Okay - guess who I had lunch with today!

[Emily]

It's somebody you all know. Come on, guess! :D

[thentavius]

Brad Pitt?

[Emily]

You know, I must say I don't think I would have enjoyed it more if it was Brad, which it wasn't. :)

[toollady]

Les?....

[Eriu]

I give......I have no clue

[toollady]

Oh wait! I want to change my guess!
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Scott? :1raygun2:

[Emily]

No. Although I did talk with Les on the phone the other day, but he's doing the 9 to 5 thing now instead of ebay, so he wouldn't have been able to come.

[Emily]

Aaack - no toollady!

Somebody get the disenfectant - she said the "S" word!!! :1eek2:

[thentavius]

Are you sure it wasn't Brad Pitt? I hear he calls you all the time. :1neko5:

Or, was it................

[kim]

i know i know...!

but - i'm not telling...!

- hahahaha...

[Emily]

<shhh> ;)

[kim]

okay - but - i want to tell...!

- lol...

[Emily]

You can tell HOW you found out. That might ease the pressure a little. Oh, you can also "out" who else already knows, cuz I'm not sure I remember how many real people were there and how many were invisible mice. ;)

[Powerhouse]

Well, I could tell - but I'm not gonna. :D

[Powerhouse]

You can tell HOW you found out. That might ease the pressure a little. Oh, you can also "out" who else already knows, cuz I'm not sure I remember how many real people were there and how many were invisible mice. ;)

Oh, Great! Throw us all to the fire, eh? :1evil3:

[Powerhouse]

Anyway, while everyone beside us two are guessing you can at least tell us how it went without giving it away, right?

Ummm... doe HE know you planned to tell?

[gigilee]

Was it .....



Toke?

[Powerhouse]

Was it .....



Toke?

Nope.

[kim]

outing vinnie - and - all the mice - and - there might have been one other - who doesn't / didn't - talk much - i think they were there too - but - i don't remember their name / id...

[Powerhouse]

outing vinnie - and - all the mice - and - there might have been one other - who doesn't / didn't - talk much - i think they were there too - but - i don't remember their name / id...

I recall - June29 or something like that, I think.

[Emily]

I didn't talk about "telling" with him today, but I bet he'd be pretty surprised to pop in here and not see SOMETHING posted about it, since I am a blabbermouth and all. ;)

In the past, when I've met people from the boards, there are usually some surprises. And, I'm actually a little shy and awkward at first which doesn't help. Like at ebay live in New Orleans, I didn't hang out with the boardies there very much. I kind of went my own way. (I also stayed out of a lot of trouble that way ;) )

In fact, until today, there were only two people I have met that I felt totally at ease with right away - that was Les and Marjie. So I was a little nervous leading up to this "date". But I walked in and spotted him right away and didn't feel at all weird like I thought I would. No, I had a perfectly lovely time.

Now, we weren't exactly alone so that may have had something to do with it. It also meant the conversation didn't get overtly juicy, but I wouldn't have had it any other way. His companion was utterly charming and someone I would be proud to have my companions associate with.

BWAHAHA - I'm just evil playing these games and not spitting it all out, aren't I? :1evil3:

[Maison Rustique]

Spill it, Toots! I'm tired and cranky and might have to kill you if you don't sing! :1spar2: :1rotfl1:

[Powerhouse]

Play away - it's your day! :)

[Emily]

Oh all right, all right, I'll spill
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I had the crispy chicken salad with ranch dressing and an iced tea. :1rotfl2:

[kim]

:1clap:

[Powerhouse]

So... when you looked up from your crispy chicken salad - what did you see? :D

:1JerryJer

[sibs ling]

So... when you looked up from your crispy chicken salad - what did you see? :D

:1JerryJer


Two people? One was a child?

ETA question marks. This is only a guess.

[Emily]

I looked up and saw someone who is very smart and on-the-ball, someone interesting and interested, someone kind and caring, but mostly someone REAL.

Someone who, when I said I'd need to find a sitter, said bring the kids - so I did. All three of 'em! :D

[Powerhouse]

Well... come ON you bunch of lurkers - GUESS!

[Eriu]

Well, sott it couldn't have been Ross, he's been too busy here. Ok I guess Brad Pitt too. :1chirol_r

[toollady]

Well?

Out with it already.

[krisinluck]

C'mon, Emily! I'm no good with guessing games....

*tapping foot*

[Emily]

Okay, time for a clue...

Who hasn't been posting much lately? Who has been sort of uncharacteristically quiet with the new Ross board and some other threads on other boards? Now I'm not saying nonexistant - he's been checking in from his hotel for about three days, but hasn't been posting in the middle of the day.

Any detectives out there? ;)


Actually, if Ross' board isn't down the next time he checks in, he'll probably just tell you himself. :)



edited 'cuz I can ;) (actually had to fix typo lol!)

[kim]

good clue... :D

- heehee...

[Eriu]

Ok, I no longer care coz I can't guess :1wall2:

[Heartland]

Was it Toy Ranch?

[Emily]

I'm really just stalling to give him a chance to fly all the way back down, far away, to that state he lives in that shares a border with Mexico. ;)

[Emily]

Geez, I'm typing away and Heartland guesses it!!! :1chirol_c

[Heartland]

OMG!! I can't believe I guessed it.

I did notice he hasn't been around much lately.

[kim]

yay sandy...!

:1chirol_c

[Eriu]

So, what does he look like? Enquiring minds ya know! :1kitty1:

[Emily]

Well, for starters he is 100 times more manly than the french fry freak... :D

[Eriu]

:1clap3: That's a good thing but I want details, like color of hair , eyes, how tall is he. No I'm not obsessed, it's just nice to kinda see someone that you have talked to forever online! :lol

[Emily]

I had seen a picture of him a few years ago so I pretty much knew what he looked like before I met him in person. He's big and strong and tall with light brown (or is it dark blonde?) hair in a ponytail. Didn't catch the eye color, but he has glasses and a great smile. :) Ya know, being from Texas he didn't have a noticeable southern drawl. I wonder if he thought I sounded like a Yankee. ;) You know, when you read words on a chat board they obviously "sound" different in your head. That's the biggest thing I notice when meeting someone in person.

[Eriu]

thanks for sharing. he's gonna kill us for talking about him while he's gone LOL

[Meya]

Very cool.

:1clap:

[krisinluck]

OMG...I think I got it!

[Heartland]

I already got it. See the previous page. :1rotfl2:

[sibs ling]

Emily - I'm glad that you guys got to meet and had a nice lunch.

Ya know, being from Texas he didn't have a noticeable southern drawl.

One time in chat, he said that he deliberately (sp?) worked to get rid of his "twangy" Southern drawl.

After the AE get-together fiascos, I've pretty much given up on the idea of ever meeting any of the boardies in RL. It's a shame.

[Emily]

Sibs, I would have thought so, too - about not wanting to meet anyone else. But for every person I don't care to ever see again, there was another that I thought was really great. So in the long run, it's been worth it.

So if anyone else is ever out this way, send me a PM and we'll do lunch, too! :D

[Toy Ranch]

It was a genuine pleasure to meet you and your delightful kiddos. And thanks again for lunch! :)

[Maison Rustique]

Well how cool!

Sibs, don't ever feel that way! I know that was a god-awful mess that happened with a certain few, but I've met numerous online folks and have not regretted any! It's always fun to see how wrong you were about what you thought they'd be like! :cool: