just when you think the internet is nothing but porn, spam and banal blogging idiots, something happens to remind you of what a wonderous and powerful thing it can be.
about this time last year, i posted a list of names of people i’d lost track of over the years and wished to get re-acquainted with thinking that maybe one day either they or someone they knew would be bored and google their name, find my little corner of the ‘net and then say “howdy”.
well, today is that day! i received a slightly bemused email from one paul gillis (paul #1 to those of you in the know). we traded email back and forth, cautiously feeling each other out, him to see if i was some freakazoid stalker-like thing and me to see if he really was the paul i was looking for. turns out he is and i’m not. it’s very exciting!
it’s all brand new and, seeing as he now lives overseas, it’s not like i’ll be able to see if he still kisses the same way he did 13 years ago, but it’s nice to know that he’s alive, well and even remembers me (and one of my less attractive nicknames from highschool). you just never know who’ll you find online. makes the world just a little bit smaller every day.
This isn’t Mr. More Downer, is it?
oh, no. gah. i don’t care if i never see him again.
Makes me want to google my name :)