Missed Connections

I was recently on craigslist reading the missed connections section in the personals section. Let me be perfectly clear I fucking love this section! I reminds me of a song called "Personal" from the band called Stars. This section is a hi-tech version of faith and hope. I mean random people run into each other and an impression is made on a person then that person who believes whole-heartily in serendipitous moments that they pour there desires and hopes onto craigslist. I want to share some of the entries with you(this is obviously within the greater Seattle area)

to the guys giving out flowers near the ave - w4m - 19 (45th)

i was walking down 45th and you guys pulled over and announced over a loudspeaker that you wanted to give me a flower. made my fucking day, thanks !

Do you see the sheer human spirit here!? Beautiful !

I Was Right, Again - w4m - 44 (Mired in Memories at Town's End )

I wont contact you anymore, however still feel the need to off load. No one around me understands why i still think, miss and love you. i still think of you daily. it has been 5 months and still i crave you. everything i experienced and everything i still don't know about you.
you truly have no idea what i have seen and learned in this lifetime to know what i held for just a little while and why i knew then and still know now that nothing will ever compare.
i still love you deeply.

This one reminds me of a confessional really ...I mean she's telling us her most intimate thoughts ... maybe this is her way of letting go and saying sorry for what was lost and what could have been.

3rd and Columbia bus stop 5 PM... - w4m - 22 (3rd & Columbia)

I usually just skim the missed connections section just for kicks, but you are the first person who has ever made me want to run home and post here. We were standing at the bus stop in the freezing wind and I said something about how weird it was to need gloves after wearing T shirts all weekend. You agreed and then your bus came... I wish I had asked you to warm up with some coffee. You were wearing black converse and had shaggy brown hair. I was the girl with the brown ponytail going all over the place in a big light blue jacket. If you happen to be reading this e-mail me and let me know what bus you got on!

I picture an awkward lonely girl standing next to her version of tall,dark, handsome trying so desperately to find that rosetta stone to happiness and companionship. Dear awkward girl I want to hug you and pat your butt. I dunno why but I think you need it?!

Today at Trader Joe's in Queen anne - w4m

Just wanted to thank you for letting me use the fast/non chatty cashier...I felt bad you got stuck behind that couple. But you do have an incredible smile, and that made my day. :-)

I have a confession of my own that someday I might post to the missed connections of Craigslist

Dear Badger,

Just wanted to let you know that you have affected me in such a spiritual and emotional way that i doubt it will ever be fixed or compared to. What we shared in those wonderful 3 1/2 weeks will never be replicated and never forgotten. You have a permanent home within my heart so big that your 6 foot tall runway model beauty will never need to duck to enter. You will always be my Ione Skye and I will always be your LLoyd Dobler.

Always,

Shamrockdoc