mmc 6 – the cafe
w4m – 40 – Gotham
I was working on my laptop at the SS Cafe this morning. You remarked on my handwriting. Sorry I was uncommunicative; I was caught unawares. Was there a trace of an accent in your voice? You had a friendly smile. Fancy a do-over? Tell me what you said exactly…?
This is what I posted yesterday, the “clean” version. In what way, you might wonder, was I caught unawares? Well, when a girl is writing up her kinky blog and a man asks her What It Is – all that manuscript in her Clairefontaine – you should know that her Uh, it’s whatever means It’s Top Secret. Don’t get me wrong. I love people to read my blog. But, when confronted about my writing in the flesh a few blocks from home, it’s hard to summon the sangfroid to say: As it happens, today I am writing a post about the history of my kink. How, for instance, would I have introduced myself if we got to the point of exchanging names? As Casey Morgan, blogger extraordinaire? Or as the person whose name is on my mailbox?
But enough about me. You, perhaps, were just being friendly. I was too distracted to get a look at your ring-finger. Why did you sit at the table so long, drinking your coffee and staring into space? Thinking your thoughts… What thoughts were they? Did they have anything to do with the manic email I received this morning from a woman claiming I had described her husband, who was working in the neighborhood yesterday and who possessed an accent? If so, I pity you. She freaked, demanding I describe your attire and reveal my age. I don’t remember your attire. I only remember your smile, the silly fluff on your chin, and your absurd characterization of my handwriting as “neat.”
I finally worked out that in CL headings, the age given is supposed to be the age of the poster, not the person sought. I had this reversed in all my previous missed connections. Oops.
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August 13th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Not sure I would have that much grace under the circumstances either. Loved the twist with the wife – I’ve often wondered what you’d do if you recognized a significant other in such a posting – specially if they were noted as responsive.
Interesting, introspective, and “neat”
Guess this week its just you and me Casey.