Phyllis

26x365
I loved our weekends together, watching “60 Minutes” and talking into the wee hours over gallons of tea and overflowing ashtrays. I miss that. I’m sorry we don’t know each other anymore. Maybe your son could explain

Nurse Tammy

25x365
You treated me so well that night in the ER. I was so grateful to see you because I knew you’d take care of me. I make your coffee, you help me not suffocate. Good trade, yeah?

Scott M.

24x365
I chased you for two years before I finally gave up. It’s not my fault I’m Caucasian. I hope you found a nice Latina to settle down with – or at least moved out of your mom’s house.

William

23x365
We didn’t get along. We tolerated each other for M’s sake. Then you died, and I sort of wish we’d gotten along better. You’re still the only one I’ve ever known who collected his own toenail clippings.


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Audrey

22x365
You have the crystal ball. I think I’m supposed to get it next. Isn’t that what you said? “The ball chooses its owner” or something to that effect. I’m somewhat worried that I’ll lose or break it.

Tall Mild

21x365
I wish I could tell you to your weasel face just how goddamned annoying you are. But I’d get fired. So I just put a splash of decaf in your cup, and that makes me feel better.

Mrs. Cjyka

20x365
We made so much fun of you. But you were obscenely old, half blind, had mismatched legs, and spoke in a thick Polish accent. You ate our unwanted vegetables. We were little kids. We didn’t know better.

Richard

19x365
You are a true example of someone who is a caricature of himself. Honestly, what is up with that hair? And what about that Nehru Kimono thing? You’re brilliant but just way too weird, even for me.

Senora Rubio

Happy Thanksgiving!

18x365
Year after year you welcomed me into your home and your family so that I wouldn’t have to spend the holiday alone. You are a truly amazing lady AND you make amazing empanadas. Gracias con toda sinceridad.

Grace P.

17x365
I don’t remember where you came from. I think your school closed so you transferred to mine. We had “dummy chemistry” class together, we ate yogurt raisins all the time, and we were always getting yelled at.

Amy

16x365
You were new. I noticed you sitting alone on the bus one day, so I plopped down next to you and introduced myself. We were friends for many years, until I moved away. Ironically, you married #15.

Daryl

15x365
Ah, my first love. You’d think someone in your position would be more memorable, but I mostly remember your cheesy moustache, your Chevelle catching fire in the Burger King drive-thru, and how you couldn’t stand my parents.

Kathy

14x365
I should’ve pressed charges that Thanksgiving after you slapped me. If I’d known then what I know now, you’d have a record. I wonder if your children realize what a perverted crook you are. You’re just wrong.

Billy P.

13x365
I was in first grade. I had a crush on you like all the girls did. You were the most handsome boy in the whole school. My parents called you the “Six Year Old Dirty Old Man.”

Andrea

12x365
I found your necklace on my side of the bed one morning after my overnight shift. You really should have been more careful if you were going to fuck someone else’s boyfriend. I don’t even wear gold.

The Fish Lady

11x365
“Hey, it's the salmon burger lady!” you’d say every time I came in this summer. I liked that you recognized me, but was secretly relieved when you weren’t there, because sometimes I didn’t want a salmon burger.

Kerry

10x365:
The first time I saw you, you nearly ran me over with your bike. The last time I saw you, you were wearing shorts that you had stolen from me. In between, we were pretty good friends.

Student Accounts Lady

9x365:
Your kindly smiling face helps to soften the blow when I go to pay my parking tickets. You empathize and make me laugh. I love how we both hate the same safety officer with such a passion.

Dennis G.

8x365
I altered my course of study after taking just one of your classes because I was so impressed, inspired, and enthralled by you. Remember when you busted me telling someone how your class rocked my world? Oops.

Marwa Grocer

7x365
I never knew your name, but you always knew what I wanted. “Two” I’d say, and the Parliaments would come down. I thought it was cool that you closed up shop to pray three times a day.

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Wondering what all these entries are about? Check out the post about "That Guy" from a few days ago for an explanation of the x365 game. You can also click on the x365 entry number to link to the main x365 site (http://x365.org). Fun!

Bob L.

6x365:
You inspired us all and breathed new life into a stagnant program. My boyfriend started rolling his own cigarettes because you did. Brilliant and weird and cool you were, and we ALL wanted to sleep with you.

K.G.

5x365
You were so funny and I loved you to death. Please believe me when I tell you that I had no idea you would get fired. But you seem to be doing much better for yourself now.

Diane

4x365

You were my best friend for years, but now that I’ve been away after all this time, I realize that I never felt good about myself when you were around. You really were a bitch. Good riddance.

The Kid at A-Plus

3x365:
You’re probably fifteen years my junior, yet I get butterflies whenever I see you. I like our flirty banter and how you smile when you give me change. I’d hit on you, but I’m not a cougar.

Joan

2x365:
Remember the time I was late for rehearsal, and I blustered into the room shouting all sorts of nasty stuff? You were really cool about it and calmed me down. To this day you’re still my favorite.

That Guy

1x365:
I see you walking everywhere, always with that black bag and the red hat, your eyes obscured behind mirrored sunglasses. With your tan skin and white moustache, you sort of resemble a film negative. Who ARE you?

See, look - he's real!! And he's #1 in the x365!

Look, everyone! I got his picture today! THAT GUY! I could only get him from the back though - I'm telling you, That Guy moves like quicksilver. Ironically enough, this sighting happened at the very same intersection as talcum-pants lady. (Here's the original post if you don't know what I'm talking about). Note the signature red cap, the trademark black bag. He's never without. If I could get a shot from the front you'd see the aviators and the moustache, too. Well, maybe next time.

I am a woman obsessed.




Anyway, starting with today's entry I'm beginning the x365. This is a pretty cool thing where you write a blurb about 365 different people who have touched your life in small or large ways, important or insignificant ways, positive or negative ways, any ways at all. The tricky part is that you do this using only a certain number of words. I've chosen to use the number 37, since that is how old I will be when I've completed my 365 people. Sometimes these folks will have their own entry, sometimes they will be tacked on to the end of an entry (like today's), and they will not be in any sort of order of importance or anything like that. In any case, there will be a person a day - maybe you'll be one of them! I may not specify the person in each entry, either. I might give them a nickname (particularly if it's a stranger), or identify only by initials to keep some of them relatively anonymous, but that'll only add to the fun - see if you can guess who it is!

Well, since he was the subject of today's blog entry, I'm going to start with That Guy. Enjoy!

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