i am writing to you with a tear in my eye and sadness in my heart. i have realized, with the onset of my business school curriculum, that i will no longer have time for you. as much as i have wholeheartedly enjoyed our relationship over the past few years, i need to see other people. namely: eric, meredith, susheel, brendan, and nate. oh, and 313 of my other classmates and my professors. yes, you could say that i'm jumping into another relationship rather quickly, but it is rather structured as to not have me endure the emotional roller coaster i have in the past when you have abandoned me for no reason during a stage race.
to illustrate
8 a.m. - 110 p.m.: class
130 p.m. - 330 p.m.: interviews/case prep/company presentations
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.: individual case prep time (3 business cases per day, every day)
7 p.m. - 10 p.m.: learning team meetings (with the aforementioned 5. no one-night stands here)
so i guess it's rather organized dating. kind of like "it's just lunch", but we'll call it "it's just business school" for the bargain price of $120,000 of student loans.
and, because of my strict schedule and even more strict attendance policies (only two absences per class), we can't meet up for mid-day rendezvous when we're feeling spunky. i will miss those from days of old!
so, my darling fast; my love for the past 4 years: i hope that you can move on from this. i know that there are other cyclists you can romance. i even know a few right here in charlottesville if you would like me to introduce you. however, perhaps that maybe awkward: your ex- helping you meet new women. but i promise you that those i find will have quadricep muscles and wattage deficiencies that will welcome you with open...synapses.
i do not think that this is the end, however. if it's okay with you, i'd like to remain in occasional contact. perhaps we can go to athens next april for the twilight criterium. or philadelphia in june. yes, philly would be good: you could redeem yourself after abandoning me on manayunk in 2007. i have forgiven you, mostly.
i sign this letter with love and kisses.
your mandy
us, in happier times
3 comments:
thats actually sort of heartbreaking. well written.
send fast back to oregon if it needs a change of scene.
dear mandy,
you broke my heart, and now i'm sitting in a dark room, sobbing. michael bolton is playing on the stereo. tell me, mandy, how am i supposed to live without you?
if you wanted to, you could make this work. we could ride at midnight. sleep is for wimps! clearly, you just hate me. you bitch.
maybe someday we can get back together. you'll always have a place in my heart, dearest mandy.
i hate you.
love,
fast
Mandy,
we love you with or without fast. Fast has always been a flake. Fast and I had a good thing going in the 80's and 90's, then without warning the relationship was over. Maybe you and Fast can rekindle your relationship this Fall? I suggest weekend park getaways throughout the Northeast and Kansas City. Beulah and Odie miss you unconditionally, they have never been impressed by Fast.
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