Mistaken identity

My dear friend from grad school shared this story in an email and I thought I would share it with you. I laughed out loud.

To: Kate

From: Caitlin

Subject: A conversation I had with myself today

dear kate,

for your springtime silliness and enjoyment, i would like to share a scene from the life of caitlin today:

(setting: i was waiting in the art museum cafe line contemplating why i had been given a packet of mayonnaise for my sandwich when i had very clearly asked for mustard when i noticed a group of students walking by the museum store and down the stairs to exit the building. it looked like some sort of class or meeting had just been let out... )

[you have to read the voice of reason a little sarcastically..]

caitlin: huh. that person looks like dane

**i go back to thinking about mustard**

voice of reason: how many people do you know or have you seen before who look like dane?

caitlin: oh true. i have not seen very many people who look like dane...

**think about mayonnaise**..

caitlin: but dane has really really short hair. that dane look alike's hair was too long

voice of reason: dane's hair could have grown out after he got his hair cut you know.. that was a while ago

caitlin: well that's not dane. where is his mac computer?

voice of reason: it's possible dane is not always attached to some sort of mac computer every minute of the day...

caitlin: but dane is in informatics. that means he is in the informatics building, not the art museum

voice of reason: but doesn't dane do design stuff sometimes? maybe he was studying design. this is an art museum, next to the arts building...

caitlin: but where's kate? i always see kate-and-dane. together. dane is always with kate. so that's not dane cuz there's no kate logan.

voice of reason: this is school.. it's possible dane is in class.. which would be why there is no kate.. because they have different classes.. you know?.. and they're 2 distinct people not joined at the hip.. you know?..

...

caitlin: oh hey! i think i just saw dane!

voice of reason: there ya go! and we have a winner!

but of course by then he was out of my view so i didn't say hi. but i wanted to tell you i think i saw dane today in the art museum (what was he doing there? it really was weird seeing him without you. i've never seen that before), and the art museum cafe patio is a super duper wonderful place to sit on a warm day and enjoy bloomington weather and art sculptures and quietness. it's excellent for studying, doodling, or writing thank you letters (i did the latter but could have easily done the first two). just don't ever buy the sandwich because it's almost $6 and it's only half a sandwich! but other than that, i highly highly recommend you go to sit sometime in the next 2 weeks between classes.

End of email

Caitlin, thanks for making my life so much better!