RE:

Anna - You're stoked on the song thing. You'll never guess how cool mine is
though. It's "Don't go breakin' my heart" by Elton John and Kiki Dee!
Remember the song he sang with Minnie Mouse on that Disney video we used to
watch all the time? I LOVE that song. Anyway, I had already started a reply
to your previous e-mail, so I'll just send it along with this one.....

I love you madly and dearly! You're the only one who's managed to say
anything of worth about this whole incidence. Amber and Molly stared at me
blankly and said something like, "Don't be so overly dramatic," and then
rationalized the whole thing saying he was probably tired and needed to hang
out with his friend who just broke up with his long term girlfriend and blah
blah blah. It was really disappointing that they didn't understand the
importance of NEVER being rational when it comes to men. It was so not fun.
But I was really proud of myself, because I left work fuming, on the verge of
tears, and by the time I got home I was smiling and joking with Amber and
Molly about how schnockered they had been the night before. Then Molly and I
took a big long walk and got awesome Thai food, brought it home, and watched
the Thursday night line-up. All in all, it was a very successful evening
WITHOUT runner man, whose name by the way is Dave. (Take one point off for
that.) And guess what? He ended up calling at about 8:30. Molly was on the
other line and neglected to answer the call or tell me there might be a
message, so awhile later when I got a call from Jill, Dave's friend's
girlfriend who I'm also friends with (this all gets very complicated), I was
very confused that she asked me to go out for a beer with "us." I just
assumed she was with her boyfriend and Dave, and made up some sweet excuse
about how I had just eaten and was too full to move, because I was like, no
way is that guy going to have his lackeys call me and expect me to show up.
NO WAY! So that was that....or so I thought. At about 10 p.m., runner man
himself calls, and basically admits that he's psycho for cancelling our date
and then calling me all night long. Ya think?! Anyway, he tells me he was in
this enormously bad mood after work and had to sweat it out on a bike ride
and didn't want me to see him in such a bad state. I still thought it was a
lame excuse and that once you'd reached the ripe age of 31 you should be
smart enough to just say something instead of lamely ditch someone. So I told
him that, and he said he agreed and could he please come over and make me and
my roommates dinner and finish mowing our lawn (which he had started the
other night when he was over) to make it up to me. I told him if he did that
he might bring his balance back to zero instead of being in the read which is
where he is now. (that's finance lingo) Anyway, the plan is he's going to
come over and help me make salads and bread and drinks for like 20 people who
we somewhere along the way invited to our house tonight, although I don't
remember doing that. Anna, you have to stay with me one night when you're
home in June because it's a constant riot. I won't go into some of the things
Amber did the other night right now, but I'll tell you soon so you can swap
stories when you see her. By the way, she snagged an armload of my clothes,
actually most of which were yours, to wear at fancy dinners in Denver, so if
you see anything you want back, just let her know. I think it's just that red
Laundry shirt and the REALLY short black bcbg skirt. Hey guess what - I have
to go. I'll call you tonight!

Take care,
kate

Anna Symes <annas@cobs.edu< on 03/23/2001 08:06:18 AM
To: "'Kate.Symes@enron.com'" <Kate.Symes@enron.com<
cc:

Subject: RE:

That sucks, Kate. I bet that isn't the last we'll be seeing of Mr. Running
Man, though. First of all, who gets scared off by drunk roommates? If
anything it should be a relief to him that he doesn't need to impress any of
your clan. Second, it sounds like the classic insecure blow-off to me. If
you think back, you'll probably remember a couple of instances in which your
demeanor/comments/facial expression may have sent him the message that he is
the stupidest thing on God's green earth. I know this because I have the
same habit. So he probably went home, mulled over those few devastating
instances, and came to the conclusion that you're not that into it. And
being a man (only men and Symes's do this), he cancelled on you before you
had the chance to crush his ego once again. Am I right? I think so.

Tentatively planning on going out with Amber and Monica on Saturday night.
I'm mad that I'm hanging out with your roommate before I get to hang out
with you! Monica and I are thinking of splitting your ticket, since we know
you'll never save the money (like I should talk). You have to come out
here, though. It's about 67 degrees right now and it's 9:00 in the morning
on a day in March. I can't believe how happy this sun makes me! You would
love it, too.

Okay, feel better, and don't sweat the stupid running guy. If he thinks
he's not worthy of you, chances are he's not. A stiff margarita will make
this whole problem a lot more manageable, don't you think? You should go
have one. Love you!

Luego,
Anna

-----Original Message-----
From: Kate.Symes@enron.com [mailto:Kate.Symes@enron.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 5:26 PM
To: annas@cobs.edu
Subject: Re:

Well, to tell you the truth, it sucks right now. Work has been snowballing
with all kinds of unimaginable computer problems, so many that I've
basically forgotten what they all are now. And on top of that, runner guy
stopped by last night and it happened to be the last day of Amber's finals
so she and Molly had been drinking since 2 p.m. Well, I'm not quite sure if
that scared him away, but we were supposed to go to a movie tonight - he
asked me, I accepted, we had a time picked out - now I NEVER make plans as
a rule, but this was a goddamn plan. So he calls 15 minutes ago and
actually CANCELS. Not even just that, he doesn't give a REASON. I am so
livid right now there's smoke coming out of my ears. I need to go finish
work so I can get out of here and go bomb his car. I'll call you tonight.

Kate

Anna Symes <annas@cobs.edu< on 03/22/2001 04:03:33 PM

To: "Kate Symes (E-mail)" <Kate.Symes@enron.com<
cc:

Subject:

hey poopstain,

What's up? I am sooooo good. Dad and my car will be here on Monday, isn't
that great? I just want to drive for the rest of my life! So I get three
days off next week, plus I'm leaving for my outward bound course next
friday. So basically I have like a week vacation! Things are still going
with the cute waiter (Nathan), but I've discovered a flaw. It was only a
matter of time, you know. Actually, it's a non-fatal flaw, it's annoying
at
worst. Basically, he carries his cell phone everywhere and answers and
talks on it in all types of situations, such as the video store, a taxi
cab,
and while eating dinner with his friends. I just can't stand those things.
It's one thing to chat on it when you're walking down the street by
yourself
or in your car by yourself, but when you're with other people or in the
checkout line at the video store and there are people waiting for you, I
just think it's so rude. But I'm going to try to get over it, because
otherwise he's great, and I seem to be the only person on God's green earth
who has not caught onto the whole cell phone craze. So that's my life,
what's going on in yours?

love, anna