Hilary to Kathy, January 25, 1972 cont., Arlington, VA Good, if more boring news is that I’ve been going out with Oscar since Christmas. I GUESS it’s good, anyway. For a big, bad, INTELLIGENT basketball jock he’s incredibly sweet. That ALWAYS surprises me about boys.
Oscar. 
However, like so many sophomore girls throughout generations I fear being a has-been in my senior year (How poignant!). Oscar says he won’t let it happen. How the HELL can HE stop it??? I fear of boring you – I MUST with such mindlessness. I also fear putting you off by my stupid writing language. If you’ll remember I don’t TALK like this – my themes are bad because I do the same thing – writing in really corny, facetious language. HELP, HELP!! – I’m analyzing everything out of boredom.
I need snow… It hasn’t snowed hear since November. It used to snow more than now – I’m SURE it did. I have these fantastic memories of blizzards, midnight snowmen (going out at midnight to play in the snow) snow castles, sledding in the bad yard – slipping on ice – Could all of that have happened without snow?? NO! Id DID snow more when I was younger (Growing old is SUCH a pain!). Why is it I remember all those years as being so much fun – I had an unhappy childhood, didn’t I?? I think you must know that I am suffering from slight insanity.
Although anyone who sang the LOOK OF LOVE, Janis Joplin style into a hair brush would have to be weird…
Why do I treasure such memories? Mainly because my insanity now borders on true schizophrenia (Honest to God! – although I don’t believe in him – I have diagnosed my case as schizophrenia…) instead of idiotic impulses. I really miss that.
Oh well – please don’t give up on me – I always end up writing terrible letters. Sorry!
Love, Hilary
P.S. Why do you sing your letters Kathy Talley – I know it’s you!!
Did you get the other letters that I’ve written since Christmas? Also, my package? I imagine your getting sick of this stationery by now!
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