The most extraordinarily weird thing has just happened. If you haven't already, read the original Doppelgänger entry below. It just got a lot stranger.
I recently checked my hotmail account which I never ever use because it is overrun with spam. But this time, there were tens of e-mails from a zbruns@xxx.yyy which were not the usual spams that look like they're from my own address but are still just touting reduced mortgage rates, septic cleaning systems, and penile enlargement products. These all appeared to be messages forwarded automatically to my address because the original account's inbox had filled up, and were from this zbruns's coworkers and friends. A typical message: "Hey Zack, hope you're having fun in London. Let me know when you're back. My roots are becoming noticeable and I was hoping you could squeeze me in after work and maybe do some extra hilights".
A little freaked that there was yet another me running around out there, I forwarded some of his mail back to him explaining what had apparently happened in the e-mail mixup since he might have missed some important messages. And, on a whim, asked if he knew Caroline from high school.
After a brief e-mail exchange, it turns out this Zachary Bruns (Zack) is in fact the very one being sought by the random phone caller of a few months ago. Only he lives in NYC now. He grew up in a small town, is gay, and completely convinced we're in the midst of a Twilight Zone episode. (Unsurprisingly, his Caroline who called me, is nice and means well but is something of a stalker.)
Anyway, i'm deriving small comfort from the fact that one freak event has come full circle. Granted, given the tiny number of Zachary Brunses, it shouldn't be shocking that wires were crossed several times with the same individual. But still, what are the odds of any of this happening at all? Let alone twice? Within 2 months! What's the universe trying to tell me?
Maybe it was the lightening.
