Olden Times

I’m not sure anyone will necessarily think this is funny but it amused me. If you want a good time, go back to your old emails and read them. Share them.

To: MedicatedLady

From: Poeticgrin

Date: 2/21/05

MEMO: It has come to my attention that some members of this staff feel that it is professional to wear denim garments below their waists.ย  This behavior must come to an abrupt stop.ย  It is counterproductive and sends the wrong message to the childrens.ย  If I catch any of you wearing these denim garments, I shall strip you then and there and let you feel my power.ย 

To: MedicatedLady

From: Poeticgrin

Date: 8/18/04ย 

On Tragedy (a Haiku)

Weed in a taco

Broken swings, asses, and dreams

Satan’s spawn inside

ย 

To: MedicatedLady

From: Poeticgrin

Date: 12/2/08

(Bryanโ€™s poem to my/our then-boyfriend (who was in the Air Force but is not Air Force John, this guy was just a โ€œLukeโ€), who later left the country without telling me/us)

Dearest Airman,
How I want to fly with you,
to say your name with a heavy “K” sound

resonating in my throat long after
I’m silent.
ย ย 
I am air sick
love sick
love struck
ย ย 
lightheaded
from this quick
change
in altitude.ย 

ย 

*An email exchange between Bryan and me concerning the matter of a straight man.* Please note, we are usually completely off the mark about straight men but we have conversations like this all the time.

From MedicatedLady to Bryan: What a crybaby Air Force John is. Seriously. If he’s blowing me off, he is doing it in the strangest of ways. I am honestly perplexed. It’s probably just coming down to I’m not giving him the nookie. He’s friendly enough and kept the conversation going for hours (texting of course). He invited me to cuddle. I considered it. I said, really? He said yes. He says, I’m going to bed (he said this before as a way to get me to hurry up and come over). So I say, So are you saying I’ve missed you or to get trucking? And then he says, no, you can come cuddle w/ me. And I paused for a moment and said okay. Then I brushed my hair for him. And then I text, will see you in a few minutes. And then he says, can we reschedule? And I say, ouch, but okay. He says he’s been up since 5 and is tipsy. I say, okay. 10 minutes later. He says, I don’t want to offend you. I say, it’s all good. 20 minutes later. He says, I’m afraid I will make a move. I say, moves aren’t necessarily bad things but it just depends if you can be swatted away when it’s time to cool it. So he says, Nope (smiley face) and I say, well then there you go. 10 minutes later. He says, I’m in my underwear. I say, Um…good? He says, yeah. I say, well, underneath my pjs I’m wearing underwear too. End conversation.

Bryanโ€™s response/translation: I think he was horny, and then he wanted sex, and he invited you over, and then he felt guilty, and then he was horny again, and then he just masturbated.


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13 responses to “Olden Times”

  1. poeticgrin Avatar
    poeticgrin

    Also, from March 10, 2004, you wrote:

    Dear Mr. Borland,

    Recently, you returned a jacket of mine that has been missing for years. I have turned my abode upside-down for it and other items that have been lost. I respectfully request that the following missing items be returned to me as soon as possible:

    A dark brown ribbed tank top
    My other black sock with the little red flowers on them
    My hair (all of it that has shed)
    My mascara
    My New Kids On The Block Hangin’ Touch tape

    I appreciate your attention to this matter and hope it can be resolved peacefully.

    Yours,

    Medicated Lady

  2. poeticgrin Avatar
    poeticgrin

    ALSO, in February of 2005, we looked ahead to 2024 when you apparently will win an Academy Award for your appearance in the straight-to-television flick, “The Other Side of the Abyss.” Here was the speech you emailed me, since you like to get an early start on preparation:

    Oscar Night 2024: Fred Savage, last year’s
    winner, presents Best Actress: And the winner is…. MedicatedLady
    for her performance in, “The Other Side of the Abyss.” (The cameras cut to
    angry fellow nominees such as Neve Campbell, Florence Henderson (Still Alive), Judith Light, and Hilary Swank.) MedicatedLady, who arrived without a date, looking stunning in all natural Earth day attire, glides to the stage. Clutching her golden statue, she begins to speak:

    [NOTE: I actually glide only for a moment before having to try to tackle the stairs in my too-long gown. The TV is plastered, unflatteringly to my behind, and the music to end the speech begins before I even get up the stairs. Finally, a burly hobbit-man, Sean Astin, get tired and picks me up and gets me on stage,where I drop the Oscar and crack it] The speech–>

    I cannot believe I am
    up here, among the clouds and stars. Many folks have come across this stage
    and thanked everyone and their dog for help and whatnot. I am not going to do that this evening. (Getting teary-eyed… then sobbing)
    I have to say the only ones I can really thank are the ones in me. No one gave me inspiration like the Alternate. The Other, though feisty, had a hand in this. I would like to thank–maybe most of all–my mother’s hair, my doctor’s anti-depressant
    prescription, and the makers of Pepsi. Nothing is better than receiving this
    award except maybe a nice glass of Pepsi, on ice, with $5 Lil Caesars pizza. I
    have grown to like Caesar salad but with ranch dressing. It was a revelation.
    I want to thank the other pissants of the world and let them know, you can go
    great distances with your pissantiness. Squint those eyes and make them see.
    If you bitches don’t stop trying to play that music…I am not of this world!
    As I was saying, I want to thank many a man for a good roll in the old
    barn, if you know what I mean. Lorna, sing on sister, your time is coming. I
    want to say hello to all my gay friends, who are taking over the world in their
    colorful, prissy gowns as we speak. Thank you to all the other folks who
    helped me in my life, the five of you out there. Farewell, dear acadamy,
    farewell. [NOTE: AT THIS POINT I politely trot off stage to the cheers of the crowd, especially Mr. Christian Bale]

  3. Ha! I am afraid I am on Bryan’s side in this one. As a straight man, his version sounds about right except it left out the food. I am sure there was food involved somewhere. You two are brilliant. And the poems are fantastic.

  4. Paul…Yes, the food and the rest of it…but I didn’t think the straight man felt any guilt ever…? Or maybe just the ones I go for have no guilt/conscience or any human emotion that would allow them to function socially?

    BTW, this was before I knew Christian Bale had more temper tantrums than me. I am sorry but I must be the neurotic, drama queen in the relationship, okay?

  5. We feel guilt. We pretend we don’t cos that would be unmanly. We are much simpler creatures than you, that’s all. You are fantastically smarter than the rest of us in the relationship, I think.

  6. You to must be having an affair
    Either a virtual one or in the flesh
    Because you seem to inspire each other a lot

  7. poeticgrin Avatar
    poeticgrin

    Blasphemy!

  8. jessiecarty Avatar
    jessiecarty

    You guys crack me up! Makes me wish I had kept a bunch of old emails ๐Ÿ™‚

    Best I could find was part of a handwritten note that I typed up years after it was written down because the page was starting to fall apart. It was a note that said “What Love Means to me…” at the top and we took turns writing a line while we were bored during a seminar of some sort. I say circa 1994?

    Prepare for the corny!

    1. We can suck on the end of the same pen, and not worry about it
    2. holding hands
    3. pokes in the stomach
    4. Smiles
    5. Brown eyes
    6. Calvin & Hobbes
    7. Gummie Worms
    8. “Can’t See! Can’t See!”
    9. Lonely nights with you in my arms
    10. Quiet Knowing looks
    11. hugs
    12. hugs
    13. knowing that there is no fear in just a number (like 13)
    14. a kiss on the forehead
    15. a wave goodbye w/out even knowing if the other is watching=

  9. Wait, your having an affair with Bryan? I knew it!

  10. ??????

    Got any of the blue ones?
    I love the blues

  11. Blue pens or blue emails?

    Jessie–your list is sweet. Keep emails frm this point on. Just random ones. It makes for good posts.

    mariana and Jade: please. In no reality are Bryan and I having an affair. We carry on in broad daylight.

  12. valbrussell Avatar
    valbrussell

    I put up a comment yesterday but it’s not here. I will leave another shorter comment. I adore you both. ๐Ÿ™‚ That is a much better comment. Shorter, meaningful and what I really wanted to say anyway.

  13. Uh-oh, did my blog eat your comment, Val? If so, I can get my technician to look into this matter.

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