The Roommate Search Continues

Yes it does, and with hope in my heart too (singing along?). Well, this is one of the messages I left on the roommate dot com site a few months ago. I may have sent a similar message more recently too. Possibly more than once. So I leave this here for posterity, in case it matters, and for me and the others curious. Getting to know me yet?

So is it worth paying to read your mail? I mean, what if you politely said "thanks, but no thanks." I could spend the extra money on dinner in Nashville tomorrow night, after all. :)

I can see you messaged me on this roommate website, but I let my membership lapse (I've been paying $30 for two months on and off for a couple of years) so I am pondering... do I want to pay $30 for rejection the night before I leave for a fun challenge at a softball tournament?

If you are laughing, even just a little, then we might actually get along or be friends already :)

I am a hopeful child, really I am. (and I love to laugh at myself so this is therapeutic self-mockery in preparation for the depressing rejection or the trepidatious meeting of a new friend and singing the getting to know you song).

Am I stalling?

Naturally lol lam.

I'll stop now only because I am rushing to do a dozen things I need to do to be ready to drive 10 hours in the early morning. I do not want to disrespect you with a quick hi bye, so this is a rambling hi bye from the bottom of my heart. I wish you peace and love and fun (and whatever else you want in life). Hopefully you will email or text or call and laugh at me with me.

Ok, so. just for you, I'll ponder paying for another couple of months next week. If I do it now, I'll waste a week of membership and who knows what might distract me next week. In fact I have an overcrowded calendar at work and if it doesn't rain, softball a few evenings. I really must make time to buy a new case for my new iphone. So little time, so much to do, but it all stops (for a few minutes, at least) for you because I do want to find a new roommate and better living accommodations and your profile inspired my smile. Email, text, call, or if you must (friendly smile?) write me here again and I will pay to read your words next week.

Now imagine if your response simply said "roommate no longer available" or "you're just not the right roommate for me" or even more simply, "No."

I'll melt away like the wicked witch of the west, but then, there's no place like home so maybe if I click my heals together three times...

Hope you enjoyed my rambling. Hope to hear from you again.

There's always hope :)

Ric
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