I was wrong, this guy's got some balls at least. He actually responded to that atrocity of an email I sent.
Good evening [redacted], I hope you had a good weekend.
Well, I'm glad you told me the truth. Honestly, I think that you are a very intelligent and very classy young lady, (and apparently you are a 70-year-old hiding in a 24-year-old's body... and I'm only 1 year younger than you) and that you'll make a great catch for somebody. You left a very strong impression on me, but I realize that it takes two hearts to make a relationship work. I know you'll find what you're looking for. (thanks, Oprah)
Maybe we'll see each other again someday, perhaps at the [race] in May. Until then, happy trails.
~ [redacted]
Yep. Most definitely the right decision. And unfortunately I am actually running that race, but if I run into him, it's more incentive to go faster!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
04/03/11 - Desk job guy's "I've called you repeatedly for a week and need to send you another email now" email
So after I didn't respond to his first compelling email about our date while being swamped with work and the desire to not communicate with him, Desk Job guy felt the need to call me repeatedly (on Friday he called me twice in 45min) and email me again. He's not very apt at taking hints, though I'm also not the best person, being that I told him I wanted to go out again. So when he sent this email, I felt compelled to email back (my commentary is in parenthesis).
"Good evening [redacted], it's [redacted] (thank you for letting me know, even though the whole non-anonymous message thing tipped me off).
How has your week been? Work was exceptionally busy for me this past week, as I've been given several new projects to undertake, including replacing our old timeclock and looking into getting our some automatic scanners for our warehouse and inventory. And then of course, there's the usual grind. From what I do and from dealing with our machine setup personnel on a daily basis, I have a real appreciation for what you do as an engineer. (who uses "undertake" in an informal email? And talks about work activities so much? Am I interviewing you for a job?)
By chance did you happen to watch any of the Cavaliers' game against Miami this week? That was a really fun game to watch and it was great for my family personally to see, given my mom's work with the Cavaliers organization. I could tell you so many stories from the Lebron era and the things we did on the day it ended, it was pretty crazy. (friend, I don't think you know what crazy means... I have a feeling those crazy stories have something to do with throwing LeBron's stuff away or something equally enthralling)
The weather seems to finally be changing, though instead of cold we might be dodging thunderstorms this week. We can all hope for sun and warmth being around the corner. Were you able to do any running outside this week? (no, children's book, I haven't)
More than anything else I'd just like to hear from you, I've been waiting to hear back since our outing last Sunday. I had a lot of fun and I think we could have more great times to share going forward. (that was a "great time" for you? Refer back to my comment about your sense of "crazy")
~ [redacted] (by the way, his name has a very common nickname that he refuses to use, going instead by his full first name. I thought that was kinda strange, but oh well...)"
Ok, so after this I felt like I had to let the poor soul know this was going nowhere, so I sent the following email on 04/06 (and half-expected a response, though so far nothing).
"Hey [redacted full name, which I could've used fewer characters if you'd just use the goddamn nickname],
Sorry I haven't gotten back to you, I've been incredibly busy for the past week and a half with work and just life in general.
It was nice meeting you last Sunday, but I don't think we should go out again. I just didn't really feel any chemistry.
Good luck with everything!
-[redacted]"
It was kind of mean, but I guess it got the point across... on to the next one!
"Good evening [redacted], it's [redacted] (thank you for letting me know, even though the whole non-anonymous message thing tipped me off).
How has your week been? Work was exceptionally busy for me this past week, as I've been given several new projects to undertake, including replacing our old timeclock and looking into getting our some automatic scanners for our warehouse and inventory. And then of course, there's the usual grind. From what I do and from dealing with our machine setup personnel on a daily basis, I have a real appreciation for what you do as an engineer. (who uses "undertake" in an informal email? And talks about work activities so much? Am I interviewing you for a job?)
By chance did you happen to watch any of the Cavaliers' game against Miami this week? That was a really fun game to watch and it was great for my family personally to see, given my mom's work with the Cavaliers organization. I could tell you so many stories from the Lebron era and the things we did on the day it ended, it was pretty crazy. (friend, I don't think you know what crazy means... I have a feeling those crazy stories have something to do with throwing LeBron's stuff away or something equally enthralling)
The weather seems to finally be changing, though instead of cold we might be dodging thunderstorms this week. We can all hope for sun and warmth being around the corner. Were you able to do any running outside this week? (no, children's book, I haven't)
More than anything else I'd just like to hear from you, I've been waiting to hear back since our outing last Sunday. I had a lot of fun and I think we could have more great times to share going forward. (that was a "great time" for you? Refer back to my comment about your sense of "crazy")
~ [redacted] (by the way, his name has a very common nickname that he refuses to use, going instead by his full first name. I thought that was kinda strange, but oh well...)"
Ok, so after this I felt like I had to let the poor soul know this was going nowhere, so I sent the following email on 04/06 (and half-expected a response, though so far nothing).
"Hey [redacted full name, which I could've used fewer characters if you'd just use the goddamn nickname],
Sorry I haven't gotten back to you, I've been incredibly busy for the past week and a half with work and just life in general.
It was nice meeting you last Sunday, but I don't think we should go out again. I just didn't really feel any chemistry.
Good luck with everything!
-[redacted]"
It was kind of mean, but I guess it got the point across... on to the next one!
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