From:  "Amy H."
Subject:  ALU 5/15/2001 
Date:  Tue, 15 May 2001 12:25:53 -0400 
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hi! 

The merger is final.  Actually it has been final for a while, I'm just not 
sure if I told everybody.  We just found out today that we're moving to a 
different building in July.  Actually it's one of our old buildings, before 
the merger everyone moved in here, presumably b/c the network hardware is 
all here and it's be a pain in the behind to rewire.  But now we're moving 
into the bigger building, with the training room, which plan A (back in the 
Fall) was to rewire and move the server stuff over there anyways. 

I've also become more like my Mom lately: I've been looking to buy jewelry! 
You can check out photos at my website.  In just under an hour my bid at 
eBay becomes final, and I will have a new platinum ring!  Tanzanite and 
platinum, to be specific.  The one I have a bid in on right now has an oval 
stone, a twist on the pear shaped stone that Stacie has.  The other one, 
with a photo at my website, is an engagement ring.  I don't think I'll buy 
it though - wearing things like that tends to raise a few eyebrows, and I 
don't think I'm going that route for a while ^_^  Though maybe I could get 
it in a 8 and wear it on my right hand... Hmm.... 

*laugh* 

I've started watching "Invader Zim" Friday nights at 9 on Nickelodeon.  It's 
a pretty cool show, and it's by the same guy who did Johnny the Homocidal 
Maniac.  I have no background on that, but some of you might.  John Wilk was 
coming over for that, at least he did for a coupld of Fridays.  AS of Sunday 
he moved to Chicago, which is a sad day.  We've gotten to be very good 
friends.  On a brighter note, though, he'll be coming back every weekend to 
finish the research for his thesis, and his work will have him in Michigan 
frequently (i.e. he's in Jackson and Kalamazoo today). 

I'm planning to be in Traverse City on the second weekend in June for my 
cousin's graduation party.  I'm hoping to see more friends than I have 
lately; it's been a while for some. 

And for all the people I freaked out when I burned my finger and lost 
feeling: The feeling's back, it's just a callous now, but there's no 
fingerprint on it.  Maybe when the callous falls off I'll have some under 
it?  We'll see. 

Hmm, that about wraps it up: Car is good, roomates are good, planning to 
live in the same house next year, job is good, planning to keep that for a 
while too! :-) 

Later! 

-Amy 

And an explanation of that finger burning incident, which I sent to Chris Meuzelaar:

You remember Ben Lasky, Nadia dated briefly freshman year and then pined over 
for a while? Well, his b-day was May 5 (Cinco de Mayo) and he had a bonfire and 
drinking and Nadia and I camped there (her first time camping).  Soo...  the 
guy who was in charge of the fire left, and I didn't think he did a particularly 
great job, so I set about making the fire BETTER.

A thing NOT to do when you've been drinking.

But, I did it very well, and sat down again, and noticed another log in front of 
me that I thought should be in that nice teepee shape.  Bad idea.  The underside 
of the log was glowing embers, so when I picked it up it burned my finger.  Just 
in 1 spot, 1 blister.  But it didn't really hurt.  That was Saturday before last.  
I did some research on Monday, and online all sources said that's a 3rd degree 
burn if you can't feel it.  And even if you have a 2nd degree burn on your hands, 
you should immediately go to the emergency room. Soo... I was freaked out that I 
was NEVER getting feeling back.  Oh well.  Too late.

Sunday morning (a week after burning it) the blister went away and converted to 
a hard callous with a red spot in the middle.  And it's sort of indented in the 
middle.  I have a chunk missing from my finger!

So, I have the feeling back, but no fingerprints yet (as indicated in the e-mail).  
I think it should be much better next weekend; maybe the callous will fall off 
or somesuch.

-Amy