Bam Bam London Monday, March 15, 2004 [ banter 1 ]

So I'm bumming around the back office at work the other day, just looking for stuff to keep me away from the front desk (it's been fucking busy lately), when my buddy Ara tells me there's "a really hot guy at the desk" asking for me. My initial reaction is to hesitate: "Is it a guest?" I ask. "No, I don't think so," she says. "He seemed happy." Okay, now my curiousity it tapped.

I head out to the lobby and there's this (can I even SAY this word?) babe standing there. Touseled hair, attractive style, clean-scrubbed face, REALLY handsome. I don't know him, but he's got this smile in his eyes and he extends his hand : "Chris? Hi. Bam Bam London."

I know him! He reads my website! We'd emailed off and on way back in the day. I had no idea he was coming to the city, but it was great to meet him. Those brazen brits. Crossing all sorts of lines and breaking too many personal space rules, I dismissed the handshake and attacked him with a hug. Turns out, his name's Bri and he was in town "on holiday" and thought it would be cool to stop into Hudson and chat me up in person (a brazen move for a total stranger --- and not one I recommend for the most part). I wish I could've gotten a picture with him so you guys could see why I was so pumped to meet him --- he's HOT, we're talking BBMAK-type cute. We talked for a bit, exchanged numbers, and made plans to get together. Alas, all our planning proved to be Just Big Talk (so often the case in this city, it seems) and we never actually got to meetup before he headed back to the UK. Even still, the exchange was a highlight of my weekend. It's not often I meet random handome lads from distant lands who read this blog and wish to hang with me. (Ok, well, maybe it's happened once, twice, or thrice before.) Such a small little internet world.

Keep in touch, Bri. I got your text messages, and it was a pleasure meeting you, albeit way too brief a tease. Shoot me an e and let's get this thing started on the AIM tip soon, innit.

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