Worst Moment of the Convention.

[tablesaw]

I thought I should mention this. Technically, it happened after the convention, but anyway . . .

I get to the airport and have to rush through security to get into a tiny tiny gate that only has two flights. I find myself seated next to a very cute young woman solving a crossword. So I test the waters, "Is the crossword any good?" "No," she responds, "it's way too easy."

KACHING!

I mention that I was at the NPL convention. She said she'd heard about it from a local newspaper. It was really interesting, she thought, though she didn't attend. I told her about some of the events. We chatted about how Boston has many people who are unafraid to be smart. We touched upon the MIT Mystery Hunt. Then our 5:30 flight was called.

Except that she was on a different 5:30 flight leaving from the gate next door to mine.

One could argue that, after having a wonderful week in Boston, it would have been too much to ask to be on a plane with another cute and smart Bostonian. But I won't argue that. I argue that it was Boston taking its revenge on me for not being able to dump frozen water on my head.

Stupid Boston. Stupid city full of smart people.

Comments

[cnoocy]

Did you at least give her a card with "tablesaw@puzzlers.org" on it?

[tablesaw]

Didn't get a chance before I realized that we were to be on different planes.

[wesleyjenn.livejournal.com]

It seems that far too often I'll meet someone awesome too briefly and they'll live too far away. While it sucks, it does actually give me some hope about the rest of the world - if you met this girl by chance for half an hour in an airport, then odds are there are others out there like her. Does that make any sense?

[tablesaw]

I suppose it does give me hope for "the rest of the world," but it doesn't give me much hope for fulfilling my seemingly simple dream of falling in love with a girl I can spontaneously spend time with on my way to and from work.

Random

[librarianhawk.livejournal.com]

Hi. I was bored at work and decided to play a game where I went from person to person on LJ based soley on their name catching my eye. I decided that 20 minutes was a good time and here I am. I probably would have had a longer list and past you on the way but work always manages to interrupt my fun. It amazes me that I ended up finding someone who is doing what I wish I were doing. Oh, well. Here's how I found you:

librarianhawk -> amber_snape -> shadows_zephyr -> tapedeck -> skipbreakfast -> mariepoppins -> thecrowgoddess -> killmewithhappy -> theevilchemist -> weird_sketch -> pathogen -> strontium90 -> crotchgoblin -> williamtold -> firehair28 -> waya -> theferret -> tablesaw

Anywho, just thought I'd say "hi."

Re: Random

[tablesaw]

It amazes me that I ended up finding someone who is doing what I wish I were doing.

You wish you were failing to talk to cute people at airports?

Re: Random

[librarianhawk.livejournal.com]

Actually, that doesn't sound too bad. In my experience, cute/attractive people inevitably become less so after prolonged interaction. The possibility of them being what you imagine them to be is very slim. But at least you get to ride on an airplane. I love those things.