So, bit of fascinating stuff lately... kind of uncomfortable talking about it, but I guess that comes with returning to LA or something.
So many things from my past here are showing up again. It's all docile I suppose, but it's kind of disorienting.
A few months ago, I ran into someone I used to hang out with. It was sort of a relationship that didn't go anywhere partly because I axed it suddenly (which is sort of my MO). It was interesting because I didn't have much ill-will, but we went back and forth on why it ended the way it did. It was kind of strange and awkward to have the conversation progress from "oh, coolio, nice to see you" to "you ****ed up, ugh!"
Yesterday, I wake up to an email from a prior employer. The industry I work in is very small, so it's possible that word got out that I'm back in town. The email goes like this:
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Hey {some name that isn't mine}
I've been thinking about you and wanted to see how you been. I lost your number but wouldn't mind catching up.
{his name}
I write back:
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I think you got the wrong person.
He writes back:
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Dude, it's {his name} from {company}, does that ring a bell?
I worked with the guy for nearly two years, and he isn't what one would call a forgettable person, even if you knew him for 5 minutes. I told him this, and said I wrote that because I wasn't sure if he made a mistake, as that isn't my name, and he never called me by my first name anyways.
My head is a bit freaked out now. I'm wondering who else is going to pop their head in. Not to say that there aren't plenty of people I knew out here that I wouldn't mind seeing again, but it happens to be other people.