We Just Clicked
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written by Allan and Jill
Note:
Most of this story is told through excepts of our online correspondence
on August 6, 2001.
The
Yahoo! Personal: What is wrong with history???
Hello,
Congratulations!!! I'm so glad that you are still reading this ad,
considering what the title is. I am a recent college grad. (history
major) who loves to read Hemingway and Poe, enjoys playing softball,
basketball, and volleyball, loves to go to movies, museums, sporting
events, etc. I am a 5'1" brunette who loves to go to Annapolis,
Harper's Ferry, and Richmond. (I love to take long trips in my car!!!)
I am looking for someone who is a gentleman, knows how to treat a lady
right, knows how to pick up the phone to call, and is looking for
honesty, trust, and respect in a relationship. If any of this strikes
your fancy then please drop me a line.
My
response: Honest and respectful
Hello,
I was
reading your ad, and thought I'd drop you a line. My name is Allan. I'm
24, and I've lived in Baltimore since October. I work as a Web
Programmer for Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Anyway, I don't drink,
so I'm a little turned off by the bar scene, and that creates a problem
when it comes to meeting people. I have a few groups that I hang with,
but it seems like everyone is either married, engaged, or dating
someone seriously, so I always seem to be odd man out. It's not that
I'm unfriendly, or unattractive for that matter, I just tend to be on
the shy side when it comes to asking people out.
So I
try this internet stuff, and I've met some nice people this way, but
no one that I could really see myself dating. If you'd like to get to
know more about me, feel free to check out my yahoo profile. It also
has a link to my personal web site. You can find pictures of me and
my friends there, as well as a lot of my likes and dislikes.
Anyway,
if you're still interested after that, feel free to message me sometime.
I'd like to know more about you. Feel free to ask me anything. I should
get back to work now though. Hope to hear from you.
Allan
The
first e-mail: Hello...
Hello Allan,
Now I
know what you must be thinking: Who is this person who is e-mailing
me??? Well, my name is Jill. I am the former history major whose ad you
responded to today. I hope that you can forgive me, but I went to your
profile, and to your webpage, and decided to e-mail you. It seems as if
we have a few things in common. I love the Star Wars epics, Kevin Smith
movies, and Poe (the artist). I just thought that you would like to
know that. I don't know what else to say at this time, so I will take
my leave. Feel free to e-mail me and ask me anything that you like.
Jill
The
second e-mail: No need to be sorry
Jill,
Had I
been concerned about you e-mailing me, I wouldn't have suggested that
you check out my web site and stuff. All you did was prove to me that
you're more web savvy than most, which is a good thing.
You may,
or may not be interested to know that I've actually met Poe and Kevin
Smith. They're both way cool. However I must say that Kevin was quite
tired when I met him (there's a long story here).
So what
are some of your other interests? I see that you like soccer and
volleyball. I've got a group that I play soccer with back in
Proctorville OH. I was just down there this past week. You should have
seen how bad my leg was swelled up. We also used to play this game we
called voccerball. Basically a cross between soccer and volleyball if
you can imagine that. Anyway, if you'd like to chat, I get home from
work around 6 and I have DSL, so if I'm around the apartment, I usually
have my messengers on. Anyway, hope to talk to you later. Have a good
day.
Your pal,
Allan
The
third e-mail: Hmmm...
Hello Allan,
Well I
would love to chat w/you after you get off of work, but I do not have
internet access at home (please pity me). I have to do all of my
e-mailing at the public library.
Here are
some of my interests: I love to read, (especially Hemingway, Poe, and
historical fiction), my favorite radio station is 99.1 WHFS, I love to
visit historical sites and cities, I play softball, volleyball, and
basketball (whenever I get the chance), I love to watch movies, spend
time w/my family, cat and dog, and I love the theatre. One day I plan
on seeing The Phantom of the Opera. I love to drive my brand new, 2001
Nissan Sentra SE (forest green). My favorite color is orange. I love to
wake up every morning and see my cat sleeping on the bed w/me.
Well
that's a little bit about me. I'm a fairly simple person. I'll check my
e-mail again today (around 5 pm). Have a good one.
Jill
The
fourth e-mail: travel
Jill,
I love
to travel myself. And although I wasn't that great in history, I do
have an appreciation for historic locals. I'm also a bit of a
shutterbug, so I have some great pictures of some famous places. I
also grew up in the hills of West Virginia so I have a great
appreciation for nature.
I was a
video major and a film minor in school, so I'm a movie nut. Probably
end up going about once a week. Plus I have a pretty sizable DVD
collection.
I really
like theater too. When I was in college I actually had season passes to
the theater performances on campus. We had this one theater that they
called the Forum. The stage projected out into the audience, so it was
always neat to go and see how the actors would interact with the
audience.
Anyway,
since you don't have internet access at home I suppose it would be
alright to give you my number. I live alone, so you'll get me or the
machine if you call. If you would happen to get someone else, it means
I have a friend over, and they're probably being goofy. So anyway, my
number is (###) ###-####. I should be around tonight. Thursdays are the
only night of the week that I can assure you that you won't catch me in.
I game on Thursdays. Then in the fall, my Wednesday nights will be taken
up as well. I have a Christian Fellowship Group that meets than. Other
than that, I'm usually in and out. But give me a call sometime. Talk to
you later.
Your pal,
Allan
The
fifth e-mail: I wish that I would stop getting those e-mails!!!
Hello Allan,
I wish
that the spam companies would realize that I'm a female and would stop
sending me penis enlarging e-mails. How can one enlarge what one
doesn't have???
Please
excuse my tangent. How was your day? I hope that it went well.
I'm
really not sure what to say right now. What would you like to know
about me? Here is my cell phone number if you would care to talk:
###-###-####.
TTFN,
Jill
There
was a phone call that night where we talked for like two hours and
planned to go out the next day. The following excerpts are from
August 7, 2001.
The
first e-mail of that day: Excited
Jill,
I know
you may not get this before I see you, but I wanted to drop you a line
on the off chance that you checked your e-mail before tonight. I really
enjoyed talking with you last night, and I'm excited that I'm going to
get to meet you tonight. Anyway it looks like I'm going to be pretty
busy today, which is good. It'll make the day go faster. If you need to
get a hold of me for some reason, my line at work is (###)###-####. If
I'm not here, no one answers my line, and you need to leave a message,
call (###)###-####. That's the office voice mail. Otherwise you could
just e-mail me if something is going on. Looking forward to meeting you
tonight. ;) Talk to you later.
Love your pal,,
Allan
The
second e-mail: Hello Mr. Popular...
Hello Allan,
Just
wanted to let you know what I'm planning to wear for this evening:
green checked sleeveless shirt w/collar, khaki shorts, a pair of
sandals, and I'll probably have my hair pulled up on the sides. (It's
too hot to wear my hair totally down.)
I'm glad
to hear that they are keeping you busy. That is a good sign of job
security.
Well
I'm going to scoot home, eat lunch, and take care of my dogs. Have a
good day.
TTFN,
Jill
So
that night we met at the Avenue at White Marsh, and we ended up going
to Chili's for dinner. We had such a good time at dinner we decided to
go mini-golfing, and then we ended up back at my place watching the
Clerks Cartoon on DVD. After she left, I sent her this.
The
third e-mail: How are you, Miss Wonderful :)
Jill,
I
realize you just left, but I had to send you a message. I had an
absolutely wonderful time tonight. Thank you for such a pleasant
evening. You won't have to worry about me calling you. I guarantee,
you'll get sick of me before I stop calling.
I
really hope that your surgery goes well. I'm really not sure what else
to say right now. But this is the happiest I've been in a long time.
Thanks for giving me a chance.
Love,
Allan
Jill
had her tonsils removed the next day, and once she recovered from her
surgery, we've been inseparable every since.
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