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December, 2005

  1. Fortune Cookie Message Received

    12.29.2005 by Shannon

    “You are almost there”

    Category This Modern Life | Tags: | No Comments

  2. Date #20!

    12.23.2005 by Shannon

    They say a picture is worth a thousand words, which is good, because I only have 20.
    Hope this’ll do:


    [Merry Christmas! Looking forward to new Projects in the new year...]

    (what is this?)

    Category 20/20/20, Craigslist | Tags: | 2 Comments

  3. Date #19:

    12.22.2005 by Shannon

    Wondrous Readers,
    For Date #19 I have something a little different for you… I’ve surrendered the reins:
    (more…)

    Category 20/20/20, Craigslist, This Modern Life | Tags: | 2 Comments

  4. More Craigslist Craziness

    12.21.2005 by Shannon

    Kind, Unique Readers,
    See, this is yet another reason why I love Craigslist: it spawns more questions than it answers.
    Case in point: today, I posted this ad in the Missed Connections section of Craigslist:
    (more…)

    Category Craigslist, PROJECTS | Tags: | 3 Comments

  5. Date #18 / PROJECT FURLONG

    by Shannon

    Affectionate Readers,
    Date #18 is coming. I promise. In fact, here it is:

    DATE #18:
    Plan to put up Edward Furlong mugs every furlong cancelled (rain); no
    matter, we have united, instead, over PROJECT FURLONG.

    (what is this?)

    Just as the New York Times decided to withhold a story, I, too might hold off on reporting the rest of my dates for some more breaking news: THE FURLONG PROJECT is born. Here’s the narrative:
    (more…)

    Category 20/20/20, Furlong/furlong, PROJECTS | Tags: | 4 Comments

  6. Dates #16 + #17 (40 words alloted)

    12.20.2005 by Shannon

    Look:
    I can’t distinguish between Craigslist and “real” dates anymore;
    need calendar notes to remember who’s who;
    previous dates calling back;
    ex-boyfriend called;
    and
    the guy I think I’d actually like to date is too busy ballpoint-pen shopping.
    I quit.

    (what is this?)

    —BEGIN NOTE—
    Dearest Sweetest Readers,
    I apologize. I was rash. [deep inhale]
    (more…)

    Category 20/20/20 | Tags: | No Comments

  7. Date #15:

    12.18.2005 by Shannon

    This one was really smart, polite, well-dressed…
    Too bad I think he’s gay and just doesn’t know it yet.

    Category 20/20/20 | Tags: | No Comments

  8. Date # 14 (take two):

    12.17.2005 by Shannon

    Cancelled this one…
    we spoke several times, and he’s really looking for someone. Didn’t want to waste my time?

      … or his.

    (what is this?)

    Category 20/20/20 | Tags: | No Comments

  9. e-closure

    12.16.2005 by Shannon

    Dear Readers,

    Since it seems that I am on this funny dating and dating-related-topics kick lately, I’m including a link to this site, e-closure which allows people the “act of gaining emotional finality by sharing a story of a breakup with the world, via the internet.”

    The wonderful part is this project: Nobody Loves Me on V-Day which attempts to collect break up letters exchanged between, well, people breaking up. Sad, dramatic, entertaining — all the things a break-up should be.

    It’s even better than voyeuristic Craigslist reading.

    Consider it a temporary solution for those of you requesting longer detailed narratives about my Craigslist Dates. (There seems to be a general feeling that 20 words isn’t long enough? Well, those are just the parameters in which I’ve chosen to write, people. )

    Ok, Fine: I’ll try to get around to those detailed date narratives soon.

    Thanks for checking in,
    Shannon

    Category This Modern Life | Tags: | No Comments

  10. Non-Date #14:

    12.15.2005 by Shannon

    date cancelled.
    dinner with friend turned sour.
    (this cafe is too loud.)
    -tad bitter?

    just me and wine tonight, folks…

    (what is this?)

    Category 20/20/20 | Tags: | 1 Comment

  11. Date #13:…

    12.14.2005 by Shannon

    I’m hung over,

      watching his mouth

    ; the only sounds
    it makes

      replicate the adults in Charlie Brown.
      Whanh,
      whanh,
      whanh.

    (what is this?)

    Category 20/20/20 | Tags: | 1 Comment

  12. Date #12:

    12.13.2005 by Shannon

    Date, Interrupted
    Enter: spontaneous date with old friend from Petaluma. (I feel like I’ve cheated on Craigslist…

    …i’m so sorry.)

    (what is this?)

    Category 20/20/20 | Tags: | 2 Comments

  13. Date #11:

    12.12.2005 by Shannon

    Two writers meet.
    One posted an ad.
    One answered.
    One’s jaded; one’s inspired.
    20 minutes is too short for coffee.

    (what is this?)

    Category 20/20/20 | Tags: | 2 Comments

  14. Date #10:

    12.11.2005 by Shannon

    This is your “first time,” you’ve “never tried online dating,” you’re “not this desperate.” Get over it: eat your soup.

    (what is this?)

    Category 20/20/20 | Tags: | 1 Comment

  15. Date #9:

    12.10.2005 by Shannon

    To Mr. Breakfast Date: you keep telling me how ugly the girls you date are. But you’re pretty ugly, too.

    (what is this?)

    Category 20/20/20 | Tags: | 1 Comment

  16. Bouncy Balls Gone Grand

    12.09.2005 by Shannon

    I’m thinking about recreating this wonderful ad which I posted earlier as being one of the most beautiful ads shot locally in San Francisco. Instead of using mini super-balls, however, we’d use those gigantic yoga balls–and more like 20 or 30, instead of 250,000.

    You know, just for the hell of it.

    I proposition anyone interested to contact me, most especially if you have a large ball to loan. We’d put you in the credits: promise.

    This request is also posted on Craigslist here.

    Category PROJECTS, San Francisco glory | Tags: | 4 Comments

  17. Date #8:

    by Shannon

    “Rescued me” from date #7. (If dating were a television show, he’d be the spin-off–but cancelled after one season.)

    (what is this?)

    Category 20/20/20 | Tags: | No Comments

  18. Snapshot: Chinatown

    by Shannon

    Walking to work through Chinatown this morning felt like death–eras, or people, no matter. All of the shops with closed doors, gated, and the streets hollow; piles of organics devoid of flies; whispers of a country I’ve never been to; St. Mary’s Cathedral–in her quiet struggle for rebirth–evoked sentiment of a past I imagined I owned so I could pretend I owned something worth feeling sentimental over. Mostly, it was the beauty I was supposed to leave behind. Someone, walking in the opposite direction along Stockton Street, looked right at my eyes as we passed. He and I both did a double take and gave a weak smile in recognition; perhaps he sensed death, too.

    (What? Can’t I post something other than Craigslist date summaries?)

    Category Narrative, San Francisco glory | Tags: | No Comments

  19. Date #7:

    12.08.2005 by Shannon

    Oh, God. Mr. McSweeney’s-worshipping, iPod-programming, nervous-energy-man: Like Raymond Carver said– Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?

    (what is this?)

    Category 20/20/20 | Tags: | No Comments

  20. Date #6:

    12.07.2005 by Shannon

    Over Phó? we do the math: Dental school + band member in high-school + ran track = you’re a geek. (That’s hot.)

    (what is this?)

    Dear Readers,
    Perhaps this is as good a time as any to clarify a few things. I’ve had some concerns / questions / interest in further understanding the selection criteria and parameters of my 20/20/20 Project. I have every intention on elaborating on this here project I’m working on; I’m taking a lot of interesting notes on the sidelines, sketching out some brief narratives about each date, and looking to tie it all together—perhaps even wrap it up with a nice little bow in time for the holidays–but unfortunately I’m finding myself a little, well, busy.

    Hey: you’d be busy too if you were going on all these dates.
    (more…)

    Category 20/20/20 | Tags: | No Comments

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