Month: January 1999

Site updates – 26th January 1999

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Email with TLJ:

T: I performed a site update today – well, most of it was run from a batch script BUT I only had to be shown once.

S: What! You are actually doing some work! Good for you!

T: Anyway, thanks very much for meeting me for lunch today – I had heaps of fun.

S: Me too – always a pleasure to be in your company – even when you tell me you’re having s*x with someone else!

T: You have to come when it’s sunny so we can sit in Hyde Park or walk to the art gallery when Art Express is on.

S: Is Art Express on already – I saw it advertised on TV – but, yes – let’s go. I may have Hayden on the 18th (Thursday) as Bronwyn has to go somewhere – maybe we could come and meet you?

T: Please, please, please come meet me with Hayden.

S: OK! May have to make it a 12 o’clock lunch so that I can get him home for his sleep though.

T: Hope you’re having fun at work.

S: Only just got here!

T: Sorry, I can’t pick you up tonight – you know I would if I didn’t have soccer.

S: Yeah yeah yeah whatever. Fine.

T: But I will try and see you tonight ok?

S: ALLLLLLLLLLRRRRIIIGGHHHHTTTTTT!!!!!!

T: I’ve had an awful day already – late in for work (well, 10 to 9, so I’ll have to work back a bit – and it’s Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got deodorant on my Jigsaw dress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m also really tired and hope I don’t get a headache. Still have to get Kath a present – wouldn’t have a clue what to get.

S: I’m sorry baby – if you need a cuddle to cheer you up my arms are always open.

T: Watched Jerry Sadowitz – it seemed funnier the first time.

S: You need to watch it in my fine company – that’s the difference.

T: La Haine’s on tonight I think – ABC 9:30,

S: I should tape it then!

T: I can’t find my La Haine tape so I want to watch it. I hope the guys come round tonight – otherwise I won’t see Andrew before he leaves – but he’s probably still packing

S: I hope you get to see them too. I love the way you love your friends.
Hey – Cardiacs are playing three gigs in London – Friday, Sat and Sun. Fri’s and Sun’s are going out live on the internet! Got to get up at 6am to listen to them! That’s gonna be hard!
Love to you angelcakes

T: Hey, I don’t have anything to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

S: then go and ask someone for something to do! Aren’t you fixing up the website, learning HTML etc etc?

T: Come meet me for lunch, and email me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

S: Too late – I’ve had lunch now! Oh well, please accept this email instead.

T: What did you do last night???

S: Last night I bathed in the ecstasy of you. Everything else after that paled into insignificance.

T: What are you doing tonight???

S: Taking it easy I think. I want to go swimming tomorrow morning, as well as waking up to hear Cardiacs

T: What are you doing at work right now??

S: Writing this mail to you, eating a sandwich and trying to get the SNMP traps sent from Patrol to our test TNG box

T: Hope you’re having fun.

S: Life is fun with you in my life. Thank you!

T: Will have to look for Kath’s present at lunch – but I’m too tired.

S: I hope you figured something out!
You know you went 57 days last month! – You’ve screwed up the chart completely!!!

20th Oct 2024 – The timeline is out of whack for these emails and they would’ve happened over a period of a few days too. I’m not sure what the comment about 57 days refers to.

Hyphen – 25th January 1999

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Email with TLJ:

S: You and your hyphen!
Here’s my last message if you didn’t get it already:
Have you looked in the Yellow Pages too?
Someone else has suggested Connect Infobahn (CIA) and Realnet if you can find anything on them.
Hope you are having a relaxing lunch break and are keeping busy at work.

T: Yeah, got both your messages – don’t you have anything decent to say?????
Ok, checked out connect, connect infobahn – had trouble with realnet.
Anyway, don’t know what to look for – they’re all kinda similar.

S: Well you understand that this email system must only contain work-related information so NO – I don’t have anything decent to say!
Anyway – what do you need to know – ie what is the objective? Draw up a table of each provider and write some recommendations on which you think would provide the best service related to the requirements RBA has?
How does that sound? I suppose it could be Reelnet? Maybe?
Love ya babe!

T: No, it’s realnet – found stuff, but not what I want. Anyway, sticking with the efficient T**** that I’ve recently discovered,

S: Does this efficient T**** do ironing and washing up?

T: I’ve already drawn up a table for each ISP with pricing plans and stuff. Pretty good huh? Only problem is that I don’t really know what the RBA requirements are. Like avg no of hours they will need, and number of users, downloading
requirements etc.

S: FIND OUT!!!!

T: And don’t call me babe

S: OK, babe.

T: using organisational resources for such trivial purposes is a waste of valuable time and money!!!!

S: You quoted that out of the handbook right!?

T: Besides, it’s not very professional. oh, and Jeff got his scholarship back!!!!!!!!!!

S: Jeff’s luck?

T: Anyway, don’t know what time you will get this – mail sweeper checks outgoing and incoming mails, and the time on the top is all wrong.

S: What does it actually check? For viruses and attachments? Does it look for keywords too?
Hope you are having a great morning. It was such a delight to see you last night.

T: I knew I was picking up the word delightful from someone.

S: I found a cockroach in my backpack this morning – luckily it was dead – jeez – if my food kills cockroaches imagine what it’s doing to me……

T: I know, it’s making you fat…………
Hope you haven’t tried ringing me cause Svati (1st year IT) was showing me around, and then we went for lunch (just over 1 hour). But all I’ve done today is find my way around to the server room and stuff, and Svati explained some of the intranet code to me – Svati was helpful but I’m sure I’ll forget it all. Anyway, today I’m really tired – was feeling really bad
and didn’t want to come into work. So it’s just as well I haven’t done much.
tonight I’ll have to get an early night. Won’t even be able to make it to Pat’s for the video night. I really want to go though.

20th Oct 2024 – I’m not quite sure if TLJ was working directly for RBA as part of another work experience component of her university course, if this was direct employment or if RBA was a client for another company she was working for.

Thank you – 11th January 1999

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Email to TLJ:

Thank you so much for talking to me yesterday – I was feeling pretty weird after talking to you in the morning (cos you were in such a foul mood!) and I did feel alone again. I really really love talking to you babe – I don’t want to lose that (you know I don’t want to lose you at all). Anyway – I look forward to talking to you again – as always, as ever.
Your friend

Glad to see you again – 9th January 1999

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Email to TLJ:

Hey, well it sure was good to see you again you know. I missed you so much and was frustrating me, you being at home…..blah blah. Anyway, I apologise for keeping you late last night. It wasn’t my wish for you to stay so late but you did come round kinda late too and we had a lot to talk about. I’m still uncertain about what is happening with us but I am happy that you still want to be my best friend and that we can have fun and maybe fool around too – like kids or something. I really don’t wanna scare you or frighten you so I’ll back off a bit in that respect OK. If I know that you want to be with me that’s enough you know – that’s what I meant by wanting to know what you want. Well, I’ll speak to you soon I hope

I just wanted to share – 7th January 1999

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Email to TLJ:

Well, this is pretty hard to write – it’s hard to think about us while I’m at work because it gets me sad and I don’t want to be sad. I just wanted to share my time with someone who dug me like you dug me. To be able to laugh and be happy with you, have fun with you. I guess it’s not fun for you anymore. It really upset me when you said last year was the worst year of your life. I hope this year is better for you. The way things have gone upsets me greatly – I believed in us – I trusted you…..
I’ll talk to you soon – I can’t really write anymore now.

20th Oct 2024 – Whilst TLJ was away in Taiwan for a few weeks I guessed she was reassessing our relationship and at this time had told me that she didn’t want it to continue.

Honey Pie – 4th January 1999

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Email to TLJ:

Wonder how you’re feeling now. Nearly home. You’re probably over Queensland somewhere. Asleep. I’m pretty happy today. I feel a bit fitter. I’ve been working out a little, just doing sit-ups and push-ups and walking a lot. Gonna go and put a deposit on a bike at lunchtime too – put it on layby. Can’t wait to look into your eyes again and see the reflections of happiness that you have had over the last few weeks.

*Commitment – no! – 3rd January 1999

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Email to TLJ:

Babe – was good to talk to you a bit more on the weekend. Makes me feel good. I hope your throat gets better and that you got to sleep some on the plane. Bet it was emotional saying goodbye to your new friends. Anyway, in my last email, I talked about commitment but that’s not really what I meant. I think what I would like from you is to know that this is what you WANT. I don’t know – it’s all confusing to me now. I need to see you and talk to you I suppose. You make me shake……..