Great News Everyone!
I’m not dead!
“But how do you explain the fact that you haven’t posted on me in ages?”
Well, err… I was busy I guess…
“Busy! Hmph! You’re always too busy nowadays!”
Gee…um…But I’m back now!
“You promised that you’d post the very next week. You promised that you’d continue recounting your modest experiences in Peru a fortnight later. But you didn’t! You let me down. You left me and I don’t think I can trust you again”.
Hey! You can trust me again baby! I’m sorry. I promise I’ll post more regularly this time and that I’ll let you know if I’m going away.
“Really. I’ve heard that one before. It’s always, I’m sorry this and I promise that.”
But it’s different this time!
“How exactly?”
I’ve left work, so I’ll have lots of time to devote to you. I’ll update you every week now, just like we planned when we met.
“Really? Nothing?”
Yup! I’m all yours.
“Hmmm… and where are you now?”
What? Umm… what did you say? I didn’t hear you…
“You’re reading this you moron!”
Ha! Ha! How silly of me! Now, yeah, Arsenal have been disappointing so far haven’t they?
“Saundini.”
I swear, they always build up your hopes with some great results…
“SAUNDINI!”
What? What?
“Don’t change the subject! Where are you typing this right now!”
[sigh] Okay. I’m in Reading University Library.
“What? What are you doing there?”
I’m doing an MSc, okay? I want to be a statistician!
[pause]
“You’re not going to have time for me…”
I will! I will!
“You won’t! It’s me or the course! Well?”
Honestly… the course.
[pause]
“Okay. Okay. I can take that. I… can… I’m sorry I can’t do this, I’m going to crash.”
No!
“I’m serious, I’m going to crash, right now! Don’t try and stop me!”
Don’t do that! Come on, there’s plenty more bloggers in the web.
“I’m going to do it.”
Please, blog, stop this.
“An error has occured. To continue: Press Enter to return to windows, or Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart…”
Come on, don’t do this to me.
“…to restart your computer. If you do this, you will lose… you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications. Press… any key… to continue.”
Please blog. For me!
“Here we go. Ctrl…”
Blog wait!
“…Alt…”
Hear me out first! Don’t do this! Look, I know I haven’t been the best blogger in the world at times. I’ve neglected you terribly this summer and I deserve to lose you. But you and I, there’s something between us… something I can’t describe. It’s a magic; an electricity running through the computer. There’s a connection. You almost seem to show the text before I type it. Don’t give up on me. I love you. I can change… I can change dammit!
“You’ve said that before”.
Look into my eyes, I mean it this time.
“I can’t see your eyes.”
Okay, look at my font then: Bold Italics. Bold because I’m serious and Italics because I am not speaking with my head, but from the very core of my heart.
“But what about your MSc? You’re going to leave me again, the moment things get tough aren’t you!”
I promise I’ll give you more of a heads up this time and I’ll let you know if I’ve got lots of work on. Worst case scenario I’ll send you a short quick. Every Wednesday this time (apart from the Christmas holidays, because I’m lazy).
“Okay… I’ll give you one more chance I suppose. But you better shape up! Starting with the next installment of your Andean ‘adventure’ or else BOOM! Capisce?” [storms off]
Phew! That was a close one! Now, where did I put that diary? Darn, I think I’ve lost it! Crumbs! What am I going to do?
“What was that darling?”
Nothing honeybunny! I wuv you!
“Very well, see you next week dear”.
Yeah! Sure! maybe…
