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From: Sami Rigel Genstein <st963434@PIP.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU>
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To: Nathan Williams <nathanw@MIT.EDU>
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     Dear Nathan,
	So, I'm endeavouring to attempt some non-real-time conversation.
Less likely to have those awkward pauses while tooling or not knowing what
to say, eh?
	I genuinely like Mondays.  This is because I have only one class:
French, from 10:00 - 11:00.  I get to come home and tool/relax all day.
Which is good, since I help run the Brandeis Society for Creative Fantasy
(read: gaming club) on Monday nights.
	I'm contemplating going to the MIT Samhain gathering.  The
circle/club night I thought was happening on Samhain actually happened last
Saturday, and besides, I don't know how what a circle at Mamakin would
really be like.  There's a possibility of going to ManRay that night, if
I'm in the mood to be wild, as opposed to social/productive.  I tend to be
a little different on Samhain anyway... of for no other reason than some of
the dramaticism of it all.  The concept of the year turning itself over to
death to eventually be reborn.  Besides, I like autumn.  The game
Changeling: The Dreaming (of which I tend to like the concept and
philosophy) describes Samhain as the time when all changelings are
encouraged to indulge in their darker sides.  The whole, "You can't have
light without shadow," idea.

	I must admit, Nathan, that you intrigue me a bit.  I suppose that's
assumed at this point.  Though this may sound like an odd thing to wonder
about at this point, I'm partially curious how serious you were/are about
flirting.  No, that's not quite right.  Reword.
	By my perception, we seemed to get along fairly well socially at
the party, for not knowing each other at all.  Well enough for me to see
definite reason to keep in touch.  You also mention being polyamorous, but
I don't quite know what that means for you.  Are you hierarcically (sp?)
poly or not?  How do you tend to handle your polyamory?
	I ask because, the first time I dated Daniel over a year ago, he
was still involved with Tara.  That was, of course, fine with me.  I assume
you know Tara; she lived at ET at the time.  Regardless, the attempt at a
relationship died very quickly, as it became abundantly obvious that Daniel
didn't have the energy to spend on another relationship of any level of
seriousness, not to mention time.  You mentioned being poly under the
auspice of my being at least interested in getting to know you better.
This does not, of course, confirm or deny whether or not you would be
interested in getting to know me better with the potential possibility of
something more than friendship somewhere along the line.
	Why is it that when I reword things, the words increase as opposed
to decrease?  :)
	What I guess I'm saying here is that I'm not really sure where your
interests lie, or if you even have a vague idea where your interests lie,
considering our friendship of all of... oh... 3 days.  :)  From what I
could glean, you felt you got along with me well enough to invite me to
place you'd be at, and said you didn't mind my flirting with you.  Whether
that means you think you'd like to see if there's potential for more, or
you think there is potential for more but it would be pretty darn casual,
or any other number of iterations one can think of is unknown to me.  I
certainly wouldn't mind enlightenment on this topic.  Whatever your answer
might be, I think hanging out one-on-oneish sometime in the future would be
a) a lot of fun and, b) a better determiner of any of the above.
	I've been writing too many philosophical essays.  :)
	More some other time.  My history book is gazing at me with an
unwavering "i".
GrumblegripestupidWomenGender&FamilyInEuropeclass,nottellingme
theclassrangesfrom1700to1945...

							Sami Genstein

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