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Authors: Neel Shah
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Subject: Re: (no subject)
From: Elliot Rowe
Date: Sun, Jun 29 at 11:30 PM
To: Madeline Whittaker
Haha. K. Why donât I just text you when I get off work later and we can figure something out?
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Subject: (no subject)
From: Madeline Whittaker
Date: Thu, Jul 10 at 11:45 AM
To: Emily Roberts
How were parent-teacher conferences? Awesome as ever?
As for me (shocker) so this is going to sound . . . well, however it sounds, but: Iâm feeling a strange lack of effort on Elliotâs part in the past few weeks. Iâm the only one who tries to make plans these days, as opposed to what he does, which is just ask âwhat Iâm up to,â which is infuriating (what am I up to? what are you up to?). Basically, I sense an intangible demotion from girlfriend to fuck buddy.
Except we arenât even really fucking right now.
The other night we kind of flopped into bed in a way that practically felt like we should have been putting on our PJs. We kind of touched each other but it was half-assed and soon we were both in our separate corners. We may as well have just taken a chainsaw and chopped the bed in half. And then I woke up in the AM and he was dead asleep in that way that only boys can sleep. So eventually I got up and walked to get us coffee. And it was fine . . . but also kind of not fine?
Then I donât hear from him for a day and a half and then I get this gem (Iâm just going to copy and paste):
--------Forwarded Message-------
Subject: hiya!
From: Elliot Rowe
Date: Thu, Jul 10 at 11:03 AM
To: Madeline Whittaker
Hey hey,
Just over at Broome Street Cafe doing a little bill paying/housekeeping.
So I kind of have a work-related question for you: Is it crazy for someone who isnât a ânameâ (cough cough) to try to sell a cookbook? I was thinking thereâs something really cool about the concept of âFood That Chefs Cook for Other Chefsââso like the stuff I whip up late-night when Iâm trying to feed a bunch of starving Mexican line cooks using whateverâs left over from the night, or when weâre all at someoneâs apartment and itâs 4 in the morning and thereâs just a bunch of random crap in the fridge. So, like, things that are easily executable and donât require any prep time. And since most restaurant kitchens have workers from like 15 different countries, the stuff we make for each other (stuff that never makes its way to an actual menu, mind you) usually incorporates a ton of different flavors.
Does that make any sense? I actually think it could be pretty awesome, but no idea how hard it is to get a cookbook going if youâre not, like, Gwyneth Paltrow.
We still on for dinner tonight? Was thinking casual. Ramen?
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Subject: Re: (no subject)
From: Emily Roberts
Date: Thu, Jul 10 at 2:30 PM
To: Madeline Whittaker
Parent-teacher night was fine. The parents are always more emotional than the kids. Speaking of immature adults, you need to reduce this down to its basic parts. A white whine reduction, if you will. Get it? Because youâre white and whining and work with food? I slay me. ANYWAY.
Youâre spinning. Basically heâs taking you for granted but I donât think that necessarily means
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Subject: Re: (no subject)
From: Elliot Rowe
Date: Sun, Jun 29 at 11:30 PM
To: Madeline Whittaker
Haha. K. Why donât I just text you when I get off work later and we can figure something out?
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    David
Jun 30, 10:32 PM
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Jun 30, 10:34 PM
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Jun 30, 10:44 PM
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Jun 30, 10:45 PM
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Jul 8, 9:45 AM
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Jul 8, 11:54 AM
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Subject: (no subject)
From: Madeline Whittaker
Date: Thu, Jul 10 at 11:45 AM
To: Emily Roberts
How were parent-teacher conferences? Awesome as ever?
As for me (shocker) so this is going to sound . . . well, however it sounds, but: Iâm feeling a strange lack of effort on Elliotâs part in the past few weeks. Iâm the only one who tries to make plans these days, as opposed to what he does, which is just ask âwhat Iâm up to,â which is infuriating (what am I up to? what are you up to?). Basically, I sense an intangible demotion from girlfriend to fuck buddy.
Except we arenât even really fucking right now.
The other night we kind of flopped into bed in a way that practically felt like we should have been putting on our PJs. We kind of touched each other but it was half-assed and soon we were both in our separate corners. We may as well have just taken a chainsaw and chopped the bed in half. And then I woke up in the AM and he was dead asleep in that way that only boys can sleep. So eventually I got up and walked to get us coffee. And it was fine . . . but also kind of not fine?
Then I donât hear from him for a day and a half and then I get this gem (Iâm just going to copy and paste):
--------Forwarded Message-------
Subject: hiya!
From: Elliot Rowe
Date: Thu, Jul 10 at 11:03 AM
To: Madeline Whittaker
Hey hey,
Just over at Broome Street Cafe doing a little bill paying/housekeeping.
So I kind of have a work-related question for you: Is it crazy for someone who isnât a ânameâ (cough cough) to try to sell a cookbook? I was thinking thereâs something really cool about the concept of âFood That Chefs Cook for Other Chefsââso like the stuff I whip up late-night when Iâm trying to feed a bunch of starving Mexican line cooks using whateverâs left over from the night, or when weâre all at someoneâs apartment and itâs 4 in the morning and thereâs just a bunch of random crap in the fridge. So, like, things that are easily executable and donât require any prep time. And since most restaurant kitchens have workers from like 15 different countries, the stuff we make for each other (stuff that never makes its way to an actual menu, mind you) usually incorporates a ton of different flavors.
Does that make any sense? I actually think it could be pretty awesome, but no idea how hard it is to get a cookbook going if youâre not, like, Gwyneth Paltrow.
We still on for dinner tonight? Was thinking casual. Ramen?
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Subject: Re: (no subject)
From: Emily Roberts
Date: Thu, Jul 10 at 2:30 PM
To: Madeline Whittaker
Parent-teacher night was fine. The parents are always more emotional than the kids. Speaking of immature adults, you need to reduce this down to its basic parts. A white whine reduction, if you will. Get it? Because youâre white and whining and work with food? I slay me. ANYWAY.
Youâre spinning. Basically heâs taking you for granted but I donât think that necessarily means
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