Posted by Rick on September 30th, 2002
Rachel and Rick almost two years ago
Saturday really was my perfect day. Only Rachel was missing. I spent two and a half hours on the beach. Fish were nibbling on my legs and sting rays with three foot wingspans were jumping five feet out of the water. The weather was perfect. When I went back home, I watched Moulin Rouge for the millionth time, this time listening for Gorecki’s music. I could hear him…heh…it was cool.. When you listen closely, you can hear many similarities to Wit. I wonder if he’s more present than I could find. I think someone asked who Gorecki was awhile back. I think this post suffices.
After watching Moulin Rouge, I popped in a video that Rachel and her sister sent to me in February/March 2001. I didn’t bring all the quotes I had written down (like when her sister called her a slut for doing a seductive dance on camera…OH YEAH! (Not to being a slut…I’m talking about the dance…lol…it lasted about three seconds) or when they were having a conversation about whether little boys or little girls were more fun, and Rachel says in a mousy voice, “Big boys are funner.” Yeeeeeah anyway. Here are some of the highlights. Anyway, we had no interest in each other back then. I was more friends with her older sister than with her. And I know people want us to write some story of our relationship. This kind of stuff will have to suffice until we can get together and do that. Here are a few quotes from Rachel that are on the video:
Her sister, videotaping Rachel on the computer, asks, “Who are you talking to?”
Rachel: “I was talking to Rick, but he was really annoying me. I was asking him why, like, I was annoying, and he said, ‘You’re a freak.’...And then I was like, ‘You always make yourself sound so superior to me, and he’s like, ‘I am.’”
Man, how perspective changes. Wasn’t I a bit nasty? I used to love ruffling her feathers. But I have to admit that I at least felt that way back then. Now I wonder how she could ever stoop down enough to be interested in me.
Later her sister makes a comment about taping more later, and Rachel says, “Oh, he doesn’t want to see me. I’m POMPOUS and overconfident, and I have a lack of splelling ablility, and I’m a freak.” with crossed eyes
Rachel played her violin later. I remember I used to think, “She’s been playing that long, and she’s that bad?” Ha! Now that I listen to that tape, I just think, “Man, I was being such a jerk.” She’s SO good.
One thing I couldn’t deny was that she had a beautiful voice. She sang Psalm 63 and “Sing Alleluia” on the tape. I used to always listen to that. I used to pop in the tape just to hear her sing.
The other thing that I used to like to listen to was a little speech she gave. Even then, I really liked this speech:
“But I’m the goofball that would want to jump on the bed with my kids, and I just don’t want to lose that youthfulness. It’s so important that we have to cling to it. I think a lot of people think that while they grow up and mature, they have to lose their fun-loving spirit, and I think that’s a good thing to maintain. Especially in Reformed circles, we need to show our Christian liberty and how much we really enjoy life, and we’re NOT PIETISTS. We enjoy life. We enjoy drinking and smoking and shooting and cussing. No, I’m just kidding! I think we should shine with so much energy and effervescence for God.”
Then there was the parting comment that I would have no idea how true it would later ring:
“So yeah, I’ve been pretty mean to you at times, but I’m mean to all my friends, but some of them are loyal, and I think that you might be one of them…so that would be cool if you are.”
Yeah…it’s pretty cool to have such a loyal friend.
