An Observation

[clovehitched]

The climbing site I'm on has a bulletin board. I'm on there as Sarahlizzy, which is the online ID I use most of the time these days (I have another one which I use on some sites which is stealth, and I'm not revealing that). I occasionally contribute to threads and usually either get no reply at all, or get a few short (but usually helpful) replies.

At the suggestion of the_local_echo, I got a profile picture. It's a bigger version of the bouldering icon which I use in this post (which I guess makes it look like I'm falling - I'm not, I'm actually in the middle of a knee drop move on my way up - I just thought it looked cool).

So I add the profile picture, and contribute a bit to a thread. For the first time a guy replies and offers to meet me at a climbing wall (as well as providing useful advice).

Then I mention I might not be there again for a while, apart from when taking the kids climbing (I neglect to mention they're zoeimogen's kids). Upon doing that, radio silence resumes.

Which I thought was interesting.

In other news I've been invited to a reunion dinner by my Cambridge college in September - big posh black tie event. I'm definitely going to that, suitably attired in a little black dress and straight from the hairdresser. That could prove highly entertaining.

Originally posted at http://auntysarah.dreamwidth.org/228067.html - you can comment here or there.

Comments

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

Because anytime a woman puts up a picture of herself on the internet it's totally a signal for all guys everywhere to start hitting on her. And if she complains, it's her fault for "misleading" the poor guys who have no self-control whatsoever, because they're men and they're built that way. It's not their fault. And if you have kids, you're trying to "trap" them.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

With regard to your college reunion, it occurs to me that if I wanted to get the same effect, I'd have to go dressed up as a bloke.....

Um......think I'll pass on that one :o)

[auntysarah.livejournal.com]

I am actually so regretting getting rid of my formal suit. Bit of re-tailoring and I'd look so hot in it :-D

[darkwaterfairy.livejournal.com]

*concurs, muchly*

[notinventedhere.livejournal.com]

As a girl who made a habit of going to college balls in smart black trousers, silky camisole and a DJ (and sometimes even a bow tie), I agree! I was sick of paying the same as the blokes and then not being able to do all the fun stuff because I was stuck in a ball dress. Plus I looked better in the DJ.

:-)

[1ngi.livejournal.com]

If I knew how to do it I would make you a wikipedia page all about the 'The Intrepid Sarah Brown' in the vogue of 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown'