Letters from the Inside, Michael Swango, #47

Dear KK---

Hey sunshine! If you are into numerology, today is your day. 9/9/09... locally we had a baby born at 9:09am.

This will probably be "Part One" of my letter. I just received your letter written on one of your "glorious solo Saturdays"--so I want to make sure I get something in the mail to you before the end of the week. As I've said before, these "short mail weeks" tend to disrupt/delay service. So--will probably be more over the weekend... :)

Your first paragraph was classic K----! A Luddite harangue about technology that I'm sure many people would be sympathetic to, because I am sure many consumers feel similarly overwhelmed. Again-perfect for inclusion in your book of essays, columns & blog entries.

In all the ads I see, these electronics shops say they send tech geeks out to your house or apartment to hook everything up. Music to your ears, I am sure!

OMG! Kelly--You were the kind of person that Blackberrys & mobile email were invented for! You know--the career woman with a busy social life...Hope your research and budge allows you to do so.

Wow! Clandestine meetings with Reid in dark, romantic coffee shops, and you wearing hot, sexy leather pants... [And, OMG, Brittany, did you hear that he likes her, he like likes her*!!]
*SEE the Seinfeld episode "the Doodle"--George and the woman who is in Elaine's art class. "You like him?? Yeah, George is cool!"

The death of DJ AM is a bit more complicated than most. You may recall that executive plane crash last September, a flaming disaster, in which two members of Limp Biscuit and two pilots were killed. The only survivors were DJ AM and the band's lead man. Both were severely burned and spent weeks/months in burn units, hospitals & rehab.

More on this when I continue next time. Plus, Reid's science fiction novel. My first thought was the girl made into a vampire (at age 12) in Anne Rice's Interview with a Vampire. Made into a movie with Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt & Christian Slater in 1994.

The girl is of course increasingly bitter that she cannot age physically or sexually past age 12. As you know---Sex is a huge part of Vampire lore & literature, past and present.]

Great trivia question: Who played the 12 y/o vampire in the film?
<answer on reverse>

My physician friend sent me this article on migraines from the Times. I'm sure you saw it, but I wanted to send it to you anyway. Any chance you could be a candidate for a treatment trial?! i.e. no cost to you!

Believe it or not, I have immense sympathy for all sufferers of migraine.

Thank you for the Andrews & Thomson article on depression from Scientific American. I've only just skimmed it--but it's a most interesting outlook. Full comments to follow after I read it in detail.

Must get this in the mail, but obviously more of your letter to talk about. Plus I think I have a couple of things to send you as well.

So take care, my lovely Luddite, Please send full details of you & Reid. It's better than "Gossip Girl" ... Thinking of you, and hope to hear from you again soon.

Yours,

Michael

*KIRSTEN DUNST played the lovely little vampire girl. I know many will disagree, but I love her as an actress & believe her best roles are ahead of her.