Where did you come from?

People never cease to amaze me. I mean really, like, baffle me and leave me with the o_O face.

Why is that people seem to come out the woodwork unannounced? What is their purpose? It’s only Monday and already this is a long week BUT thankfully in 3 days there will be sun in my face, sand in my toes, and drank in my cup.

I spent half of the day out of the office yesterday. When I returned, there was an email from someone I dated in high school/some of college in my inbox. A person that I hadn’t spoken to in YEARS. He said that he was looking for LMLOL who went to school in our hometown and apologized if he’d reached the wrong person. o_O face number one. So I respond with a very dry, “hey, what’s up?” I then tried to figure out how in the world he got my email address. I keep a regular tab on my Google search so I knew that wasn’t it. We don’t really talk to the same people (namely because so many people we both know-care not for him). I looked at his email address again and saw that he worked for a bank that serviced one of my student loans, but surely he didn’t get my information from there. So he wrote back and I had to ask how he got it. He then told me that he’s an investment banker at said bank and was wondering what I was up to one day and decided to search my name. And since I had a loan with them- he had my info. WTF?! Are you serious? That is unethical , illegal, and a violation of privacy. I wonder if people say the things they are thinking of doing out loud to see if it makes any damn sense. o_O face number two.
So we talk verbally later. And I feel its one of those conversations where someone asks you a question so you can ask them and they can elaborate about their lives, blah, blah, blah. One of my close friends does that- its pretty annoying. So he catches me up on his life. He just bought a house, has a good job, married, expecting a baby. Sounds like he’s living the American dream. Who’da thought the guy I knew would be this man. Congrats to him on all that…now why exactly did you break some laws to contact me?

I’m a fan of everyone moving on in life. I guess this is easier for some, but I just think there is a difference in finding someone on facebook (where I am not searchable) and running their name and fining their financial record to figure out where they live (as he mentioned “oh you live in ____ now, huh”. A casual run in is what it is, but a calculated move is a bit much (and symptomology of stalkerism- check the DSM-IV). My advice to him, the girl that is now engaged and called her ex to share her nightly dreams about him despite her engagement, and all other people who once were but currently aren’t- no need to thrust yourself back into the light of someone else’s life. Time evolves as do people, keep it moving.