Monday Notes to the World
Dear girl standing in the road with the extremely cute black puppy who yelled at her dog for walking too close to an approaching car,
I am not a traffic expert, but maybe you could solve that problem by not standing in the road?
Love,
Helpful Pedestrian
Dear adorably curly-haired and bespectacled CVS employee ringing me up this evening,
When your nearby colleague said, “Thank you for putting our laziest register clerk to work!” and I said, “My pleasure,” what was the accent with which you said, grinning, “I am not a register clerk—I am a technician!” before pointing to your badge? It was very musical. I would like to develop such an accent myself.
Love,
Inquiring Mind
Dear water sprinklers going off in the little playground next to the baseball field near my house,
thank you for cooling my face. I was walking very fast to get home in time for a very important conference chat (is there such a thing as a trivial conference chat? I do not think so.) and I was hot and tired. You were lovely; I may have a small crush on you. It is too bad you disappeared into the drain moments after kissing me.
Love,
Not Quite Exactly Ready for the Summer
Dear grass under my feet in the baseball field,
you were both green and springy. I liked that. Maybe after I get over my recent thing with the water sprinklers, I could call you?
Love,
Summer-Ready Feet
Dear Polaroids I am taking and which cost almost a dollar each,
please stop sucking so entirely. You make me sad.
No love,
Inept Toy Camera Owner
Dear Jenn,
I am so glad you are back.
Love,
Me
June 26th, 2007 at 5:20 am
Oh, every word you write is a sweet melody. I could read your notes to the world all day. You made me smile - thank you :)
June 26th, 2007 at 7:25 am
oh this made my morning!
don’t worry about the polaroids… the number of crappy polaroids i have is equal to the number of good polaroids i have. you just don’t see them. because i hide them. in a box. because i can’t just throw them out. because they cost too much to make.
btw i got your pictures in the mail yesterday :) thank you very, very much.
we should do lunch… or dinner… or ice cream.
whenever you’re free.
xo
June 26th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
dear m,
you are absolutely gorgeous.
love,
e
dear polaroids,
stop making meera sad.
June 26th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Dear readers-mine,
you would not think so highly of me had you seen me having conniptions this morning because (having apparently been totally distracted by the adorable technician-not-register-clerk), I left my green-card-containing wallet in the CVS last night and didn’t manage to confirm for several hours that it was in fact there.
Love,
Less Poetic When Stressed Out
June 27th, 2007 at 8:25 am
What is a CVS?… sorry for the ignorance!:-)
June 27th, 2007 at 8:41 am
It’s the name of a chain of pharmacies, Germana — sorry for my international inconsideration!
June 27th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
dear meera,
thank you for brightening my day.
love, lori
June 27th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
no problem Meera… thanks to you now I know something new. Baci
July 16th, 2007 at 12:51 am
Dear Meera,
You are the bestest.
Love, Stephanie