Turning the tragedy into Triumph
December 11th, 2005
Attention: The events of this post are all true - Hell, I didn’t even change the names.
Everyone knows about myspace.com, right? Yeah, its a “facebook-like” website with profiles. It’s searchable, etc.
I’ve had an account there for ages, and I’m going to admit that I am constantly looking around on there. I know, i’m pathetic, right? Anyways, my addiction to myspace took a strange twist today …
It’s around three on Sunday and I’m totally just checking out some new apartments in the Overland Park area. I walk into Sandstone Creek Apartments and am greeted by a pretty cute girl (this is not abnormal, as most leasing consultants that I have met are attractive). She showed me like 48 different floor plans and gave me the down-low as far as prices go, ammenities, etc.
Overall, she did a good job and I was possibly interested looking at one of the apartments in the near future. She said that she would email me a new price list reflecting January’s “specials” and so of course she got my name, number, apartment number, cellphone, email address — the whole nine yards. We chit-chatted some, I was asking about demographics of the place (age, etc) and she told me about her dog, and it was just normal conversation.
The entire time, I find myself thinking “Where do I know this girl from? Was she at Church once? Did I see her at the Mall? Does she work out at my Gym?” — She looks VERY familar, but I can’t place the face. I walked out and was like, HOW DO I KNOW HER?
It hit me as I pulled out of the parking lot — myspace.
So I’m jacking around on the Internet an hour or two later, and I check my account on myspace. No new message, but I think, well, I’m curious, so yeah, you know, I’ll look this girl up. Sure enough, she is on there - I KNEW it was her. And yeah, she had some pics on there.
NOW is when the story turns ugly. She has the “Love Calculator” on profile - so I click it. It has “List your Full Name” and “List three people you think are cute” - NO, I didn’t put her name, though it was tempting. I put my name and three other people I know. Again, keep in mind, i’m doing anything I can to NOT be doing work at this point. I’m just goofing off on the Internet….
I click “Submit” and I get this page - “FOOLED YOU - SENDING THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE YOU LIKE TO (Girl’s Name) at (Girls Email Address)”. Not the girls I listed — but the Leasing Consultant. It emailed her My Name and the names of the girls I like! I didn’t know it was going to do that!!!
Absolute embarrassment rolls over me. I’m sure she thinks i’ve instantly gone home and started digging up info on her! I want to die.
Update
After joking with my buddy Randolph and Bofe about this, I was informed of something. She has a boyfriend. A boyfriend, who, according to them, played Varsity football. I’m not a man for conflict, a more accurate description of my general attitude toward “fighting” would be fearful of carnage. Lets hope and pray that I am not randomly slaughtered anytime in the near future!
So rather than feel bad about it - I’ve decided to post this story so that other people will learn from my mistake. Don’t Google or MySpace people you meet in real life. Ever. No matter what. Um-Kay? Also, if you have any BS forms like this one that fool users - GET RID OF THEM!
Entry Filed under: Daily Grind
17 Comments Add your own
1. Scott Randolph.net »&hellip | December 11th, 2005 at 6:17 pm
[…] Cause you may do something like this. Of course, I’m still laughing about it, but does serve as a real warning Cat: […]
2. Tyrie | December 11th, 2005 at 8:17 pm
Haha… haven’t you seen those surveys before… i have one saved that is some “sex drive” thing that you answer all these personal questions and it sends the name and answers to you… i will give it you if you wanna it haha. Pay back would be grand eh..
3. Hank | December 11th, 2005 at 8:38 pm
The Big Question: Does she make the follow-up call, or hand it off to another leasing agent.
4. allison | December 11th, 2005 at 11:40 pm
your leasing girl experience killed me. i get asked out and hit on by people checking out the apts (and sometimes) me far too often to think much of it. it’s b/c we flirt, flip our hooties on the table, and do everything we can to get you to lease. hell, i even dated one of the guys i leased to. not so he’d lease, but that’s just how we met.
and you’re right about leasing gals mostly being cute. i was at our company party the other night and looking around noticed that i was surrounded by perfectly “done” women. i, of course, was swilling a long neck and had smeared make up. how i fit in i’ll never know.
today’s lesson: leave the kiddies on myspace alone
5. Stark | December 12th, 2005 at 8:32 am
That is to funny. Almost as funny as the blowout that happened Saturday. I would almost be willing to bet you that Lousiville will hang 150 on Kentucky this coming weekend.
6. Lee | December 12th, 2005 at 9:33 am
First of all, don’t blame ya. She’s hot. Second, if you do get in a fight, go for the legs. Once on the ground, strength is negated if you can get on top and land a few punches.
If you end up on the bottom, turtle up, and hope he hurts his knuckles early.
7. Stark | December 12th, 2005 at 10:24 am
Or you could just wait until Jan when Randolph, Naber, Timmah, and I are there, and we could put the beat down on this guy.
8. CDG | December 12th, 2005 at 12:58 pm
Craig, look at her myspace…seriously, look at it crap that’s spread all over it like a shitty geocities site with gifs and page loading time of estimated 3 minutes. All the damn stars tile…ughhhhh yucky. Awwww and look at Yoda…and her baby. I wouldn’t give this dame the time of day. Peace, Circus Peanuts. I feel soiled for even looking at this page that seriously shouted ATTENTION WHORE.
But I love you that you were thinking with your cock instead of your head on this one =P
9. clayton | December 12th, 2005 at 4:19 pm
Just for the record, I wasnt trying to hook up with her. I just wanted to know if I had seen her or not! haha.
10. AD & JW | December 12th, 2005 at 7:14 pm
Craig,
You are 25 years old, and shame on you for looking up a 20 year old girl’s half naked profile picture anyway. I hope you learned somthing from this experience.
Sincerely your leasing consultants & neighbors, AD & JW
11. clayton | December 12th, 2005 at 7:57 pm
AD - You’re Twenty!
12. AD | December 13th, 2005 at 8:06 am
Twenty but not half naked. I represent my generation quite well, thank you.
13. Donnie Baker | December 13th, 2005 at 9:45 am
Hey man, listen to that chick. Not half naked. I bet she’s all naked all the time, I swear to god she is… What are you doing with JW anyways? Heh, how would you like to represent your generation on my wall of Porked loins? I’ll say it straight to your face, you know you want it. Man, I gotta go anyways.
14. Lee | December 13th, 2005 at 11:45 am
Craig, I’d be disappointed if you DIDN”T look at a 20 year old girl’s half naked profile picture.
15. Meteo | October 27th, 2006 at 2:31 am
Luogo interessante, buon disegno, lo gradisco, signore! =)
16. Trenitalia | December 2nd, 2006 at 12:49 am
Leggo ed imparo sul vostro luogo. grazie!
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