Today my computer restarted and had an error message about an hour before I had to submit something for an important deadline. I had a feeling it was you, playing one of your jokes on me from afar. Thank you for the reminder to not take anything too seriously.
I'm going to miss you, Jerry. We grew apart after we stopped working together, and you were much better than me at keeping in touch. I will miss our discussions of our dreams. I'm sorry that I didn't reply to the last detail that you shared about your last dream you shared. You were much better at staying in touch than me. You were a better person and friend than me. Thank you for reaching out every once in a while the past few years, asking if I was "pregnant yet" - haha. I will miss your humor. You had such a dark sense of humor. I miss how much you creeped people out with it.
The last time we hung out, which was one of the few times we actually physically saw each other - working for different branches of a company in different sections of the country - you showed me around your home. I remember the bags of beans that your grandparents had in the sun in the garden, the homeless encampment that you had told me about so many times. Our visit to the old Spanish mission, getting tacos near your house. Right before I left we got bubble tea. Tonight, I'll get bubble tea, and watch an episode of the FIRST season of True Detective, in your honor. Thank you for being such a beautiful, unique human, Jerry. The world is not quite as wonderful with you not in it.