most enjoyable email exchange in a while

Dear M*****--

You are probably in bed right now, but hopefully your mom checks email a little later at night or in the morning before school.

YES you can bring your tooth in for show & tell tomorrow!

I will send the tooth fairy a text right now asking her to wait until tomorrow before visiting you!

I'm so excited to see your new smile!

Love,
Ms. Michele

On Apr 21, 2010, at 8:57 PM, **** ***** wrote:

Dear ms. Michele,

I lost my tooth. Can I bring it to school for show and tell on thursday?

Love, m*****
:: **** * *****
:: Doctoral Student, Marketing Department
:: ...


(please note: the doctoral student is actually the mother of my friend, the tooth-loser)
(also, said tooth-loser buried her face in my shoulder today and asked if i ever visit students after they move to different states or countries. man, if i didn't before, i guess i will now...)

ps: is this is me:

laughing at things that you're almost embarrassed to be laughing at

i'm sorry, but i've recently dug out mihaly csikszentmihalyi's flow and have been thinking about meaningful work and happiness, and have been writing more, and yeah. it struck me as funny.

color me square, lately.

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"michele and Natalie Angier are now friends."


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(also, sour milk explosion)

secret surprises, and the accompanying anticipation

(i really, really love someone, and he really, really loves good food. i have booked a reservation for a late dinner two weeks from now that should blow both our minds and i am so excited!) (shh! secret! no hints! no tags, even! look for an update in 2 weeks!)

upbeat japanese people with blogs

plus i am into her subject matter, haha

no, really: The Arm is a good thing, as is doing things on your own time that have no bearing on your professional life but which feel so, so good.

http://megropressblog.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20York




more thoughtful posts -- *writing*, even -- in a bit-- it's sunday night/monday am -- BACK TO WORK! (a good thing all on its own)