G'day Steve,
Well, there ya bloodywell go! I never thought I'd be writing those first two
words again. I had no idea what had happened to you, and didn't have the nerve
to contemplate the possibilities. You've made me very happy, and I'm sure you've
made all the MrB members happy as well, in particular June and Jace, and Joao
with the news about Mark.
Are you sitting down? The news that's gonna blow your socks off is this: there's
a possibility that the Codeman story will be made into a movie. My Creative
Writing Teacher was badgered into reading the Mark story by a friend of his on
FunTB chat. He's a professor of English and not terribly impressed with my
Codyspeak style hehe, but he can see the potential. He's also well [he doesn't
like the word 'very'] connected in movie circles. Yep, I can see you bug-eyed
right now, worrying about keeping identities secret. You and your damn paranoia.
My CWT wants no swearing, no sex [other than implied] and a G or PG rating. Fine
with me. I have no intention of upsetting any friends of Cody, or his folks.
Ideally, I would want everyone involved, including the Ts, to approve the
screenplay before any camera starts rolling. In particular, I would want the Ts
to be very proud of their son, prouder than they are already. How wonderful it
would be for them to have Cody "return", with his message of friendship and love
permanently recorded on film for the benefit and betterment of the whole world.
Anyway, we're talking a fair way down the track at the mo, so there will be a
lot of discussion about this and that, and I want you to be part of that
process. Pretty awesome, huh? :)
I'm so glad to hear that varsity is going well, and that you're beginning to
realize your dreams. Psych is interesting, I guess, and you said that you were
going to do it for the first year or so to give you a good grounding. But I
think you'd get a lot more pleasure from graphic arts. If you have a natural
creative flair, why not capitalize on it?
Great to hear that Wingnut is doing well. We all love him to bits. And it's not
surprising to learn that the whole sexual thing between you two has "come to a
natural stop". I can imagine Cody going the same route. Seems to me that sexual
experimentation is a natural thing when you're a teen, but it doesn't
necessarily lead to a gay lifestyle. It's just part of the journey without
necessarily leading to a particular destination.
Swearing is another thing that most of us grow out of. It's all the rage when
you're a rebellious teen, keen on distancing yourself from prepubescence and
impressing your peers. The only time Cody used the word 'kid' was when he first
referred to Wingnut. "There's this little kid next door." He always referred to
his school buddies as 'the guys' and never as kids or boys. I've learned that
you never ask a young person "what do you want to be when you grow up?" hehe.
That's a red rag to a bull. It needs to be "what do you want to be/do when you
graduate?"
I'm thrilled to learn that Mark is realizing his dreams too. Sailing the
Caribbean, huh? What a great life. I remember well the times he would never have
dreamed of such a life in a million years. A most extraordinary turn of events,
and the best of luck to him. Actually, extraordinary events were pretty much
part and parcel of the life and times of the Codeman clan. :)
Nice to hear that Mark phoned you on or about Code's birthday. I know that many
MrB members will be very pleased to know that everyone is staying in touch.
I can understand why the Ts will never be the same again. No one who was touched
by the Codeman will ever be the same again. He left an indelible impression on
all of us, and although it's sad in many ways, it's also a great gift. He was
one heckuva dude.
No, I wasn't mad when I didn't hear from you on Code's birthday, but I was
disappointed. My main concern was what the hell had happened to you. I guess
your disappearance has had a subliminal affect on my attitude for a while. I've
been pretty much uninspired since you vanished, or at least having difficulty
being inspired. It was bad enough when Cody fell off the perch. Then you? I was
beginning to think I was a jinx.
I'm not sure what I can say about the relationship between you and Steph. On the
other hand, name a single relationship Cody had that wasn't fiery hehe. Maybe it
has something to do with the Cape Town weather. I was about 15 or so when I was
at a party, and saw a couple smooching on the sofa. Being the naive twit I was,
I asked them what they were doing. "We've just had a fight and we're making up,"
the girl said. I couldn't figure it out hehe.
Subject: Still alive.
Im sorry I never did a graphic for you for Codes birthday. I can just imagine you going off pop about that. Ive not really gone online much this year at all and the other day when I went back on to my email there were a pile of mails from Wizid which Ive started reading. Looks like hes had his share of ups and downs as well.
