*Plebs – 19th August 1998

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S: I hope you have fun tonight with the suited plebs tonight. Put on yr glasses – the suits will probably think you are more intelligent (even though you’re a grade a student anyway but they won’t know that will they) Be strong and assertive and say ‘I WANT A JOB PLEASE!’. Remember it’s all about bullshit!
Your biggest fan, no. 1 lover

T:
Invitation:
What: Party at my place
Where: xx Murray St Berala
When: 7:00pm 21st August
Other: Feel free to bring significant others etc
How Much: As much as you want to contribute to the alcohol fund

T: so, are you my significant other?

S: YES, VERY MUCH SO…

T: and are you coming?

S: I DON’T THINK YOU WANT ME TOO, DO YOU? WILL IT BE A PROBLEM? DO YOU WANT TO GO? YOU DIDN’T SEEM THAT KEEN YESTERDAY? WILL THERE BE ANYONE ELSE I KNOW OR HAVE MET PREVIOUSLY?

T: please take down the details in case i lose them?

S: OK.

T: where are we meeting tonight and when?

S:I GUESS IT WOULD BE EASIER IF YOU CAME TO CHATSWOOD – I’VE GOT TO GO THE PHYSIO – I’LL PROBABLY BE THERE TIL SIX. WE COULD GO TO THE PARTY STRAIGHT AFTER IF YOU WANNA CHECK IT OUT. I’M OFF THE GROG THOUGH. IF YOU WANNA STAY THAT’S COOL – IF IT GETS TOO MUCH FOR ME MAYBE I COULD GO AND PICK YOU UP LATER OR WE COULD DO SOMETHING ELSE OR ANYTHING REALLY! I’M THINKING OF AFTER COMING TO WORK TOMORROW GOING INTO THE CITY TO TAKE THE VINYL I WANNA SELL/TRADE – OH, I JUST REMEMBERED YOU WON’T BE FREE TIL TOMORROW NIGHT….OH WELL. WE GO JIGSAW SUNDAY AM THOUGH?

T: email me with what you wanna do. ok babe?

S: OK. I WANNA SEE YOU. BABE.

S: Tongue
No this isn’t rude. I bit my tongue at Ann’s lunch. it fluffing hurtf.
Wanting
Waiting
For you
I feel a song coming on…
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

*Make up – 18th August 1998

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T: with a cherry on top – I love you – truly, madly, deeply – you seen that movie? it’s pretty good.

S: Not sure – don’t think so…

T: Just finished typing in everybody’s timesheet details into a spreadsheet only i don’t know how i should set it up.
Anyway, finally remembered what i was gonna say to you after you got the milk at the corner store but forgot when you came back – i was just gonna say that when Notorious BIT (topdeq, ice-D, Futang et al) have their meeting, Sue-pergroove and hammerDogg (jeff) sit at the front because they’re the project leaders. I was just gonna say how i’d absolutely hate the project leaders actually displaying their leadership, but remembered that our project leaders do that as well (but not as obviously).

S: Power always goes to the head and initiates the search for more power and so on…

T: oh well, we’ll never make it to the top will we.

S: It depends on how you look at it. we could already be at the top (of what we want) other people just want more and go further than we have – but happiness is more important – wherever you are. Us, together, we are at the top, sweety.

T: we just have to work harder and give them all the glory.

S: Yes, this is the thing that shits us below – where we were happy the people above seek to make us unhappy to make themselves feel better – arseholes!

T: i hate project leaders as a rule. don’t become a project leader babe, cause then i’ll want a divorce.

S: There are good leaders too I’m sure. (Ok, I haven’t met one either…)

T: saw Sandie’s snow photos the other day, and all her friends. they all got on really well (except for Jackie’s friend and her boyfriend who were real tight-arse)

S: What’s the goss?

T: and are planning a summer getaway. i really want to get away with friends as well. my school friends (laura and michelle etc) wanted to go to the Hunter Valley this winter, but i guess none of us really had the time. also wanted to go to the central coast for the summer – but I forgot i might be going to Taiwan. also, everyone seems to be going their
separate ways for the summer hols

S: I think that is kinda what happens after leaving school and those close relationships kinda disperse. I hope you keep close with your friends – they are very important – I realised this myself, after losing most of my friends. I’m still kinda jealous of you you know! I wish we could go away. We have to one day all right?

T: like Thailand and stuff. actually, i’m not so sure i would want to go to Thailand anyway – not yet, cause I wouldn’t want to go with Laura and Gerard’s friends – don’t think that much of them – they’re very elitist – Laura doesn’t think much of them either. we refer to them as the ASM – Asian Supremacist Movement. ok, so it’s very immature i hear you say.

S: She must like Gerard a lot…

T: Mich rang last night. she’s going to return my Jeff Buckley video this afternoon cause i’m meeting her at markets.

S: I don’t think you ever told me about a Jeff Buckley video did you (but then you know what my memory is like)

T: only prob – i haven’t got her the rest of her b’day present yet. there’s also a free BBQ as part of union week here at the uni. so i don’t think it’ll be hard convincing the fellas doing SDD to take a lunch break (you should see the size of some of
them). Dan was saying how much Yuri likes crackling (so do i) and how Trent just eats hot dogs). anyway, it beats Bar Broadway for lunch. told Mich if she wanted Jeff Buckley dubbed, i would try. do you think you could set up your video to dub, or would that require another power socket that you don’t have?

S: Call me Chief Dubber MC Hemsley. Course I can. Just gotta find the leads and set it up.

T: had great fun with you and Hayden yesterday – he’s a real groovy babe.

S: Hey, what about me???? We both had fun with you too. Thanks for taking the time to hang out.

T: was good to see you parenting as well – that’s another side of you I haven’t seen before

S: What did you think? Am I too slack or too overbearing. I like to let him explore things and figure out for himself what is good and bad. I think it’s cool to let him run around looking at things where other folks like to keep their kids on a tight leash. Let’s face it they really can’t do much harm and it’s fun to watch them open up cupboards in Grace Brothers or pull things off shelves. Wasn’t he cute when I would say Let’s Go and he would say it too!

T: except when you father me!

S: Sorry if I was bossy with you yesterday. It’s pretty important that HJ has his routine of an afternoon sleep – you saw how tired he was.

T: are you seeing him tonight?

S: No, but I saw him asleep last night – he was cuddling Winnie the Pooh as he didn’t have pillow and snuggler. Can’t wait for him to come back.

T: send him my love.

S: I think he felt it yesterday – thanks again.

T: anyway, if you have reached the end of this email, i’m very sorry it was so long.

S: At last a long email from you…

T: i just had plenty of time to kill and nothing much to say.

S: You’re fun, you’re the best…

T: anyway, i hope this makes up for all the mails i haven’t sent and for the rest of the week.

S: Er, no it doesn’t!!

T: love to you baby, tlj

S: And to you too sweet angel

*Oh baby baby – 15th August 1998

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Hey – just dropping ya this note to cheer up yr day (if it’s bad in any way). Please accept my humble apologies at the lack of content in this note but be aware that it is sent with great love and thoughts for you.


Directions to the physio:

Walk from the station down Victoria Road. At the crossroads with Archer Street go straight across on the Chatswood Chase side. Just after the sushi bar and just before the entrance to Chatswood Chase there’s a small kind of mall. Downstairs is an Asian grocery, and up the ramp is some food and clothing shops (amongst other things). Go up the ramp and then up the escalator. the physio is around on the right. It’s only a small mall so you’ll find it easy. Love to you, angel baby. I had the best time last night and today’s tiredness is worth every second!

*I had fun – 14th August 1998

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S: talking to you last night. Let’s do it again.
Are you going home after uni or do you have time to meet – I can take you home or to Turramurra – whatever madame would like.
Hope you have a good day today and I look forward to seeing you soon baby, sweety, gorgeous etc

T: sorry babe, was going to go straight home after uni so i can get a lift to turra with my folks. i don’t know my uncle’s address or how to get there.
anyway, what time do the wreckers start? i don’t think i’ll be doing anything tonight, but if i am, i’ll call you.

S: Wreckers should be on at nine or thereabouts. There’s only two bands. I’ll go home first I think unless we get time to meet somewhere or anything. I’ll leave home about eight I guess. Got to bed after 2am this morning and I’m starting to get a little cranky! (So come cheer me up!) If you are in the city then definetely call – call anyway. If not I’ll probably go home at a reasonable time – I have to go the Doctors first thing and still have lots to do to tidy up the flat – it’s insane!!!
Catch me if you can sweetheart. Call before you go home if you go home OK!
PS Did I ever tell you how beautiful you are?

*Hey…….. – 12th August 1998

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T: it seems i can’t send to your csc.com.au account – but you seem to keep sending from it, and i keep replying to it then getting “can’t deliver your mail” and other crap messages like it.
having fun?

S: Maybe you’ll have to send back to csc.com instead of hitting reply – they’ve moved the internet mail server – so I can’t use my internet mail account anymore because the messages come straight into Notes at work! Don’t know why that would affect you replying though.

T: great idea – we can meet somewhere if you want – though i’m really bored already and it’s only 2pm! didn’t go for lunch cause it’s at Bar Broadway and i’d rather be antisocial than smell of smoke! also, i’ve already got lunch and can’t afford to buy it anymore. tell me what you wanna do.

S: OK how about meeting at our place at Milsons Point? One of our servers crashed today – I’ll tell you about it later
Hope yr feeling better sweety

T: i replied to your email about the mixer but don’t think you got it. i said you should make them pay for the mixer if it’s damaged. how much is it worth?
hurry to see me cause i’ve got nothing better to do. i’m going to start typing out the minutes of today’s meeting already!!!!!!!!!
also went to see john colville about getting a written reference for my comp prac work, but he wasn’t in – will try later.
tell me what you’re doing tonight and i’ll meet ya ok?
love ya to bits too! tlj

T: how come no email from you yet?

S: You have very high expectations, young lady! I emailed you this morning. Anyway, how about you read all the old ones first!!!

T: i might be able to see you tonight if I can be bothered to stick around.

S: Don’t try TOO hard sweety!

T: anyway, had to come in early to print out the minutes of our last meeting and the weekly timesheets – now i’ll find
out about all the hassle Kim went through to get you guys to fill out your timesheets – you must have made life pretty hard for her.

S: Kim is great – a pain in the ass but great!

T: my meeting’s at 10am, but i don’t think anyone’ll be there til 11 anyway.

S: Take control – kick their butts – tell them you are leaving at the scheduled time and that everyone must be prompt to get anything achieved!

T: well, i hope you’re feeling invigorated today after a great painless night of sleep.

S: Slept in HJ’s bed – feels much more comfortable – I will check out the price of new Queen size mattresses today.

T: i’ll catch up with you later.

S: You better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

T: if you want to meet

S: Yes!!!

T: what time and where?

S: Wanna meet in the city – go for coffee – maybe Crow’s Nest or something – or just here somewhere and I’ll lift you home via Shauny’s new recording studio.

T: i’ll mail you if i can’t make it.

S: Just make it.

T: got a tummy ache.

S: Shauny-san rub it better. Is it that time of celebration again (full moon)

T: see ya soon?

S: Oh yeah!

*My stuff – 7th August 1998

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My stuff came this morning. Oh my God, there’s loads of it I don’t know what to do with it!!! Gotta sort out space first…..you should see it all. The movers dropped one box with a mixer in – damn – hope it still works. Still made it in to work close to on time!

How are you, angel? I miss you dearly – think about you all the time. Wish to write you huge long poems about my love for you and how much you mean to me – will probably start when I’m retired (you will still be with me then won’t you? – looking after our seventeen children?). You are the best.

From me to you – all my love.

*Thanks gorgeous – 6th August 1998

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T: …for seeing me yesterday

S: Let’s do it again.

T: and for jeff

S: Anytime – anytime – anything for you!

T: i picked him up from Revolver this morning and didn’t really have too much trouble convincing them that i was
the great Shaun Hemsley in person

S: But you are nowhere near as great as me! (Actually, you are much better..)

T: or at least convincing them that I slept with you!!!!! ha!

S: Yeah – they know me pretty well and my passion for ‘young Asian birds’!

T: but now i’ll be going to sleep with jeff.

S: Oh well – should I tell you who I’m sleeping with…

T: just saw notlih and he told me what you told me last night about seeing you.

S: Yeah, yeah – we got our stories straight so you’ll never know what we actually did…

T: actually, the guy at Revolver was having a bit of a domestic with his gal (got quite ugly – i was feeling very intrusive) – so he wasn’t really interested in who i was – he didn’t even ask! just handed it to me.

S: I think he was shy of your outstanding beauty.

T: by the way, how come you didn’t return my call!

S: Fell asleep in a meeting..

T: still taking me home tonight?

S: Absorutely

T: gotto go to my meeting now. love ya babe, tlj

I know you guys like doing this psyche stuff – 5th August 1998

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T: how did you fare?
coming to see you this afternoon. wanna give me a lift home?
see ya babe, tlj

S: Absorootry! How did I fare with what?
If there’s any babes round here then it’s you sweety.
Shaunus the Menace

T: didn’t you get the questionaire thing? or are you just too busy for such trivial pursuits? tell me the results tonight.
ps – i’ve been offered a job, but it’s only thursdays 8-9pm! it’s a really shite cause i don’t come in on thursdays, it’s late, and i have to catch a train in and back when i’ll be only getting about 21 dollars. Also, we’ve been fucked over by the uni – we did a 6-credit pt subject – Accounting Info Sys, which was only recorded as a 4-credit point subject. So we graduate with 142 credit points and don’t get recognition for the extra credits and hours of work we did!!!!!!!!!! so, i’ve just had sex yet again.

S: Yeah – I’ll do that thing later. Is there much point to the job then? What happened to the one on Monday? Sorry about the sex…..Love ya!