h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I wonder if anyone will remember me. Things change so fast on the Internet.

I have been AWOL for a while. Some personal issues had to be resolved and I had to concentrate on stuff. So now here I am. I wonder how many of my old buddies are still hooting. I wonder if I'm still welcome. But I'll try anyway.

Since we last talked, I have become quite popular among Italian bloggers, have made a lot of new friends, rekindled a friendship that I thought was lost, had a few lovers and now trying - wonder of wonders - to get a relationship going.

It's a bit strange, I had been single for a while and I just don't know exactly how it's done, how far I can go at this rather tentative stage, and how I will handle it if things fall apart.

What matters is that I made it out of 2003 alive.

No mean feat.

unforgetable

a <rose for nice the lady!.

How could we possibly forget you, Greta?!!!

Welcome back; I've missed you certainly & i'm sure lots of others have too. i did wonder what had happened, but thought it best to let you find your own way back.

I've been going through similar sort of stuff to you by the sound of it. Maybe i will give you a ring. My email has changed (yet again!) so if you want to email, use the hotmail address for now. Still on MSN instant message thingy. Phone number has also changed, soon the snail mail address will too!

Anyway, good to have you back, look forward to all the latest gossip from Italy!



Terri

Welcome back Greta!!
If you look on my page, you will se that your still on my friends list
and if you look at the BTM of my page, you will see that Ive been busy while you were away (Smudger Snippets)
Smudger.

Ah Greta! Ciao bella Welcome back, was really wondering where you'd been ~ bouquet.

Of course you are still welcome here Greta! I have not forgotten you! I've been doing very well - staying very busy.

JEllen

Yay! Welcome back, Greta!

And you're still wondering whether you're doing the right thing in your life. Some things never change!

Hi Greta, How are you settling in again? I hope.

Are you going to tell us what youve up to? or is that a dark secret

Its weird really, as just the night before you came back, I was screening down my "friends" list, and just noticed how many had gone
Then you returned! or what????
Smudger.

I know what you mean Smudger, I go over my friends list & there're just some that I'm reluctant to remove...even though I haven't heard from them in quite awhile - good that you're back Greta!

Yea! Jazz, I know what you mean, it makes you feel guilty if you deleate them, just in case they return

Just like Greta did
looking forward to hearing what she has been up to
Smudger.

Right you are Smudger...& you get bits of memory about people (& maybe I'm just too loyal or something) I tend to hold onto that.

But anyway how're you & MK2 doing?

Hi Jazz, Well Mk2 is still in plaster but were coping We went to see some old pals today, and they gave us a good idea on how to get out of our present misery (the people that live above us)

It would mean selling our flat and using the proceeds to pay full rent & council tax until all gone. Then re-apply for our benefits again. I know it sounds silly, but if it means a better quality of life, for Mk2s remaining time, we will do it
Smudger.

Ciao Greta,

I'm glad you're back!

Oh, just by the way, I might be somewhere near Treviso for a couple of days in April ...

Just Y!M me for details ...

Jeremy

Ciao Greta
Hope you're well. My main news since you've been away is that I got a new job as a motorbike courier here in Edinburgh!
Take care,
Riccardo xx

I can't believe how sweet all of you are

Right, the main news now is that I'm about to sign a book deal.

Yeah, that's right. BOOK DEAL. Major national publisher. Working on a short story that will be published in June, then possibly something else in October, and in the meantime they've decided to mentor me and help me become a real writer.

It's all very strange and exciting.

The love life is OK. Boyfriend Em (name too long and hard to spell so I'll shorten it to that) and I miss each other a lot. Talk to each other often. Nearly broke up after a bad argument. Basically realised how much it'd hurt if we split up. We've only been an item for a few weeks, and I don't know how I feel about him except that I really, really miss him

I thought it'd be easier, I had it all sussed out, living on my own, being single, my friends, everything was great, I thought I'd have less trouble handling the fact that we can't see each other very often.

Oh well.

If the book deal gets through, I might be able to move to Rome and be near him (not to mention leave this s***hole of a town...)

Provided we last the distance, that is.

Terri, Ormy, Riccardo, Ellen, everybody, quick update?

Great News about your book Greta!!

Im glad things have worked out for you at last
Smudger.

Major congrats on the book deal Greta!! Comparaitively speaking, nothing of too much consequence goin' on in this little fishbowl...although, the city here has been chosen to host this year's Juno Awards (Canada's equivalent of America's Grammys), so the first weekend of April should be hoppin'...certainly lots goin' oon in the way of local entertainment - check either http://www.junoawards.ca or http://www.junos.ctv.ca .

As always, best wishes with the love-life bella! Good to have you back!

Oh,

You return happened on the time I was offline.
I am glad to see you are around and things are improving.

Tired and emotional. Overworked. Missing Em. We talk a lot over the messenger and the phone, but it doesn't help, we badly need to hold each other, and we're miles apart. We won't be seeing each other until mid-April, as we've both got strict deadlines on stuff we have to hand in.

Talked to best mate D over the messenger today. We renegotiated the relationship for the umpteenth time a while ago, had a few bad arguments, we really love each other but it's a brother/sister thing. I still think that in a way he is my soulmate, and Em knows this. We'll just have to live with it, I suppose.

There seem to be openings at some glossy in Milan, the head writer of another magazine tells me. He'll put a good word in for me. With the book deal pending, I have a foot in the door. I badly want to move out of this town. As things are, I'd rather move to Rome and be with Em. The way life is, I'd rather move anywhere. Milan will do. D lives there now. At least I'd have a friend.

Things change, I'm scared, I'm tired, I need some sleep, I'll go to bed now.

Love, y'all.

G.