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Letter #166: B**** x Rich

Good morning, Erin. You will never believe the journey I’ve been on since my last letter. I mean, it’s quite boring, as far as journeys go, which I know you will find very easy to believe. But the material of the journey itself should surprise you. I’ve gotten into Linux. Yes, the operating system for computers. Not super-duper deeply, but…enough that I could reasonably be called a burgeoning hobbyist. Which I would never have expected.  I will spare you the exact stages of how this happened, but suffice it to say that I got very, very curious about what it is and how it works and the story behind it—and I was particularly interested in how it could be applied.  The long and the short of it is (at least, as far as this introduction is concerned)...I brought my mother’s old desktop computer back to life by installing Linux. The damn this was a total lemon FROM THE DAY SHE OPENED THE BOX—and now it runs like new. Total resurrection and overhaul. And all it took was replacing the...
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Letter #165: The Drop List (or, Frowns & Miscellany)

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Good morning, Erin. So…I think I need to start with an apology. No, not for taking so long to write to you (I mean, of course I’m sorry about that—though the why of the delay is the point of the letter, as you will see) but for breaking the promise I made earlier in the year: I did not totally devote my heart to Yoojung from Weki Meki. I know, I know…I should be ashamed. And I can feel your disappointment from here.  But, in my defense, matters of the heart are rarely as simple as we want them to be. Which still isn’t an excuse, of course—and I’m not trying to make excuses. …though, if I were , I feel like this would be a good one. I mean, Erin, if you saw her…it’s just that she’s very, very pretty.  I am, of course, talking about Rina from Weki Meki.  Because we are penpals. … No, seriously: we email back and forth. Okay, well, technically, I emailed her (because she posted on instagram that she created an email account for people to reach out to her), and she emailed m...
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