Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 23:04:55 -0800 (PST)
From: Jay Schneider
To: Betty Yu
Subject: Re: Betty Who?
Betty…hmmm…you’re that tall African man I met in France, right? Glad to hear from you, and hope you’re getting used to life with one leg.
(now I’ve screwed myself, how do I make the transition into seriousness? I can of course use the ol’ “but seriously…” but I hesitate to use that because it implies that I think what preceded it was so brilliant and hilarious. see how complicated life gets?)
Anyhoo, funny how the world works, I was actually thinking of you, yes YOU, Ms. BETTY, yesterday while on a train. I know, I know, I’ll give you a bit of time to recover from the fact that in my wild life of pure adventure and excitement (you’ve missed out on shaven heads, donut-stealing monkeys, toe-stomping camels, and erotic temple carvings in between Cambodia and the gay bars of Bangkok), I would have time to think of li’l ol’ you. But I did.
Now that you’ve recovered from the initial feelings of joy and elation, you’re feelings are probably rapidly turning to those of fear, wondering, “why would Jay be thinking of me? Is he plotting some revenge for something I did long ago and far away which he can neither forgive, nor forget?”
Okay, I’ll explain. On a train in Malaysia, see a group of people signing (not autographs, but communicating with their hands) and a train (ha-ha, “train”) of thought brought you to mind, and I turned to my travel-partner and said, “I knew someone who was fluent in ASL. This really nice tall African man I met in France…”
But seriously…
Timing’s a bit off, as I’ve set so many wheels in motion which would make heading to Taiwan, oh, so difficult and complicated. (where were you a week ago, when I had absolutely no clue as to which direction I should go.
But, but, but…I AM seriously going to consider it, because I’d love to see you guys, and it would be a great chance to get there. I’ll think about it over the next few days and figure out whether I can make it a reality.
Will contact again soon
Rabid Monkey, over and out.
P.S. — I’ll add you to my mailing updates so you won’t have to depend on the bone-throwing. Also, back-issues are available upon request