Subject:
Alive?
Hey,
You’ve been quiet all day. Are you OK?
—Me
Sent:
Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 5:40 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Peter
Subject:
Re: Alive?
It’s fine. I’M fine. Don’t worry about me.
Draft:
Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 5:46 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Peter
Subject:
F—king V-Day, A**hole
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Where’s my f—king V-Day card, you a**hole?
Sent:
Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 6:01 PM
From:
Peter
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: Alive?
Did I do something wrong?
Sent:
Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:17 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Peter
Subject:
Re: Alive?
No, Peter, I’m FINE.
Sent:
Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 7:01 PM
From:
Peter
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: Alive?
You sure you’re OK?
Sent:
Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 7:09 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Peter
Subject:
Re: Alive?
It’s just that I got the cutest Valentine’s Day e-card from someone I haven’t even met yet. An eHarm guy. Even Billy sent me some stupid Valentine’s Day hearts through inter-office mail, and, as you know, there’s nothing going on between us. You are my BFF, and you give me nothing. Whatever. I’m just a silly girl. I’m going home. Work blows. Valentine’s Day blows. Everything blows.
Izabell_Chin Valentine’s Day is for the weak of heart.
8:20 PM Feb 14th via twitterfeed
Sent:
Friday, February 15, 2008 at 9:03 AM
From:
Izabell
To:
Peter
Subject:
Thank You
I appreciate the bottle of wine, handmade coupons (I’ll use the “coupon for a hug” after I pass the CA Bar, how ’bout that?), and the candles you left outside my door. I found them this morning. That was very sweet. Completely unnecessary, of course, but really, really sweet.
Sent:
Friday, February 15, 2008 at 9:15 AM
From:
Peter
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: Thank You
It was my pleasure. I’m glad it made you happy. You deserve to be happy on Valentine’s Day.
Sent:
Friday, February 15, 2008 at 11:09 AM
From:
Peter
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: Thank You
Who sent you the e-card, btw?
Sent:
Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 8:09 PM
From:
Peter
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Good Luck
Good luck on the Bar exam. Don’t forget to call me from Cali every night to tell me how it’s going. I know you’ll ace it. This is, after all, you we’re talking about.
—Peter
Sent:
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 6:07 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Peter
Subject:
Day One
I’ll call you tonight. First day of test went smoothly. Admittedly, I may have over-studied.
Sent:
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 6:09 PM
From:
Peter
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: Day One
Glad to hear it. Looking forward to talking to you.
Sent:
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 10:29 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Peter
Subject:
Day Two: The Day Multiple Choice Kicked My A—
Ugh. Thanks for listening to me drone on tonight about my revelations and blah blah blah. I really don’t know what I’m doing here. I miss my BFF! Why is it that revelations are always reached after eight-hour days of multiple choice test-taking followed by three glasses of red wine? ;-)
SMS From: Peter (Mobile)
March 1, 2008 9:45 AM
See you tonight.
Draft:
Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 1:35 PM
From:
Peter
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Tonight
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Hey,
So, I made us reservations at the Four Seasons for tonight. I also booked us a nice suite. I thought this might be exactly what you needed after taking the Bar. I hope this is suitable to you. ;-) I’ll be at the airport at 6:30 PM on the dot.
Looking forward to it.
Peter
Sent:
Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 2:45 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Peter
Subject:
Re: See you tonight
Reminder: My flight gets in around 6:30 PM. So excited to come back home! I meant it last night when I said that I have no clue why I took the CA Bar (except for my growing discontent with my ugh—job). I was literally sitting there, taking this marathon test, asking myself why I was taking it. My life is in Atlanta, with you and our friends and my dog, and I can’t give up on this city just yet. I owe this city and myself and everyone else to give it at least a full year. And, who knows? I may even meet someone special here to share it with! “Lightning may strike” (what movie?). Anyway, thanks again for listening to me ramble (I’m afraid I had a tad too much wine, teehee).
I called the girls and have arranged that we’ll all go to Fadó to see that 80s cover band we love. Should be a much-needed blast. Let’s do dinner some place fun, I don’t know, Indian? Thai? Something spicy and ethnic unless it’s an expensive steak house (I can always go for an expensive steak house). This is my first night of freedom in TWO MONTHS!!! Get ready.
Sent:
Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 4:45 PM
From:
Peter
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: See you tonight
Sure. That sounds great. OK, I’ll be at the airport around 6:30. Looking forward to it. Going out with the gang sounds like fun. That’s just what I had in mind.
Sent:
Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 2:23 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Elizabeth
Subject:
Dear God Oops
Made out with Peter for TWO HOURS. On a breather to let Thea out. Going back for more tonight. What the f—k.
Suppose to have some date with Marty the eHarm dude in a few hours. Do I cancel?
Details tomorrow morning at work.
—Izzy
P.S. OMFG, I know.
Sent:
Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 2:45 PM
From:
Elizabeth
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: Dear God Oops
Holy shit!
Wait, you joined eHarmony??
Sent:
Sunday, March 2,
2008 at 2:47 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Elizabeth
Subject:
Re: Dear God Oops
Fine. Rub it in. I got a “3 for 1” offer that I couldn’t refuse, so THERE. And, besides, all the cool cats are doing it!
Sent:
Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 2:52 PM
From:
Elizabeth
To:
Annette, Brooke
Subject:
Miss eHarmony
Izzy joined eHarmony.
Lightning hath struck.
And, the fat lady singeth.
Sent:
Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 2:54 PM
From:
Elizabeth
To:
Annette, Brooke
Subject:
Addendum
Oh, and she also made out with Peter … finally.
Sent:
Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 2:59 PM
From:
Annette
To:
Elizabeth, Brooke
Subject:
Re: Miss eHarmony
Let’s keep the eHarmony jokes to a minimum. I joined Match. ;-)
Shhhhh …
Draft:
Monday, March 3, 2008 at 5:56 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Peter
Subject:
Date
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Peter,
I’m just going to say it. I have a date tonight. I can’t cancel. I already canceled on him last night. And, he deserves this date. He’s waited two months for this date. So, I’m going to go. It’s the right thing to do. I realize that this is not what you want to hear, but I’m saying it anyway. I’m going on the date. I’m sorry if this hurts your feelings.
Sent:
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:22 AM
From:
Peter
To:
Izabell
Subject:
?
Izzy,
I’m disappointed that you would go on a date last night with Marty (or whatever his name is) after what happened between us on Sunday and not even tell me about it until after the fact. The way you so matter-of-factly informed me of this as we walked to work together also astounds me. You and I both know that we can’t casually date each other. I’m not cool with you seeing Marty again in that capacity.
Please call me when you get home from work tonight. We need to talk about this.
—Peter
Sent:
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:30 AM
From:
Izabell
To:
Peter
Subject:
Re: ?
Peter,
You have no right to give me an ultimatum.
—Izzy
Sent:
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11:49 AM
From:
Peter
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: ?
You know exactly how I feel about you and what I want. I made that perfectly clear on Sunday. I’m sorry if it took me awhile to figure it out and to express myself. But it’s me or him.
Sent:
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 12:34 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Elizabeth
Subject:
Unbelievable
I cannot believe that Peter gave me an ultimatum. Can you believe that? Who does he think he is?!
Sent:
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 2:40 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Mom
Subject:
Ridiculous
Peter gave me an ultimatum. Him or eHarmony dude. I can’t believe this. You know how I feel about Peter, but this is unfair. Who does he think he is to give me an ultimatum??? I want to date them BOTH!!!! Grrrrrr.
Sent:
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 2:51 PM
Mom
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: Ridiculous
What happened between you and Peter? I’m confused. I thought you had a date with Marty last night. Why don’t you call me??? You know I’m not very good at e-mail …
Sent:
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 3:00 PM
From:
Dad
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Boy Drama?
Want to talk, kiddo? Your mother told me. Boy drama, huh? Call me at work.
—Dad
Sent:
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 3:02 PM
From:
eHarmony
To:
Izabell
Subject:
eHarmony: Rate your ♥ Experience So Far!
Dear Valued Customer,
We want to hear your thoughts and feelings about eHarmony! Please take a few minutes to fill out this questionnaire and rate your experience in trying to find ♥ on eHarmony so far. It only takes a minute to tell us how we can improve our services!
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Sent:
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 3:05 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
eHarmony
Subject:
Re: eHarmony: Rate your ♥ Experience So Far!
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jsa39ru4u9fdjkgfdkljdkfgjgkjalklasdjflkjeFUCK.
Sent:
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 3:05 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Mail Delivery Subsystem
Subject:
Delivery Status Notification (Failure)
This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.
Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:
Eharm234s//231info@eharmony.com
Technical details of permanent failure:
Delivery of message attempted, but it was rejected by the domain recipient. We recommend contacting the other e-mail provider for further information about the cause of this error. The error that the other service returned was: 660 234 3.3.4 User unknown.
Sent:
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 10:34 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Mom
Subject:
The (Hidden) Heart
Mums,
So, I’ve thought about what you said and have decided to follow my heart. And, what an exhausting process that is.
—Me
P.S. Love you.
Izabell_Chin I am happy. And, it’s hard to be happy.
11:58 PM Mar 4th via twitterfeed
Sent:
Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 1:04 PM
From:
eHarmony
To:
Izabell
Subject:
eHarmony: Deactivated Account?
We noticed you recently deactivated your eHarmony account. We wanted to make sure your experience on eHarmony was a positive one! If you will take the time to fill out our questionnaire rating your experience, we would greatly appreciate it! It only takes a minute! It’s feedback from customers such as you that helps us improve our services and … helps more people just like you find ♥.
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(NOTE: Closing one’s account disables one’s login and password. You must contact eHarmony to reopen the account.)
MARCH–JUNE 2008: WHIRLWIND (MARTY WHO?)
&nb
sp; Sent:
Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 5:06 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Peter
Subject:
Friday Night
Hey Hot Stuff,
Tomorrow, Elizabeth and PJ are having peeps over to their new pad for dinner. We’re invited, of course. I’m putting it on our social calendar. Is that OK with you? We’re in charge of a bottle of red wine. Malbec, perhaps? (Have I mentioned how glad I am that a certain bottle of Malbec may have served as the catalyst to our present circumstances … you never would’ve gotten me into bed that quickly sans the Malbec. Of course, we did have nearly two years of pent-up frustration, er, I mean, friendship going for us.)
How’s work going today, btw? I’m reviewing documents. What else is new.
So, want to stay in tonight? Cook? Chili? Steak? Or, fajitas, your favorite? (Yes, I noticed. I plan to notice every single thing about you, if I haven’t noticed it already. Oh, and I did happen to notice that YOU noticed I don’t like ice in my drink. I was quite surprised when you placed an ice-less glass of water for me next to your bed last night. Good job.)