My Dear You . . .
Hardest Break-Camp Ever
The walkie-talkies soundedat dawn
At sunrise
forty-five assembled hangovers
were told
"We ride mid-morning."
It was harder to leave Milan
than any place we've been
Sleepy sleepy Louder
and her sleepy sleepy friends
cried and held our hands
(they don't hug much back here
but they hold hands a lot)
and we cried, too
we said
"See you again some time."
Right
Like that's gonna happen
*sniff*
Sump'n's Up
Regine was curt and tightat the all-company meeting
A total change in tone for her.
Word is . . .
she communicated with her boss in NY overnight
She reports directly to the Fund Manager
Something must have gone down
Because we have a real assignment
We're following the White Company
South into Florentine territory
to confront the Pope's People
Awkwarcreepiosity
The awkwarcreepiest momentin the all-company meeting
was when two of Skip's
gang-banger free lance amigos walked
into the courtyard . . .
Regine stopped in mid sentence and
everybody waited while the low-lifes whispered
to Skip and gave him something
wrapped in a sweater
and slunk off again
with their chain mail shirts hissing
in that weird chain mail way . . .
Regine and Skip are good friends
but she was looking daggers at him . . .
Scouting Report
Among the Pope's current contractors are:1) Facino the Dog & Co.
(It's soooo weird . . .
we were hanging out with those guys
less than 24 hours ago
and now we're enemies . . .
things change so fucking fast back here!)
2) The Witch's Company!!!!
I guess Regine will get her duel
after all
Bedraggled
We packed crappilyand shit kept falling off donkeys
all morning
On the Bright Side
a) I got totally charged upby being in the city
b) Louder & Friends reminded me
of all the good things in life
c) I'm never going to forget
meeting Petrarch
d) The Holy Roman church is being discredited
in your year (which cheers me up since we're
gonna have to face the Pope's viscious Army soon)
e) We have rifles and KevlarTM
f) We have at least a 3 day supply
of real food
g) Most important --- I'll be home
and with you
in two weeks!!!!
What I Daydreamed About
This Afternoon
I loved all the flowers everywhereat the wedding
(in food, in bathrooms, in people)
So when, in the snoozy heat
of afternoon
we passed two trees
shading a little hill
surrounded by fields of wildflowers
I thought I would
build a cozy temporary massage table
and cover it with
June flowers
and spend some time
on your poor tight neck muscles
that have been facing your computer
and your hideous management
so many long hours
(and I might try to work up my courage
to ask if you would object
if I let my hands wander a little)
*blush*
and I'd remind you to stretch in your chair
every hour . . . (set a little clock
and pretend it's me reminding yo
Yipeeeeee!
Your latest message is arriving on the laptopright now!!!
This is a first!!!
Coool!!!!!
Let me go read your message
and I'll be right back!!!!
wow
wowwow, wow, wow
sorry
sorry, sorry, sorry
i feel terrible
Yes, yes I understand how weird it is
to have a boyfriend in the past.
I can't say anything
to refute to the objection that
it's all words.
Yes, yes I understand
if you want to 'dial back
on the psuedo romance'.
o wow
ow, ow
glad you want us to keep writing, at least
o, ow
ouch
ouch, ouch, ouch
*deep breath*
so sorry so embarrassed you're right I should have been thinking about all the other things that fill your e-mail Inbox you're right I have let my imagination run away with us with me (It's Spring in the Renaissance) I mean this sucks I'm ok there's so much more I want to write but I have to give the laptop to Regine now you're right we can take it slow OK take care we'll I'll figure this out