Ryan Drendel
- How We Are
- May 18, 2020
- 2 min read

Omg, thank you for thinking of me. I’m actually fine / All good news on my end / I’m good / I’m fine / Alright! Super bored / on hold here until things get better / Everyone in my family is healthy right now. / Looooool honestly it’s been a pretty awful week / I’m trying to stay positive thouhg. / though* / I’ve been going to the hospital every day it’s super sad and scary / I’m also learning to make hash browns / I like really wanna play mini golf / I’m good. Cooped up in my house. I saw you in KP’s snapchat and thought I’d reach out. / I’m alright—busy finishing projects and learning to teach online. / Lol I still haven’t started working on mine / I ran 90 minutes yesterday. / my hair is gross now / I’m okay! Didn’t get everything done / lol what else is new / I’m busy learning to solve a Rubik’s Cube / I think things are going to get crazy in a week or two / Can’t wait to hug you Mom. I wish I knew Grandma then too. / I’m okay / I’m okay. / Dude I just watched Groundhog Day / Yeah pretty much same / I feel static / I’m bored. My brother and I are trying to do 1,000 pushups in 24 hours / Awwww that makes me so happy. / I’ve had some crazy dreams / Every day I wake to the sound of my neighbor yelling at her dog / Estoy muy triste que no puedo celebrar en persona hoy. Espero que estés jugando golf / Ya boy Zoomed tf out rn / I’m lacking motivation / it’s hard to focus on anything for a long time / Reading poetry has been my escape / Just trying to finish the semester so I can get fit this summer / oh man I can’t imagine how you feel / I had a rough week but I’m doing better now! / I think I’m throwing in the towel. 510. I can’t do another pushup without my elbow falling off / Yeah it’s getting real / I can do a Rubik’s Cube in 92 seconds now / Not too bad! Getting pretty bored / but I’m doing alright, becoming more productive / mayneeee fuck this / sorry I keep texting you expletives / I’m okay. / I’m just frustrated/worried / had some unrelated but stressful personal stuff happen Friday, which is when I think I sent you that pretty dismal-sounding email. / When I play a game of mini golf it will mean everything is okay / I don’t know if COVID-19 is making us more impactful artists or more emotional recipients of art. Either way, I’m glad we get to share words with each other during this time. / I totally feel that. I’m getting super bored lol / So far my weekend’s okay. / I’m upset about my mentors getting laid off. / Es básicamente lo mismo para mi excepto la cerveza en lugar del vino. / Yushhhh it’s been a wild few weeks / Thanks for checking on me though—I’m feeling better about the whole thing / I’m gonna go run my stress into my hamstrings
Dear Ryan,
Am I in your texter? I worry that over the summer I won't get your words or your meta writings and my life will be that much poorer. If there's one person for whom I feel the transition to online semester made less rich, it was for you. You seem to understand that our hamstrings must occupy the same space as other hamstrings for our brains to play their meta music.