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October 1, 2005
An almost soulmate...
Do you ever have those moments where you're sure a smile and look from someone crossing paths with you at the grocery store or at a restaurant is a possible prelude to a life full of romance and springtime? And yet you tear yourself away and just keep walking by like nothing has happened. It has only happened a couple of times in my life, the most recent being a few weeks ago. Not ten minutes after I left where it happened, I was kicking myself for my cowardice in not just walking up to her table and asking to sit down.
Once I met a girl that way that I did actually talk to. For hours and hours the night we met at a Magic the Gathering tournament (yes, I'm a geek!), we discussed every standard from music to boys to the not-quite standard latex allergy she had. (Yes, in that context) We were friends for a little while, but by the time I had gotten around to finally voicing my desire for her it was literally about 5 hours too late and she had started dating someone. (It is possible she never would have considered dating me and was just putting it the way she did to be nice...but I don't think so)
She already lived a bit far to drive for me at the time, and I didn't have the strength or ego left in me to wait for my next chance.
I know this note has next to zero chance to ever find its way to her (Yes, I've already done all the searches I know how to do), but this is for Jessica McEwen (Lordie I hope I remembered her name right, its been over 10 years!). She was about 5'3, 110, with fiery red hair and a laugh that made me weak. She lived in Connecticut, up near New London or Norwich or some such. If you ever Google yourself and find yourself here, I hope you'll drop me a line. I've always wondered if there was a way to pick up where we left off. (Plus the fact that I'm much cuter and richer and more stable than I once was, though maybe less funny!) And if anyone who knows her ever Googles her and finds their way here, I hope you will let her know someone is looking for her.
(I think they call this stalking or something, but oh well!)
Posted by TLorin at October 1, 2005 6:56 PM
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Youre a stalker creepyass mofo.
On a side note, did i ever meet her? b/c she certainly sounds hot.
Posted by: Gibb at October 1, 2005 11:42 PM
Lol...I know...but I can't help myself...
Yes, I think you met her, it was me, you, long-haired Scott and Ed I think at states or a pre-release in '96 or '97 down in the New Haven area. (So maybe it hasn't been more than 10 years, but it feels like it!) I think your old man skipped that one.
Posted by: TLorin at October 2, 2005 11:28 AM
Well.......what i remember is this
Thought it was a tournament with prizes of Moxes and power cards to the winner and Ed was playing Type I and there were a bunch of different formats for different stuff and the place was out in left field with nothing around for food and thats where you met her cuz i remember the place as if i was there yesterday....actually i think some of us went there a 2nd time after the first. It was a first time running tourneys for some card joint cuz they had not run anything in CT before....coulda been a first time for NG before they were in the BIG time....fact i think thats correct also....just something to think about when ya wanna leave me out again............LMAO! Even think they had some sorta 2 Headed Giant formats also
Posted by: Saint7 at October 2, 2005 1:05 PM
After many years of making myself forget it, I found out why we weren't in touch. It's my fault it turns out. I was wrong when I said I thought she would have dated me; she gave me the 'We can still be friends speech' and I followed up with the 'Oh, then I'll just walk away forever because I can't be just your friend speech.' Only problem with that was that she is probably the only girl ever who actually DID want to still be friends.
Okay, 4 am here, back to bed for me, work in 2, I'll follow up tomorrow. Goodnight Jessica if you're still reading, I've missed you even though you are heinously married and ruined my attempts at convincing you to move to Nashville and live happily ever after.
Posted by: TLorin at October 3, 2005 4:17 AM
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