stationary than regular paper. Let me explain what happened to me: I had a really good day, happy and all that, plus it was sunny and nice and I had just finished listening to Neketsu!! Yusha Ramunesu as I walked in the door which ALWAYS gets my blood burning (Ore wa ima moretsuni neketsu shiteirue!!) and I thought, "wouldn't it be cool if I got those Reiaasu subbed tapes from AA today... Yeah right!" So I come in and see the pink envelope, and I'm like, "Man, this gonna be good." So I see it's from you and it's Sailor Moon and I'm fully amused and happy, and then the Ferio card falls out. I was so psyched that I was jumping around in little circles and called my brother just to tell him. You REALLY made my day. : )


So that's a little bit of what it was all about. I'm still not going to trouble you with the facts when the truth will do. But back then, everyday suddenly seemed like it was a million dollar day, and a nickel's worth of time went a lot further and was worth ever so much more. Proof once more that one does naught need battle's magnificently stern array to get a sense of history.

I will note, for those of you who are sports-minded, that Anne Gibson ((Pomona College, Class of 2003)) went on to become the team captain of the Claremont Foxes rugby team which kicked ass.....or maybe not. But anyway....this pleases me more than you can possibly imagine. Scrumfly, huh?? 8-P Whatta chumplin I am. <8-] And with that, I will carry on with my drunken business. And so will you.

Mood: Sullen & Historical
Beer: BERGHOFF Original Lager
Music: "Yazurenai Negai" by Naomi Tamura

posted by Fat Nakago at 2:05 PM