Lana: First Encounter

So after multiple e-mails we were set up to meet on Halloween. Since her cell phone was a work phone she didn’t want me to call her on it. Also, I discovered that she didn’t have a computer at home so communication was tied to her visits to the local library to check her e-mails. So no real time communication – not good. Our first meeting time planned for Halloween was a bit loose. Anyway, it never came together – I had e-mailed her in the afternoon and she was never able to get back to me so it never happened. I thought, probably this was just another flakey CL connection.

I decided to e-mail her again to say I was disappointed that it hadn’t worked out but maybe we could come up with another time. Perhaps a waste of time but one never knows. A quick e-mail wouldn’t take much time and perhaps the mix-up on Halloween was unavoidable. On the other hand, maybe this was just another flakey CL connection. It was a shame though as Halloween is the perfect day for being out and around with a CD. I thought opportunity lost but her e-mails seemed sincere so perhaps it was worth one more try. Of course, I had still not seen a picture nor had I shared mine so there was that uncertainty as well. ‘Nearly passable’ could mean lots of different things.

So I in a day or two, I received a response….

‘Hi Ken, Sorry about Saturday. I didn’t know how to get a hold of you without a computer & there was no time to get to one. It (Halloween) was very mellow for me as it turned out. Too swamped & tired to want to do anything in the end. Anyway, I don’t live full-time as a tv so I am limited as to when & where to meet (that’s why Halloween would have been good). Would it be possible for you to come to my place one of these days? See if we hit it off or not? I like no pressure. If you somehow don’t feel a connection with me or vice versa, we could just say, “Nice meeting you & best of luck.” How does that sound? Lana’