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Thursday, December 07, 2006

Burn baby burn.....


Boy did I get burned yesterday…but there of course is a funny story to be had in all of this… So if I didn’t mention this convoluted tale…lets start at the very beginning, a very good place to start….when we read we begin with … yeah yeah - I digressed....

Once upon a time, Will and Tracy were transported to Shanghai and then on to Moganshan for a mini-vacation in a galaxy far far away – well about 4 hours from Shanghai. There they met a lovely couple, their name was Brady. Just kidding, it was Kitto. During our conversations they mentioned they had been to a little small town for a wedding last summer named: Grand Haven. My my, Shanghai to Grand Haven, heavens to mercatroid – Grand Haven you say? The conversation continued – who’s wedding? A name that was familiar, but not so familiar. I told Joanna (immediately on a first name basis of course) - *I'm* from Grand Haven. She goes on to say the guy that got married owns a cool little business in Shanghai called Sherpas! Well, that is just our *favorite* place to order from (along with numerous other expats). I told her send him an email, see if he recognizes my name, probably not, but cool small world – another soul from West Michigan in Shanghai! Next day: big surprise – he doesn’t recognize my name – who do I think I am – Hadley Baas, Missy Engel?

Well, I send him another email just to say hi…. He basically blows me off at first… spouting out names like Bram Brosseit and Sanders Cleveland and some other “bozos” – and yeah how he hung out with them, and what year did YOU graduate – blah blah blah. Well surprise surprise (think Gomer Pile here) - I told him of course I knew Bram and Sanders (like I know that Sanders real first name is Robert – did you know that??) – old friends ya know. Graduated in the only reciprocal year of the century – woo hoo 1991! I play it cool, saying sure they’d remember me (do I tell him now I was a nerd/jockette and “maybe” they remember me?).

Next email from Mark: Oh great, so you know about Sanders, but did you hear about “Bram’s accident – the one where he lost his ear – now he is having problems with his balance and walking, so he spends most days on the couch watching TV LOUDLY.” I’m initially concerned, and honestly saddened. Then Mark also says he included a picture of himself – “just in case” I happened to remember him (see picture included). In my mind there were so many things to call bullshit on, but what was real and what was moonshine? I’ve seen too much in Austin and at the hospital - so I played it cool and sent him a nice note back – saying thanks for the picture – seems like you belong more in Austin (my second home town) than in West Michigan (and definitely not in Shanghai). And...Thanks for the update, I hadn’t heard about Bram, but I’ll – (here’s the kicker) – “I’ll keep him in my thoughts” – yes, I said this about Bram B!! Then, of course, I immediately sent out a super secret email to my spies in Grand Haven saying what the hell – didn’t anyone tell me about Bram?? I know I’m not that well connected in GH, but what am I talking about – YES I AM! The mystery deepens....

Of course in a few hours he sends me another thread and is laughing hysterically while apologizing - I think he threw in there that he was an ass, no wait, spaz, yeah that was it – does anyone use spaz anymore – what a bozo! But, wait, he said what … he BLIND COPIED Bram and Sanders – oh, how in high school I would have been SOOO embarrassed. Alas, I’m an adult now and totally mature, right? Well, I gave him props for pulling my leg and then threw in a little dirt on Bram. So much for being mature. We had a fun exchange and maybe Will and I will run into Mark and his wife around town. What a cool small world after all.

3 Comments:

Robert said...

Hmmmm.. I would start planning my revenge! Cute story.. Hope all is well.

9:12 PM  
kelly said...

mark who? the only name that immediately comes to mind is Mark Cooper. I think the rest of Grand Haven lives in Denver. Ha Ha.

oh, we got the package.

12:35 AM  
willandtracy said...

Mark Seccia - I'll send you his website.

6:46 AM  

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