Thirty-Eight

Monday, July 11, 2016

Jack

Hey Ceci, looks like I'll be back in Detroit, Monday, Aug. 1, then out the next morning.

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Ceci

Hi! I'm back at camp on Lake Michigan!

Jack

Oooooooooooooooooo Nice!

If you don't use your real name in this book, I've got some fake names. How about something provocative like Lola Lovefast, or disturbing like Bertha Teeth?

Friday, July 15, 2016

Jack

Do you like anchovies?

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Ceci

Yes

Just left camp, phew.

Jack

I'm at a post-softball BBQ. But I want you to know that I am heavily matchmaking my son. Selling him to the girl's father. You'd be proud. He just grilled me on Justin's college plans.

Ceci

Good ground work.

Jack

He gave me a tentative, "Maybe I'll bring her to next week's game". Now I just need to finesse Justin and trust in Mother Nature.

Sure, this matchmaking is being run by Dads, so it's probably doomed. On the other hand, if we can get them in the same park. She has dimples. He's toast.

Monday, July 18, 2016

Jack

And you realize that by answering the Anchovy Question, you have revealed your inner soul, no different than if you gave me a pair of inner-soul x-ray specs.

Ceci

LOL! What are you talking about?

Camping was great, but it is a lot of work. I kinda host the whole trip, so I feel like I have to make sure everyone enjoys it.

A bunch of people and their kids show up. Like 30 people.

Jack

Check your email. We have a job heading your way -- enhancing a video of our poetry instructor being tackled by three cops who then charge him with assaulting an officer.

Your camping trip sounds Awesome. Kids Amped on marshmallows.

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Jack

The Anchovie Question bares all.

By reading the anchovies, I can see that the outermost layer of your soul contains the usual stuff: You want to rule the world. You yearn for a future where everyone communicates with mathematical equations. And you hate kittens.

Going deeper, the middle level of your soul: It's all about me. You are infatuated! Clearly, after more than a couple beers, you cannot be trusted with my chastity.

Descending to the deepest level, the core of your soul: My God, Ceci! It's like staring into the sun. Turns out you are not a dick, but actually a really nice person. Hmmm?

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Jack

Oh God Ceci, I'm starting to develop a thing for these guys. But I think it's just a summer love. [Moulting by the Eagulls]

Ceci

What year is it? Is it the eighties or nineties.

Jack

ha.

You know sarcasm will make hair grow on your ass. Thick hair.

The song is from 2012.

What about these guys?

[Continuous Thunder by Japandroids]

Ceci

Not sure. Here's how I'm judging. I'm at a club and the band starts playing. Do I stay in the room and watch, or go pony up to the bar. This one depends on my mood at the given time, but I'm leaning towards the bar.

Jack

And, of course, these guys

[Wait Now by In Letter Form]

Jack

I am a band slut.

Ceci

Where are you finding these bands? I'm all in for these guys! What year are they from?

Jack

Just released, 2016. College Radio Charts (radiocharts.muzooka.com).

Band is from San Francisco.

Monday, July 25, 2016

Jack

We sent Justin to Michigan to visit his cousins and family.

Before he left, I sat him down. Gave him the facts of life, "First, you need to know Michigan is a great state, big lakes, lots of fish, and the world's finest hotties."

Ceci

Well of course.

Jack

I went on, "Justin, you have lived your entire life in Colorado, isolated high atop a snowy mountain. But nature calls. And just like the mighty moose, you must go down into the valley to cavort with the female mooses. While you are there, be a gentleman, secure mutual consent, and be quick. Because in three weeks you have to fly home, and like the majestic moose, return to a diet of sticks and twigs."

Ceci

Bwahahahaha!

Monday, August 1, 2016

Jack

Hey Ceci. I'm here. Got all the food. Head on over. White car in driveway.

Ceci

Ok, I'm trapped here for a bit.

Accounting issues.

Jack

No problem. Head over when you can.

Ceci

Ok, leaving!

[Note: Ceci and Jack meet]

Jack

Hey Ceci, got your voicemail.

Thank you. Love you.

Will see you every time I can.

And, here are some romantic passages I selected just for you:

How H. Pylori Makes You Sick

For decades, doctors thought people got ulcers from stress, spicy foods, smoking, or other lifestyle habits. But when scientists discovered H. pylori in 1982, they found that the germs were the cause of most stomach ulcers.

After H. pylori enters your body, it attacks the lining of your stomach, which usually protects you from the acid your body uses to digest food. Once the bacteria have done enough damage, acid can get through the lining, which leads to ulcers. These may bleed, cause infections, or keep food from moving through your digestive tract.

You can get H. pylori from food, water, or utensils. You can also pick up the bacteria through contact with the saliva or other body fluids of infected people.

Symptoms

If you have an ulcer, you may feel a dull or burning pain in your belly. It may come and go, but you'll probably feel it most when your stomach is empty, such as between meals or in the middle of the night.

-WebMD, 2016

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