A few weeks ago, Jared posted on his blog about how his e-mail writing style has changed dramatically over the past few years. He used to be immature and annoying in his writing (his words, not mine). He noted his use of all caps, insane number of exclamation marks, and made-up words. Anyway, I was digging through some of my old junk, and I found a few e-mails that I had sent Jared a few years back. This is an e-mail I wrote to him on April 2, 2002:

Hey MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!

Hey, hey, and a triple hey to you over there!! YEAH!! I just got your e/amil, and all my homework is done, so I thought, what the heck-en-el-mundo, I might as well e/amil you!! YEAH!! So how have you been? I'm okay. Reality hit hard Monday morning. School, work (i.e. Hell). Not fun!! AGH!! Let me say right now, very much and a lot, thank you for my presents!! They just got here this morning!! YEAH!! What a surprise! On both counts!! . . . WOOHOO!! Daghormit!! Do you realize how big my "to read" list is??!!?? DO YOU!! DO YOU???!! AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!! Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast: I MY FREAKING GOWSH!! AAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! AAAAAHHHH!!! AIIII!! YEAH!! YEAH!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! JARED, JARED!! THIS GAME IS INCREDIBLE!! IT IS AMAZING!! IT IS SUBLIME!! IT IS . . . WOW!! YEAH!!AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! YEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAA!!!! Okay, okay, enough elated outburst, now on to the facts: I got JKII yesterday. I have only had about 1.5 hours to play it since then, but let me tell you . . . it flips!

Ouch. The e-mail actually goes on for another full page and a half (I suddenly switch the subject from computer games to girls, predictably). Amazingly, even after years of inflicting this kind of trash on each other, Jared and I are still pals. Um, right Jared?


Jared taking a break from the Wheel of Time