Most people know today as tax day, but for me it’s a year since this dapper chap wandered into the department office suite while I was prepping for student conferences. After a good five minutes of watching him wait in the empty admin assistant’s office, I got up and asked if he needed anything. We chatted, we joked, we laughed. He left me his business card and a book release party flier. We independently emailed each other later in the day with Jon Lovitz in the subject line. I went to the party.
paper stars
I agree
to coffee
Yay Words! 
Awwww.
Congratulations! He’s well worth it!
sweet fate!!
From May ’97, after my first date with Mary:
first date —
our shadows
hold hands
You’ve been bingoed.