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From: sten v
Date: Saturday, December 14, 2013
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Hello
Let me briefly recount our interactions since breaking up. First was the long, unrevealing,
inappropriately jovial and sadly frivolous letter you left on our bed. Since then you have remained
largely silent except for a few brief, random, seemingly angry, and somewhat offensive emails.
The intentions behind your messages remain a mystery to me as they communicate so little. I will,
however, give you the benefit of doubt and assume the intentions are good. It would be more
helpful if you could try to express yourself and explore the depth of your emotions in something
longer than 3 sentences. I would warmly welcome any continued communications with you.
I went to see my favorite singer last night — Gretchen Parlato. The song Still (I still love) she
wrote and performs with her guitarist Alan Hampton perfectly captures my feelings regarding
you..
Gretchen Parlato ft. Alan Hampton - Still
Yes, I leave soon for Mexico then straight to Vietnam. I am (can you believe it? I can't...) closing
on my condo in Austin on Monday. When I return from to the States I'll come to NYC to collect
some of my things from storage and art galleries to bring down. It's a large loft and I want to
create a live music performance space. I've wanted a place like this for years so happy I'll have it.
Recenity friends put me in touch with a huge music comminuity in Austin. I'm going to join the
Austin Guitar Society which is very active in brining in musicians from all over the world.
And as you know... my other love is horses. Just outside of town there are so many places
specializing in different riding styles — of course polo, but also dressage (like the boring lesson
you watched in NJ, I was very grateful for you being so patient), and something called `reigning
and cutting' which is a fun Western style based on cattle ranch work.
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I'm told that I'll also be I Sminute drive from archery ranges, rock-climbing cliffs, and much more.
(Including good Vietnamese restaurants with very generous portions! Again, as you know...)
I might keep the place in NYC or get something a bit smaller. I don't know. But now with
Humberto and Lila living here part time I do want to be in NYC often. They are some of my
closest friends and know the most interesting people — we went out last week with Lila's friend
the former princess of Iran (and also because of Shah's family bloodline she is also a princess of
Egypt) living in exile in NYC. As it turns out, she is a hilariously funny woman and a proud
lesbian with the same partner for over 20 years. We've all planned a trip together to India in
October (they actually already bought the tickets!) to hear a live music concert in the desert of
Rajasthan. Diksha will be there with her boyfriend along with another of Diksha's friends who
I've become close with here in NYC. So... I say all this because these are the kind of people you
really only meet in NYC.
Alright... obviously I miss speaking with you!!!! If you read this far you must be very tired.
Maybe I can understand now why you needed a break from me! Haha
So, for work. Education is company going well. Just finishing our first fund raising. Now I need
to focus on building my own thing. I have a few ideas that all revolved around my prior
experience and training. I've got three impressive potential partners who I bounce ideas around
with. Once I get back in the States next year I'll ramp this up significantly. I've been in somewhat
of a coma over the past few years and now finally feel awake again. And I quite literally mean
awake. I don't know if it's because I'm excited or anxious but I can rarely sleep more than 4 hrs a
night since you left. (But maybe keeping this busy protects me from the pain of missing you.)
Ok. Now I'm even boring myself.
Take good care and know that to me you are family.
Stan
On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 12:02 PM, wrote:
As I know you have planned to leave on 17th and I want to wish you a good trip and Happy
New Year . I hope you come to believe and find the strength that telling the truth about
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yourself, your life and me will bring you the peace I know you want. I know you are good
person, now it is time to prove that to yourself. I am always there for you .
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