tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949745827401858271.post4041892244146528458..comments2021-10-12T21:32:45.850-07:00Comments on Astrid Phillips Mayer: where I don’t quote The Police. At all.Astrid Phillips Mayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310918414096311483noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949745827401858271.post-62110780517135949342007-09-08T02:49:00.000-07:002007-09-08T02:49:00.000-07:00[ Original comment from Astrid imported from MySpa...[ Original comment from <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=26315041" rel="nofollow">Astrid</a> imported from MySpace ]<br><br>I like your "Free Tibet while supplies last" headline on your profile -- reminds me of my UMichigan days (yup, in Thera's "crappy state"), when our campus humor magazine "The Gargoyle" did some spoof ads. There was one which still inspires hilarity in me on my darkest days: "FREE MUMIA / with purchase of Mumia of equal or lesser value." I'm actually laughing as I type this, dork that I am.<br><br>But! Let us get to your epic comment, which deserves an epic reply. First of all, thank you. I am touched that you would a) read my ramblings, b) take them seriously enough to reply, and c) bare your heart in such a touching, poignant fashion. You make a great point, namely that your 'random' meet-cute with Thera ended up becoming endlessly refined, until the point where it was no longer a truly random encounter. However, and this is the part where I'm playing devil's advocate, *all* random meetings subsequently go through the same process of refinement. This process does not remove the validity of the initial meeting's randomness, or so I feel. My aim in my post was to present Astridian Wonderment (tm) at the ability to initially cross paths with a potential soul mate in an entirely unaided way, e.g. no introduction via a mutual acquaintance or meeting each other in the workplace, all later social refinement processes be damned.<br><br>To get back to you and Thera, I'm sorry to hear that you each had to maintain your own life path, and couldn't find a way to make said paths merge. This seems a common problem, but knowing this doesn't make the situation any better, I'm sure. You guys have chosen to remain friends, and perhaps keep the door open for a future chance...? Consider my cockles rewarmed.<br><br>I would argue that English Breakfast could be TERRIFIC grounds for a great relationship, mister. You just haven't had the right cup of English Breakfast.<br><br>And thank you for the kind words about my writing; I consider it a grand compliment coming from you, since you're a terrific writer yourself. I do feel that blogging, while a grand excuse for indulging in one's narcissism (guilty as charged), is also a great way to refine one's ability to communicate effectively. Or so I like to tell myself.<br><br>Also, my name is Astrid Phillips, so no worries -- you got my name right after all.<br><br>Your regard for your "Return of the Jedi" bedspread is to the point of the unseemly, but I wish you both well.<br><br>Also, you're a no-good fish pirate.<br><br>Tah back atcha,<br>Astrid<br><br>Posted by <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=26315041" rel="nofollow">Astrid</a> on August 27, 2007 - Monday at 1:24 AMPocket-Sized Cinematographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10153815211331699611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949745827401858271.post-67006889631527345282007-09-08T02:59:00.000-07:002007-09-08T02:59:00.000-07:00[ Original comment from Astrid imported from MySpa...[ Original comment from <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=26315041" rel="nofollow">Astrid</a> imported from MySpace ]<br><br>Okay, your thingie with Thera was not truly random. You win, I suck. :)<br><br>Posted by <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=26315041" rel="nofollow">Astrid</a> on August 28, 2007 - Tuesday at 1:02 AMPocket-Sized Cinematographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10153815211331699611noreply@blogger.com