It's so reassuring to be so over someone you one swore you would never get over. Such is the case with Leonardo , with whom I was in a a year-long long distance relationship. We met in Spain, where he lived/ lives and I shudder when I remember the corny cliched things he used to say that I actually took seriously. Like, he almost died (of appendicitis!) so he lives life in the moment. Or, he doesn't believe in labels and convention so he can't be in a monogamous relationship. Anyway, I'm reveling in how much his selfishness, which I used to not call selfishness, but which used to hurt me and drive me crazy, now just annoy the shit out of me. But instead of being hurtful, they're amusing. Check out this e-mail he wrote me. You should know that I think I don't even remember who wrote whom last, but I guess, according to his e-mail, it was me. I don't remember sounding desperate or encouraging him to "write back soon." But his e-mail makes it seem like I had told him if he didn't contact me, I was going to throw myself from the top of a building:
Hola!
Ahora estoy en dias con muchas cosas por hacer tambien, pero claro que siempre puedo sentarme un minuto a escribirte, prometo que te escribire muchos mas en unos dias.
Mi corazon esta recuperandose; el tiempo lo cura todo ;O)
Suerte con tu documental, y te escribo mas la proxima, lo prometo
Bs.
OK. Here's the translation:
Hello! I'm also really busy and have a lot of things to do, but of course, I can always sit down for a minute and write you, I promise I'll write you more in a few days. My heart is recovering; time heels all ;O). I'll write more the next time, I promise. Ks
Oh, I guess I must have e-mailed him about Scarlett Johansson. He always had a crush on her and I asked if he was OK with her being married. That's why he made the reference. Also, note the ;O). He was always into emoticons. Maybe it's because they are so universal and transcultural and direct. Hmmm.
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