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.
Overwhelming? How much more than whelming would that be exactly?
Anya ,'Touched'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
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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
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.
Hil R. - Aug 16, 2011 1:48:13 pm PDT #27867 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
They rearranged our mailboxes in the mailroom at work, since some people left and we got some new people, and the boxes are supposed to be in alphabetical order. Mine got shifted to the top row of boxes, where I can't reach it. I had to go to the office and ask for it to be moved. This ended up being rather less embarrassing than I'd expected it to be, but still. And they're moving my box to the end of the cubby thing, so it'll be out of alphabetical order and all my students will complain that they can't find it.
beekaytee - Aug 16, 2011 1:55:08 pm PDT #27868 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I always say something like "Touching Base"
I like this.
Vortex - Aug 16, 2011 2:15:38 pm PDT #27869 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Gah! I hate subject lines. I know that some people just skim over the ones that they don't think are important, so I almost think that it's better to not have one at all.
Atropa - Aug 16, 2011 2:17:27 pm PDT #27870 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
so I almost think that it's better to not have one at all.
Eh, I'd rather see almost any subject line than not have one. If I see a blank subject line, I assume it's probably spam.