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I received an email in my personal inbox today (via my publicly accessible email address that copies to my personal inbox) from a name I didn't recognize.  This isn't entirely surprising, but the content was strange.  The subject was "then and now", and the content, a single line...

"hi emily: which one do you think is more 'cute'?"

There were two files attached, and I was presumably to choose between the two.  I clicked around a bit to make sure they were image files and not embedded with anthrax or something, but then curiosity got the better of me.

The first image was of a child, maybe 8 years old. It was a school picture, probably from the early 80s judging by the style/clothing.  The child is not particularly cute.

The second image was what I assumed is a current photo of the former child.  It was a quite poorly produced photo of what appears to be quite an unattractive man.  It wasn't dirty, thankfully, but I have to wonder... what response can he possibly expect from this missive? 

In the event that I were to ever seek attention by randomly emailing out unsolicited photos of myself to publicly accessible email addresses, I would make an at least vague attempt to look attractive in said photos.  I would... oh, never mind, I can't even say "I would" because I just... wouldn't.

It does remind me of the guy who stalked me in the cemetery in an attempt to get my attention.  Similarly, I am baffled in this situation as to what the ideal outcome could possibly be.

My co-worker suggests that I respond to the email with exaggerated interest.  I chose to just delete the email and block the address.  Apparently I have no sense of adventure.

yep.  so if any of you have an address to the aforementioned party, i would be appreciative.

If you could go back and change one thing you've done in your life, what would it be?
Submitted by Devinoid.

Many years ago, there was a friend who needed my help, but he didn't ask me for it. I pretended that technicality freed me from personal responsibility to our friendship and to him.

If you could teleport to any place in the world right this second, where would you go?

morningside heights.

What do you do when you find yourself with nothing to do?
Submitted by Cassie.

enjoy it.

have coat, will travel

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I finally have my iTunes library consolidated and fully synced on my iPod.  Wow.  That took a LOT longer than it should have, but it'll be time well spent while traveling for the next couple weeks.  *Yay*

What are 10 things you've done that other people probably haven't? 
Submitted by Janette.   

I definitely have a lot of things that could be on this list that can't be on the list in such a public forum, but lets see if I can come up with some... clean... ones.  Maybe I'll post the dirty list friends-only later. ;)

1. Once, I was bit by a lion.  It was a baby lion, and I was in 5th grade.  He was just playing, but it still hurt.
2. I have gone on a week-long road trip, accompanied by someone I'd never met until a couple days before we left, while planning on staying with people I'd never met the whole way.   (hi striatic!)
3. I graduated from Yale.  (not very interesting, but statistically speaking, most people haven't done that)
4. I lived on a mountain, by a castle, in Germany.
5. I watched all 6 Star Wars movies, in story order, all in one day. 
   
6. I've played the bells at Harkness tower.
7. I baked six different kinds of cupcakes in one day.
8. I rode a horse through snowy woods in Sweden (terribly terribly romantic).
9. I took a class on the feasibility of concepts in popular science fiction books.
10. I had a close friend for a roommate for two years and it worked out splendidly. We didn't fight, we communicated, we became even closer and still remain close.  This isn't "exciting", but from what I can tell, somewhat rare.
    

That was entirely too hard.  Seriously.  Geez, I must be boring.

so I have actively liked my last 4 three sixty five posts.  this is a pretty big change from my recent trend of climbing into bed and saying, "oh, crap, need photo... [click]... okay, sleep."

anyway, i thought it was of note, so here I am, noting it.

descend

seeing spots

i am such a dork

there are angels in your angles

What are you most grateful for in your life right now?
Submitted by Becca-Pink.

That's actually a little optimistic for this week, so let us go with a list of things that I do not hate.

10 Things Emily does not currently hate:

1. Soup.  I really like soup.
2. My cats.
3. Truffle oil.
4. Striped socks.
5. Cupcakes.
6. Hulu.
7. Skitch.
8. My Patagonia tank top.
9. TMG's new album, Heretic Pride.
10. My pending east coast trip to see people I really like.
    

So I got this from Hannah, and even though she didn't tag me, I decided to post it with the thought that maybe if I starting posting *something* I might eventually get around to posting on a regular basis again...

1. Grab your nearest book.

2. Open the book to page 123.

3. Find the fifth sentence.

4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.

5. Tag 5 different people.

"I looked at everything twice so that I could describe it perfectly for her, then I rode on, surrounded by breathless, chatty strangers filling the parks, streets and alleys with their astonishment.  I overheard the same numbers over and over: Six-point-eight! Six-point-eight!  And the warning: There may be aftershocks."

I haven't read this one yet, but it was in the living room, so the closest to me.  I got it at Powell's in Portland.

...and I guess I'm supposed to tag people, but I'm not going to.  Because I'm a rebel!