dear ms. johnson, i miss you very much.

dear carla,

thank you for the penguin joke and the carla note with the carla syntax. i can hear your voice in my head when i reread it even months after i should've responded. thank you. thank you. so, what's up? senior year. are you hanging in there? i can't imagine what you'd have to reminisce about regarding me. but it's sweet. so sweet. i miss mission a lot. i had a dream recently where i showed up there for work. one of those dreams that you have because some part of your soul has forgotten that you've made a big dramatic move to a far off place and then you wake up and ask yourself in a confused existential voice: where am I?

where are you? i am here. at the moment at my parent's house for thanksgiving. happy thanksgiving! when i'm in charlottesville, i like to be in motion. so, i ride my red bike all over town. there are trees. there is one that you can climb in my little yard. i am writing a lot. often on my little front stoop with a big mug of coffee. in fact, i am starting an mfa in poetry in january (which was a secret personal goal i've had for a really long time). so, i'm finally doing it. how's mission? are you freaking out about the future or keeping it cool, in spite, of the senior stress and hype?

miss you,

ms. johnson


On 9/1/07, carla uriarte wrote:
good god that took forever, my replying skills havent been on their best behavior.
hello ms,. johnson.
really great to hear from you,
we reminisce about you everyday.
i swear to god, the other teachers are soo jealous and sick of it, sick to the brim, but we all, even carmen, all of us, insist on going on and on.
its funny to see people after so long, all these make overs, new clothes, morals.. the works, the planted image of so and so in your head, has definitely expired.
school feels a little... weird. surreal, perhaps.
things are a little dry, dry in the sense that its bland. flowing wise. theres this man in ms. comps classroom. i went in there the other day, to investigate, i felt i was in another realm.

sanfrancisco has soo many trees that every single person can claim their own, i dont know if virginia has that same luxury. ha

oh and heres a joke

-what do penguins do?








-break the ice, hi im carla.


nvm about the edit. it was stupid. i realized.

ok.
have a wonderful day!
carla