The Greatest Pen-Pal
His letters are always laced with inside jokes, and drawings of fat men who I’ll supposedly marry or crazy-haired old ladies. We don’t write about music or love; very different from our normal conversation. Nevertheless, even the mundane everyday things seem significantly important. Most notably, in these letters we have an opportunity to discuss the religion that I love, the one he’s giving a pair of years of life to. For this he is my hero. I miss my argumentative friend (You can’t say things like that to missionaries, only words of encouragement.) I hadn’t realized that Dano by my own definition had morphed into my best friend. It must have happened in-between Red vs. Blue episodes or late night conversations on breaking molds or perhaps the reciting of Brand New lyrics…oh number 11. I have only one regret in regard to my first semester of life. I gave silent treatment to someone who will probably never deserve it. It prevented a real goodbye…or at least postponed it for two years. Even still, he calls me HIS hero; an endlessly amazing compliment. Even still, I was to be granted the James Dean poster!!!!! “I was gonna let you borrow my James Dean poster for 2 years, but then you got mad at me and we didn’t talk…but I was gonna do that so we’d be sure to meet up in 2 years!” I had won the James Dean poster…sad day.posted by Melissa at
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11 comment(s):
Wow, sounds like you're really into this kid. I didn't know u were writing a missionary; what a coincidence...so am I.
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Anonym, at
4/10/2005 1:09 AM
This Dan kid..is he on his Mission in Hawaii...I'm going there...in June and hopefully for school soon. I'd stop writing him because he's playing you honey, so yeah...get over him! He's gone and ur here! Sorry!
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Anonym, at
4/11/2005 1:07 AM
This is ridiculous! Obviously SOMEone is jealous and insecure. Seriously friend, we've been out of highschool for year!!
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Anonym, at
4/11/2005 2:20 AM
After re-reading Melissa's entry about Dan, I've found no basis for your immature comments. It is obvious that their relationship is purely plutonic. What rule says that a female friend cannot write another male friend on a mission? Besides, he wrote her first! And another thing...what is she to get over? I know Melissa and I know who she reserves ALL of her romantic feelings for...and it's definitely NOT Dan.
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Anonym, at
4/11/2005 2:29 AM
I apologize for having offended so many. My words were simply intended to glorify a good friend who I am greatly proud of. It saddens me that so few understand such a friendship.
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Melissa, at
4/11/2005 3:28 AM
Idiot...what an appropriate title. You laugh a lot and say very little.
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Anonym, at
4/11/2005 4:49 AM
First of all, this is absolutely none of your business. Second of all, you've obviously never had a real, real best friend before. You know nothing about this; you've been recruited for support and your only job is to oppose Mel and break--try to break--her down, to try to contradict her and twist her words and their meaning around. So please, mind your own business. If Mel wanted to know what you had to say, she would have asked.
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Ellie, at
4/11/2005 5:05 AM
So I was going to write Dan a letter, but I'd hate to give everyone the wrong impression. Heaven forbid I send him some words of encouragement...too bad. I definitely don't want people thinking I'm "really into this kid" or living in a "fantasy world".
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Anonym, at
4/12/2005 12:01 AM
Mel's my best friend. I haven't been recruited, I simply know a bit more about this than most. While it is anyone's place to read this blog, it's certainly no one's place to be rude and intrusive. Sorry if I've been either of those, or if I've offended anyone who might have taken my comments personally, but people, please let's move on. How old are we all now?
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Ellie, at
4/12/2005 2:31 AM
ah, you are an idiot. you didn't realize what a support system you were up against. perhaps you should leave and find your own. or just leave, because you'll probably be unable to accomplish the latter.
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Diane, at
4/13/2005 12:46 PM
idiot...
Perhaps you should turn your critical mind on yourself, for it seems obvious that only in the fantasy world of the internet do you have the audacity to say such things about something you appear to not be capable of understanding. But then that takes us back to the whole idiot thing...how odd.
and as i like to say...
It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid, than to open it and remove all doubt.
Samuel Clemens
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Anonym, at
7/06/2005 1:34 AM
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