Actual email sent to me today:
I will be visiting Colonial Williamsburg April 30-May 8. I am interested in material concerning children in Colonial Williamsburg, African-Americans, and the Indian school that existed in Williamsburg at the time of the revolution. I would be particularly interested in diaries, journals, letters or any other records pertaining to these subjects.
Sincerely,
[name withheld to protect the oblivious], PhD, History
That was it. The whole thing. It is taking every inch of restraint in my body not to write back and say, "That's nice." Am I supposed to be jumping for joy, inviting you to lunch, putting these things on display in the historic district? Or are you actually planning to visit the library and you want me to pull these things out for you?
Hi, my name is Super Manuscript Girl, and I am an emailaholic. I sit at my computer for hours on end waiting to hear the *ding* indicating a new mail message. When hours go by without a single ding, I start feeling nauseous. I start checking blogs to see if anyone has posted anything that my RSS reader has yet to pick up. When that fails, I go to Facebook to see if anything of interest has happened there. I get up and use the restroom hoping that I am suffering from the 'watched inbox never dings' syndrome, and that upon my return there will be something to read.
It is a slow day at work. All I want to do right now is go home and take a nap.
And it's only Tuesday. AUGH!
Ok boys and girls, it's that time of year again. Six months have gone by since my last date. That seems to be just enough time to forget how bad match.com is and to contemplate once again giving them my credit card number. I know there are sites out there other than match, but since I don't actually believe any one of them is actually better than another, I'm going to stick with what I know.
Here's where you, my reading public, come in to play:
If you were setting me up on a blind date, what would you tell the guy about me?
Let's face it, there are some things that show up in just about every profile. Everyone is trying to find someone who is honest, funny, enjoys spending time with family and friends, likes to travel, eats the occasional meal, blah blah blah. I just can't bring myself to write that stuff anymore. Why be a scoop of vanilla when you could be Mackinac Island fudge*? What should I write? More specifically, what do you see as some of my finer, or more unique, qualities? As an example, one guy I dated for a while liked the fact that when I get tipsy I tend to giggle.
Should you know of anyone who is available, or have a method of meeting people with a success rate higher than that of online dating, please share! I'm trying to remain open minded, but I do have some preferences. First of all, rednecks need not apply (despite the fact that being in VA this does drastically reduce the size of the pool). Keep in mind that I am 5'8" and enjoy wearing heels. His political views must be liberal (friends don't let friends vote Republican). Religiously speaking, I grew up attending a very liberal Protestant church with a Jewish mother and a father who goes just for the music. Bible beaters and I probably won't mix well (again, reducing the VA pool). I also remain pretty strict about the college graduation requirement.
So that about covers it for now. I am going into this with the mindset that I will be in VA for a while. I honestly don't know if I will be, but I can't keep living life with only one foot in the door.
THANKS!!!
*Vanilla with chocolate syrup, chunks of fudge, and maybe some nuts (I can't quite remember). In a word: yummy!!
P.S. If there are any guys out there reading this who are also contemplating putting a profile online, I have just one piece of advice. Do not put a photo up of you and another woman. I don't care how good you look standing next to your [ex-, sister, mother, or high school Spanish teacher]. It doesn't sell!
