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same_difference ([personal profile] same_difference) wrote2003-10-22 11:04 am

Gah?

I just got emailed back by Interesting Fresher Girl whose name some of you might have guessed but will shortly read.

Um, ok, right, yes um?

gah?

John and Nick *waves finger* er... thing?

Anyway to get helpful comments and stuff. Here is the version of the email I sent and then the reply.

My email (edited by John and Nick):

"Hi,

It's Dominic from Sci-fi - er, the one hobbit pushed backwards over the seats last week, if you remember... I'm doing CS and Maths but I'm on placement this year in Bristol, but still live in Bath.

Anyway I was vaguely curious about your name, what with you getting the honorary best freshers name award, so I did a search using webmail's address book thing and it turns out you're the only P in the uni. There about 10 Dom's by the looks of it.

Seeing as you're doing the whole nervous fresher thing with the rest of them, and as I now had your email I thought I'd send a friendly greeting message.:-)

Hopefully see you at the Donnie Darko screening (its a good film, come and watch!)

Dom."

Her reply:

"Hi Dominic,

nice to hear from you! Your message did come across as both friendly and a greeting so you've certainly succeeded in your goal. I think you also chose a good 'trigger memory' -- the hobbit incident did kind of stick in my mind.

I'll definitely be seeing Donnie Darko, it sounds really good...then again, that's what I thought about Read or Die...

10 Dominics sounds quite rare actually, considering the number of students there must be here...I've only ever heard rumours of other P's.

See you around then,

P"

Um, so...? Er?

[identity profile] kipperfish.livejournal.com 2003-10-22 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Personally speaking, I would. I'm not the worlds expert on relationships, but a couple of e-mails now before seeing her tonight I would have thought wouldn't do any harm. Just try not to sound like a desperate stalker!! :-)

Stalking

[identity profile] almosthonest.livejournal.com 2003-10-22 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
I agree! For example, don't use: "You'd better be there or I'll find where you live too". :-)

Remember Freshers are squeaky things - though I don't know this one, odds are she may "show off" emails that the 3rd bloke is sending her. So it would be good to get some.

Re: Stalking

[identity profile] almosthonest.livejournal.com 2003-10-22 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
3rd year bloke. 3rd year bloke.

Re: Stalking

[identity profile] same-difference.livejournal.com 2003-10-22 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
Ill get the overall message list opinion.

stalking?

[identity profile] baloonworld.livejournal.com 2003-10-22 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
are your eyes on stalks? would it help? I think I could arrange it. are hers?
errr... find out if she has cephlapods of any sort. octopi are your friend, and nothing sounds smoother that 'hey! got squid?' also check that she meeps properly, as failure to do so will result in disappointment later.