I was awakened by the phone ringing well before my usual alarm time but I was glad I answered. It was first and only phone call from Lee while he was in Japan! I guess he forgot what the time difference between Japan (the whole country is in one) and Austin was. Didn’t matter, it was great to hear from him as he told me how his first year went; he didn’t have e-mail access yet and not everyone in the US had an account neither; how cutting edge I was, had my own since 1994!
Being still rather sleepy, I don’t recall the whole gist of the conversation. I know I was thrilled to hear from Lee; he was the guy who brought me to Austin in 1994 and when he left for Japan, I lost my Friday night movie buddy. Matters over there seemed to be working out and it sounded exciting, he sent photos later that year to back it up.
I know this sounds trivial but at least a call from Japan wasn’t unexpected, unlike the one I answered from South Africa in 1983.