Gun Running Saga pt. 6

May 7, 2001

GUN RUNNING SAGA: Updated facts

Number of phone calls: 9
Number of people screwed over: approx. 20
Number of calls from Gunbroker.com: 2
Number of calls to police by other people: 2 (at least)
Number of calls to FBI by other people: 1 (at least)
Number of calls to Police by me: 2

There is more than just what the numbers tell you. This saturday a man from gunbroker.com called and let me know that a "special investigator" will be calling. He also told me that the phone number the man was using was an 800 number combining my area code and the last four numbers of my phone number. So it means the guy is definitely using my identity, not some other Matt Jacobs. Today, after talking to my dad, I decided to call the police and let them know my side of the story. I called the detectives' department and told them about what's going on. They had me call this self-report line to report what I know; if someone files a criminal complaint then they will contact me. So for now everything is alright, but I hope that this "special investigator" calls so that I can talk to him and finally clear everything up, since I'll be gone in a couple weeks.

I bet you think this is where my police adventures end. Well, you are quite wrong. About a week and a half ago I left my discman and headphones in the Union after my Radiohead listening party. The next morning they were put in lost and found and when I checked a couple hours later, they were already gone. The head of lost and found and I figured out that it was more than likely stolen. Today I went in to talk to Bob, the head of lost and found, and we called the police to come in so I could file a report. The man came and I filed my report giving him all the information I could about the incident. He was nice about it and said he would call me back sometime in the next couple days. I really hope those turn up since I don't feel like buying new stuff again. I do have a limited supply of cash, unfortunately.

As I mentioned in my last post, my friends Jena and Johanna came in for the weekend from home. It was really nice to see them, especially since I may not see them all summer. Jena is going back to school for the summer and Jo is going to be spending the summer in DC. They'll be having fun but very far from me. We spent the weekend doing a lot of nothing and just enjoying each other's company. One thing we did was watch "When Harry Met Sally," one of my favorite movies. It is the original Meg Ryan-loves-someone-but-doesn't-know-it movie. Billy Crystal is also at his peak. If you still haven't seen this one, get out and do it.

So I have written a novella. Now I will do "homework."

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