This morning Helen and I went to the Ferry Building for a broadcast of West Coast Live--my second, her first. Afterwards we had lunch and shopped at the bustling Ferry Plaza Farmers Market.
Suddenly I spotted a Northwestern friend I haven't seen since 1999. She was headed our way, in pursuit of more pink lady apples (a detail that became public knowledge during the conversation.) If not for those pink ladies, this wouldn't have been.
I stopped her--we chatted, Helen introduced yourself, and within a minute or two we'd caught up on the last nine years.
Then it was time for us to part. I pondered...1. Do I just leave it like this? A pleasant random encounter with no follow-up? Or 2. Do I attempt to stay in touch? I chose 2--since Helen was there, I couldn't be accused of just wanting a date.
So OK--I want to stay in touch. But do I: 1. ask for her email address (that's so 1999); 2. cell phone number (that's 2004); or 3. assume she's on Facebook (that's right now!)? So I went ahead and assumed, and the gamble paid off. I asked if she was on FB, she said yes, and when I got home I looked her up and now we're Facebook pals.
Let's hope she's not somebody else I know who is better at Scrabble than me!
I really should get on the ball and join Facebook. If for no other reason than for you to have a friend who is worse at Scrabble than you. :)
Posted by: Cynthia | January 20, 2008 at 10:13 AM