The Morning After Email, Part II
The Morning After Email, Part II
After all that work to come up with an email that sets the right tone, sparks interest and whatnot, then comes the waiting.
I am an impatient emailer. And while I realize that not everyone checks their email every five minutes like I do, as the hours pass, I become nervous that the other party has indeed checked his email and ignored my witty subject line and and charming paragraph of Katieisms.
Some people fire back an equally witty response in about an hour. This makes me very happy.
Some people take days. Do they not realize the AGONY I am in, wondering if my gesture of friendship has been utterly rejected, ignored?
So I sit at my computer, playing java jigsaw puzzles over and over, trying to get a better score while I wait for some sign that this person is actually interested in talking to me.
I keep opening my mail client, waiting for the familiar ding of the “New Message Received” notice.
Nothing…
Then DING!
And it’s spam. Hot chixx want to chat over their live webcams, eh? Not quite what I was hoping for.
And just as soon as I find a distraction, DING again and…
My roommate says, “What wast that?”
What was what?
“You made a noise. Like something surprised you.”
He emailed me back!
i’m not online much, but i do check my email very often. and i know exactly how you feel!
Comment by mae — 9/23/2003 @ 4:48 am
I can totally relate. It’s such a bummer when you bring up your email and there’s not a single new message. ’specially when you’ve just sent out a missive of extraordinary wit and scintillating, brilliant cuteness.
:)
Comment by rzan — 9/28/2003 @ 2:17 pm