Can this just be over already. Please???

Instead of good news, I received this from my lawyer today.

Hi [Pelagic],

Your medical exam was returned to me because apparently pages 3 and 4 were not submitted in the sealed envelope (pages related to your immunization history). They want your doctor to fill out a complete I-693 that properly documents your vaccination history. They have returned the original medical examination, you need to take it back to your doctor and have him prepare a new I-693 in a sealed envelope.

I am sending you the medical by overnight mail. We have until February 8, 2009 to submit the completed exam.

The Lawyer Lady

FUCK.

update on "stalkees"

Yesterday, I heard back from the writer; she wrote a sweeeeet message back. It's so awesome! I have been too in awe to write back. I'll do so today, I think.


This morning, I heard back from Berk of öykü & Berk. This, I wasn't sure was going to come.

Now, if I can just figure out why we're supposed to meet...



He seems less willing to roll with the ambiguity. Can't blame him—I know he must be getting women writing to him all the time. And I'm sure others also think "but I'm different!"

But I'm different. (!)

I don't want an autographed copy of anything. I don't want keys to his house or to his heart. I don't even know the man. But it's one of those times when I think I'm supposed to get to know him.

Well.

We shall see. Maybe when I return to TR, I'll try him again sometime. And maybe I'm supposed to give him some info. The Alchemist style... I think he thinks I need something from him. I don't. At least not that I know of.


???


Anyway, 2009 has proven to be awesome already: you put an intention out there and make a genuine effort to connect, the effort will return to you.

(not exactly) fan letters

I wrote two fan letters of sorts today.

In both cases, I had to email someone else and hope the message gets to the actual recipient.

The first one is a message to a writer whose book is out of print. I want to get in touch with the writer and bring the book back to life, and even teach it. It's a book I am emotionally attached to, so writing the letter was kind of an intense experience. It made me think of my 17-year-old self, the person I was when I first read this book.


The second message was to a musician who lived in Spain and returned to Turkey. It's not a celebrity crush I have on him; it's just that something tells me I'm supposed to get in touch with him...like we'd actually be good friends if we could ever get in touch. Or something. Imagine getting an email that says something vague like this, and you're famous. Would YOU write back?


I don't care as much about the results. I tried to make contact, and that's all I really needed to do. Any response will be amazing, but I already feel good.