Being Bad Feels Pretty Good
One in a series of love letters I bought at the flea market that I'm transcribing for my nosiest friends.
Every Friday I send out a real love letter that I’ve transcribed from a box I bought at the flea market. Missed one? Check the chronological list.
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November 30, 1960
Darling Kay,
I received your letter this morning. I also received one of those postcards announcing “gaslight gaieties” at St. Xav’s.
I’m dying at the idea of a bunch of girls inviting boys to a party with a gaslighting theme.
Consequently, I am including similar literature regarding a social event here. It’s sponsored by MRHA and WGS (women’s group system — the equivalent of MRHA, but applying both university women’s residence hall and the women’s independent residence halls).
This paperwork he refers to is not included in the envelope, so I have no further context on this one.
The Cleveland Playhouse is playing Dr. Faustus on campus, but the tickets are already sold out. I would have liked to see that, but ”that’s the way the cookie crumbles.”
See you had a little snow in Chicago today. Why in Chicago? I want snow down here. Why does it have to snow in Chicago? Therein lies an injustice. However, it was “delightfully” cold in Champaign-Urbana, but it looks like it’s going to get warmer by the end of the week. Hang the luck.
I don’t understand the desire for snow or cold, and I’ve lived in the Midwest my entire life.
Since Adrianne’s taste in men must, of necessity, include men, it is no surprise that Ellen likes Adrianne’s taste.
Ooh, more Mean Girl updates. So Ellen A. likes Adrianne’s taste in men? Why does Karen care about that? Ellen must be a powerhouse.
I don’t think Ellen cares what he looks, acts or thinks like, if he does perform any of these tasks.
What tasks? This makes me think Karen thinks Ellen approves of Adrianne’s boyfriend but she doesn’t approve of Russ for some reason? I mean, he is a tremendously moody blowhard by and large, so I kinda get it.
Ellen, like most girls at St. Xav’s, are somewhat starved for the opposite sex. The difference lies in that Ellen must satiate her “desires” in a way that annoys others. She wouldn’t be happy if she didn’t.
Based on my research, I don’t think Ellen was even into guys. She didn’t go on to live a 1960’s housewife life. She never married, which is pretty unusual for the early 1960s. Maybe she wasn’t starved for much of anything at her girls-only school?
Incidentally, did I mention the fact that due to the lack of information available regarding us being pinned, Ellen (et. al.) is under the impression that my mother knows nothing about it? This impression is most likely due to an attitude which says that unless Ellen (et. al.) knows about something, nobody else does.
I’m guessing that Ellen is a girl that Russ also knows from back home since she has reason to know his mother? And why wouldn’t Russ and Karen tell anyone they are pinned? I have no idea what type of fanfare being “pinned” entailed, but I was under the impression it meant you were engaged to be engaged.
In any case, since I enjoy playing upon the gullibility of “Ellen’s group”, I would like to maintain this impression. Sort of like being naughty, legally, or sneaky in an above-board way.
Russ doesn’t understand what it means to be naughty.
And it’s fun to be naughty. I’ve also clued Roger in on this. Should be interesting to see what happens.
My roommate is trying to think of a way to develop a romance between a girl he met over Thanksgiving vacation and himself. He still thinks he’s going to marry Joanne.
He didn’t.
I think the shine off the gold Joanne represents has got him dazzled more than a little. He ought to forget marriage for a while.
This is new information! I didn’t know Nelson was desperate to discover what married men know.
Kennedy is going to push Federal aid to public schools through the congress as soon as he takes office. He apparently likes to play government. After four years, he may tire of it though and play some other game. International diplomacy maybe. Wonder how much that game costs. If he plays his cards right and wins at government, maybe he can get the United States to foot the bill for him.
Well, we all know how that one ends, so I won’t bother with a recap of future events.
What’s money? Never had to worry about a silly thing like that. Income tax can go up to 100%. Everybody work for the state. Democratic socialism.
I’m gonna send a gender fluid democratic socialist college kid to hand these letters back to him when I’m done here. 😂
The Supreme Court is also meddling around showing how strong they are.
Don’t get me started, Russ.
Declaration of the Executive and Legislative branches of the government as unconstitutional is the next step. Or at least the exercise of their powers will become illegal.
Russ is kinda paranoid and over the top. He’d fit right in these days.
I don’t worry about the “state of the nation”too much, however, since there is very little I can do about it, not being a voter.
Oh! I forgot that the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 in the U.S. in 1971! Score a point for the Nixon administration!
I think college students should be allowed to vote.
Many college students do vote today, and a ton of them are democratic socialists! Be careful what you wish for, Russ.
They generally make much more intelligent decisions. Or at least upper classmen.
You’ve got to be joking.
From what I’ve seen of many “adults” who vote, college students are being cheated. Oh, well, this is a very distant possibility.
Not nearly as distant as a lady president.
Have to close now and study more physics. Physics lab tomorrow morning.
Don’t study too hard and take care of yourself. Try to get some sleep and regular meals. I’m right behind you in spirit if not in body. Sweet dreams. Miss you.
Love, love, love,
Russ
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