(Nov
18, 2003 10am EST)
I called the cruise line, and got an extension, I need a name
by Friday Nov. 21 2003. The response has been overwelming.
SUBJECT:
Ok sounds
good
Ha ha ha
your really funny.....buy hey sounds like fun...i guess. I'm going
to be in NYC form DeC.3 to Jan 6. i'm not attracted to you but if
u want i can go...i guess. why
SUBJECT:
boat trip!
Ok, so I'm sure the responses have been overwhelming with more than
a few whacko's, but I'd figure I'd give this a shot, a very looong
shot, but what the hell, this could be fun...
So I dont have a photo now, could get one later, but I'm 5'9",
130 lbs, white, thin, hot, have 3 degrees, work in sales and model
part time. I love to travel, infact I am going on the NCL cruise out
of NYC on November 30th to the Bahamas with a friend.
I'll take you up on this crazy "cruise with a random stranger"
offer. Although it sounds more like a bad reality based tv show, I
think it will be a blast. So if today is the deadline (Did I make
the cut?!!??) put my name on the roster. Oh yeah, I am free the whole
2 weeks, have plenty of vaca time, I will NOT bail out on you- I'm
in this for the fun and sun, and the laughs, and yes, I'm sure there
will be PLENTY.
One catch- I'm from Boston but visit NYC a lot. Would love to meet
ya before we set sail just to make sure you're not a creepshow. Hell,
even if you are, it would just be more great material for the story
I'll have to tell...
Ok, let me know whacha think.
:) _____
SUBJECT:
re: Help! Not a hoax!
Dear man with the photoshop beard, :)
This sounds hilarious!
Where would this boat be leaving from?????
I'd be interested in this (of course if I wouldn't be hijacked.)
LOLOL!
I have a really great sense of humor and am a very silly girl. I
DEFINITELY need to get out of the city would would totally love
a great companion on the premise for a really bad movie together.
(Maybe we could write the script together while sailing it.) It
sounds like the Love Boat part 2! LOLOL!
Write me back and let me know where the boat is leaving from, what
exact date and what further details you require. If you need my
picture, what exact e-mail address should I send it to?
I am still laughing over the photoshop beard. AHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
A TOTAL CLASSIC! :)
Sincerely,
SUBJECT:
ahahahahahahahahha
I AM LAUGHING MY ASS OFF - that is the funnies clip I’ve ever
seen-
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaaha…sorry I cant go but oh my god
are you funny!Did you make that yourself? Is that you and your friends?Hahahaahahahahahahahahaha-GREAT
Fabulous music to that clipHope it turns out well for you-
_____
SUBJECT:
hey
First of all, I want to tell you that your movie is HYSTERICAL.
I can't
believe that you haven't found anyone to go on this trip yet. Good
Luck!
Subject: Re: hey
Thanks. Does that mean you want to be considered or what? - Jon
Reply-To:
Unfortunaly I don't have the time, I wish that I did.... but I will
send your request around to all of my girlfriends!
_____
SUBJECT:
escape from NY!
I'm interested. I'm not sure what to tell you about
me. My name is _____. I'm pretty interesting and
fun. I live in a non profit artists space in _____
called the _____ , it was in ______ for
ten years and moved a couple of years ago. Just last
week I quit my job as a gardener for a public park in
_____ and so I'm figuring out whats next. I
seem to be spending my days off walking aroung and
making stuff and writing and hanging out with friends
and having a great time, except now I am beginning to
face the financial reality and think about what I'm
going to do now. My closest experience with cruise
ships was when, a few years ago, I hitchiked to Alaska
to visit an old roomate. She lives in a really small
town on the coast, and during cruise ship season the
residents dress up like gold rush times to go to work.
Instead of the herds of bison-or-whatever that I was
expecting, it was herds of tourists. Scary stuff.
The only photo I have is one that was taken of me at a
Halloween party a couple of weeks ago. I was
_____. However, if I mail it you may think
I'm a gigantic freak. Whatever, here it is. Email or
call (XXX XXX-XXXX). Your little web site is good
stuff. _____! Wait, for some reason I have to send
the photo separate. Hold on.
Subject : look
at this second....
I just wrote you about the cruise. Hooray! Okay, I
hesitate to send you this photo, even though its the
most recent (and possibly the only..?) photo I have of
me at this time. Just remember that I am NOT a freak
(or at least not in a bad way..) Besides, this isn't
really me, its my strange and mysterious alter-ego,
_____, who will NOT be coming on the trip with
us (now I've upset her)... Oh, make me stop...
_____
SUBJECT:
re: photo without photoshop beard LOL!
Dear Jon,
Enclosed is one photo and one sketch of me (without simulated beards.)
LOL you're a crack up...so funny. :)
Sincerely,
_____ (without the simulated beard) :)
_____
SUBJECT:
No Subject
ok
i'll go! do we share a room can i meet you for coffee 1st
-XXXX
SUBJECT:
were those ladies not up to snuff?
i know you had an overwhelming reaction to your post BUT if you
kicked all the ladies to the curb last night..let me know. a cruise
sounds fun to ring in the new year and i liked your song selection
for your quicktime.
i could meet you for a mid-afternoon coffee or drink tomorrow anytime,
seeing that im your neighbor in greenpoint. i may be your last chance.......;)
Subject : Re: were those ladies not up to snuff?
i left at 2pm today and just got home to your message. ah well,
have fun on your cruise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
_____
SUBJECT:
Hello- FRee cruise... Let me know your
contact info so we can discuss this to see if it makes sense...
Pls describe yourself in detail... Ht, weight, waist size....ethnic
background -- culturally & religiously how were you raised? what
countries of origin are your grandparents/forefathers from?
What are your hobbies (when you are not working)? : For cultural immersion,
for fun {any interest in Kari Oke?, for meditative relaxation (yoga
or any spiritual-ness to you)? Any sports that you like, motivated
by & are active in? How much skiing do you/CAN you manage in a
winter season (where do you go- Vermont? Okemo/Mt Snow or even further)
? snowboarding (have u tried??), golf, cycling, tennis, softball,
running, ping pong? the gym, work out?
So, where were you orginally from (what city are you from or part
of country town-- born in what: the northeast (new england areas),
West coast, or mid-west or south of USA; anywhere else I haven't mentioned,
transatlantic borders overseas?)
So, are you a pretty patient guy who likes to mentor his younger companion
? :) Someone who really believes in encouraging his partner to continually
improve herself in any area such as school/hobbies or career apsirations
as she seeks it (from you perhaps if you're that good in whatever
areas I'm interested in!) , & knows when to lay off with the advice/nagging
when she doesn't seek it?
Are you someone who likes spoiling his lady b/c he KNOWS how to treat
a lady, b/c he is chivalrous & it comes naturally to you -- it
is simply not just an act, & you don't have to try too hard for
it to shine right through you??? or you are so inclined to be the
most gentlest GENTLE-man? yet all the while can be/ IS truly ambitious,
somewhat take-charge & very responsible in his own life and feels
the urgency in working hard and doing well in his own life (&
the future of both) & his own career aspirations??
Let me know your phone #, cell & home so a conversation can happen
sometime (after you finish your comments to me about yourself)...
Would like to get a sense of what your about...
so here is my lecture of the day.... about me... :) I hope you like
it, if not finding it a to be a delightful read... & have some
appreciation for my line of email writing... (This is a first in me
approaching someone through the Internet for a "connection"...
How have your responses been?
Pls do include your contact info, your tel #, your whereabouts where
you live nearby...trains, neighborhood)... pics...Do you have a fetish
for an asian beauty? {explain in 500 words or less in an eloquent
essay! hahaha... ;)
`start'
Hi there, I came across your (below) ad, & thought maybe it'll
be worth it to write you.
Your ad seems "challenging". hahaha. I don't think anyone
can possess all of these qualities all at the same time, in one space
of time. But they can at various times, at various moods, in various
contexts, various periods make its debut & some of course, are
not quite applicable at this point in your search,,, hahaha. I'll
leave it to your proclaimed wit to figure out what I meant by that
last line.
Anyway, I would like a picture of you first. I believe men should
go first in this regard just b/c there's something very polite &
old guarded chivalry (that I look for somewhat in a man) in that!
esp. when it comes to modern day internet dating...or whatever you
wish to call it...
Anyway, I do agree w/ someone who once said to me in a very emphatic
manner (hope U don't mind, I'll try to abbrev. where I can, for my
writing convenience & pleasure, so for instance: "U"
is you, "prolly" will be probably, "b/c" will
be because) on the stmt where it was said, "Communication is
very important." It's imp. to let the other person know what
you're thinking when/where it is relevant, when it relates to this
kind of anticipatory meeting up or pairing up or whatever attempt
at a "connection"... however loosely formed at first-- in
order to set the beginnings on a more surer footing w/ a real base
for real friendship wherever it may develop off to, whether it be
something "more" or "just friends", {not just
flitting around prematurely or whatnot...before you know a little
more about the other person's values & the such}...
So, anyway, I am an Asian female, american born so I guess I am what
you would consider an "ABC", though spiritually I have either
foot on the East boat & the West boat at times & they are
both demanding of my inner core (that will be a later longer discussion
if we ever get to that stage)...& stirs up interesting tensions
within me.
Was wondering what you were? of what origins of countries are your
mother/father forefathers from...? what culture and religious exposure
were you reared on? {Sunday school? did communion or are u more Protestant,
baptized?}
So speaking of the moons, when is your birthday (Day/Mo/Year) ? when
were u born, in the morning hrs or evenings hrs {if U happen to recall
what your mom told u?} DO U believe in/follow the horoscopes system
(for fun or othewise)? was just curious.
where did you grow up-- in this city or some other? In the suburbs
or the city centers? Outside of the whole eastern sea board part altogether?
So, When did you come here to NYC to settle down ? {For a job, for
school?for a lost girlfriend?}
Uhm, let's see, I have another good question. Was wondering if there
is anything that you can recall that you have truly gone out of your
way to do something for someone in the past 6 months or so? {just
a bit of trivia speckles that I wish to learn about you for first
impressions perhaps.. )
Where abouts town have you casted your pad in? {where do you live,
neighborhood wise? near what trains stop/line?)
OK, about me:
I'm 5'6'', about btwn 110 - 115 lbs lbs (depending on the week!) pretty
trim, slim, attractive, sometimes sarcastic, sometimes just really
mellow, & just easygoing, sometimes I seem to be on a treadmill
forever...kinda intense at other times... {I do like good televison
programming, like Charlie Rose interviews.Frontline, Bill Moyers'
NOW..& nature, & Live from Lincoln Ctr, music stuff...meet
the press, Business week TV show, James Cramer when he was still airing
on Bloomberg...ballet, opera. }sometimes I feel very domestic, sometimes
i can be out on the town all night or maybe I'd be up for a road trip
if its the "right" guy for that roadtrip...
I have dark black soft long hair but I like to put it up for better
manageability, not much into make-up, like it au natural but a few
creams here & there is all good, I keep fit, I would be into yoga
more if I had the time...
Very passionate person about certain things like the world, like our
society (-ies) & how they can all fit (co-exist) together in a
peaceful (hence more productive) manner! unlike the middle east rt
now I suppose. I DO ponder on the evils of why ppl litter & spit
& why they shouldn't- all over our dear NYC streets (especially
littering in the public elevators, on escalators). I wish to help
inner city youth & I have... to give them a sense of hope, direction,
motivation, & empowerment.& basic eye opening lessons (stories)
in life.... I am empathic, sometimes considerate, sometimes a true
capitalist...although I wish to be socially useful some day in a very
big way.... I enjoy reading Biz Week sometimes, the NYT, the WSJ certain
parts, Fortune, The Post, various mags that don't have as much immediate
importance as the hard news, like the New Yorker,,, But it's like
a snob's magazine so...I try not to digest too much of that stuff.
Though I must admit the cartooning in there is quite exemplary.
Uhm, I enjoy watching one very enigmatic religious program on Fox
(ch. 5,) every Sunday morning (if I get up early enough), a couple
of Business & politics shows on Sundays... I enjoy the Sunday
Times, sometimes {if I can have time to take it all in! that wonderful
rag...}.
In sports, I would enjoy more oppty's to go skiing (actually I enjoy
snowboardinging wildly on the slopes-- someone will have to teach
me skiing since I am rather bit nervous ), I would enjoy playing anything
that the other party is good at...hahaha. Tennis, ping pong, softball
maybe, soccer. I like the beaches (clean ones!)
Well, I think that is all for now...I could send a picture later or,
... after you respond to me.. I am not on my home computer rt now...so
I do not have any on me rt now.
SO why have you chosen to post here?: looking for love or just casual
dating or... ?
Where have you worked last? Or do u currently work w/ a corporation?
What is the industry/sector /specific markets that you are in?
I'm in my -mid 20's.. so,,,I am younger than you - if such an issue
is an issue with you...(Just testing the male ver. of the so called
"scale of economies".) hehehehe..
Anyway... What area of work are you in? sector / Industry?
How did you fall into this line of biz? or veer towards it? What was
your undergrad major? where did you go to college? What yr did you
graduate in? {SO are you a pretty good {patient} teacher, good at
teaching other ppl things/concepts? ever wanted to teach?}
= ***might be the one to two things that you are most passionate about
though? aside from all the extreme or light or unique journeys that
you've undertaken, of them all-- which ones are the most nearest &
dearest to your heart? that you would do again, if you had the chance,
time, choice?
Would like a photo from you ...men first in this regards! Pls answer
all Q's/// Thanks! a nice close-up of your portrait (includes face
& neck) & another of you standing around in good scenery w/
or without your pals... in good lighting, no shades, with your best
smile or looking happiest ! will do.
Hope you find my email to be exasperatingly thoughtful...or interesting
at the vey least...
Let me know...
- _.
Anyway, email me back w/ all q's answered in detail !
I am somewhat idealistic, but it is getting tougher & tougher
everyday -- to keep that at a plump, buoyant level. & I would
risk it all for the right things in life, the right person, the right
kool kat, the right puppy dog, the right movie.... hahaha/
I just had to dump that last one in, at last...But that would be a
hardened (or budding) director's fantasy now, wouldn't it be??? More
like Scorsese's. as in the case of his Gangs of New York. A magnum
opus.
what do u think? of his films..?what films do U like?
Ok, here’s the deal:
I did a piece of advertising work a while back for a certain cruise line
and since they didn’t have the budget to pay me in full, they decided
to pay me with a cruise voucher…a really BIG cruise voucher. The
catch was that I wouldn’t be able to sell, transfer or trade it
and I had to use it within a certain period of time. That period of time
was set to end on January 10th, 2004. So, with most of the routes being
lame trips to England, I decided to set myself and a guest up on the Holiday
Cruise to the Caribbean. The ship would leave NYC on December 21st, 2003,
cruise the islands and return to NYC on January 5th, 2004, just under
the deadline.
Everything was set to go until last week when my guest found out she couldn’t
get off work and had to cancel the trip. This normally wouldn’t
be a major issue, since I’m not leaving for another 5 weeks, except
for the fact that the paperwork for the booking must be filed 30 days
before the ship goes to sea.
So, basically, I have to put someone’s name on this form in the
next 5 days or I’ll be floating around the ocean solo for 2 weeks
trying to entertain myself.
Now, I know this sounds like the premise for a really bad movie but it’s
the truth. I have to find someone immediately. I’ve already checked,
and none of my friends can take the trip.
I’m
just looking for a cool, 20-something girl who wants to get out of the
city for a few weeks, get some sun in the islands and basically have a
really good time making a mockery of the entire cruise experience with me.
I’m a single, 28 year old Cinematographer living in Williamsburg,
Brooklyn. I have a bike, a beard and a decent sense of humor. on Friendster
Some
things to keep in mind:
I am no sugar daddy. This trip was given to me.
There is no way I could actually afford it myself.
While
all the accommodations, food and room service are covered, the voucher
doesn’t cover everything. You have to personally pay for items such
as drinks, gratuities, internet, phone calls and spa treatments (although
you are allowed to bring your own private stash of booze onboard if you
like.)
The
cruise runs from December 21st – January 5th (that’s over
Christmas and New Year’s).
We’ll
be sharing a double room.
YOU
MUST CURRENTLY HAVE A VALID PASSPORT!
Here’s
some links to the cruise line and the islands we’d be stopping at:
If you think you’re game, send a photo and a couple of reasons why
you want to take the trip to BigTimeBoatTrip@hotmail.com.
But please do it fast.
Because of my busy schedule in the coming week, and to keep the creep-factor
to a minimum, I’ve enlisted some friends to handle an initial meeting.
Hopefully this will thin the field and also put you at ease knowing that
I actually have friends who know about my situation and am not some kind
of closet freak. If things click, we can always get to know each other
more over the next month. But I need to fill out the paperwork pronto.
There’s nothing binding about this arrangement. But please don’t
commit if you think you’re going to bail.