I agree with bonny.
Also, for the subject line, how about "Networking lunch request"?
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Polter-Cow - Aug 16, 2011 12:38:44 pm PDT #27857 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Barb - Aug 16, 2011 12:48:25 pm PDT #27858 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
You hear that sound? That is the sound of a relieved mother exhaling for the first time in eight hours.
They've arrived and are safe with grandparents. Presumably, they remembered to get their backpacks from the plane-- my job here is done.
NOW, to have a margarita... or three.
Laga - Aug 16, 2011 12:49:40 pm PDT #27859 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
yay! Margaritas for everyone!
sj - Aug 16, 2011 12:57:59 pm PDT #27860 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay, Barb! I'm glad that they are there safely. Did everything go well with the escort?
brenda m - Aug 16, 2011 1:01:19 pm PDT #27861 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Also, for the subject line, how about "Networking lunch request"?
I vote no. If I saw that my assumption would be some sort of paid networking thing, not meeting a liked past colleague for lunch.
Zenkitty - Aug 16, 2011 1:13:35 pm PDT #27862 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
for the subject line
"Dude, 'sup?"
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"Remember me? I have photos!"
Okay, pardon my drug-addled brain, but seriously, I wouldn't say the word networking anywhere; then people know you're just using them to get a job. (Maybe everyone doesn't have the knee-jerk negative reaction to the word that I do, though.) Is there some personal thing that you can refer to that he'll remember you by? How long has it been since you talked to him? If not too long, try something friendly like, "Want to do lunch at [Place] again?"
Barb - Aug 16, 2011 1:20:14 pm PDT #27863 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
"Dude, 'sup?"
This appeals to my overly developed sense of the absurd.
Of course, I am extremely tired at the moment, but I think even if I were fully rested, it would still appeal to my overly developed sense of the absurd.
Nora Deirdre - Aug 16, 2011 1:28:12 pm PDT #27864 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I always say something like "Touching Base"
Polter-Cow - Aug 16, 2011 1:28:57 pm PDT #27865 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That's a good one.
hippocampus - Aug 16, 2011 1:34:26 pm PDT #27866 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
Vortex, are you thinking of taking the person to coffee/ lunch? Sometimes, I've specified that.