Missed Connections

I ended up reading Craigslist missed connections out of curiosity and idleness and I was thinking about what an odd thing it is, what a vulnerable thing it can be, what a sinister thing it can be. Reaching out to a stranger. It's fascinating to see the desperation, the cockiness, the prejudices and insecurities, etc etc etc etc, bubbling up in these little glimpses of people. I've collected some of my favourites for your reading pleasure.


Looking for a mature lady who wants to spice up life having a little fun. Imagine you get onto the train same time, same carridge, everyday of the week, sat there after a hard days work looking round at all the tired glum faces. Only once or twice a week you know that you will be on the same train, same carridge, at the same time as the stranger. Neither of us know each other, we are only aware of our first names. We nod acknowlgenent of each other with a smile, we know where the other will be on the carridge each time we meet, sometimes we will sit next to each other, sometimes we will sit opposite each other, often we will be stood crushed like everyone else. We have a little secret though because we pass each other flirty notes on the train to read. We are unable to chat to each other, all we can do is read our naughty notes and smile at each other. Nobody in the world knows what the connection between us is as we are like everyone else, just trying to get home. The notes are thrown in the bin as we leave our respective stops and only the memory of the note and the thrill of the sexuall tension exists as we part each time. Until the next time we cross paths on that carridge same place same time same smiles. You don't have to be young, you don't have to be a glamour model, you just have to be an ordinarary person just like me. 
Jubilee line secret encounters - m4w - 49 (Jubilee line nth bound)
   Date: 2012-10-24, 6:20PM BST
   http://london.craigslist.co.uk/mis/3350340853.html

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- FREE OFFER FOR COUPLES AND LADIIES - m4w - 28
  Date: 2012-10-12, 9:20PM BST

20:30 projection.Long hair and a trench coat a bit too large for you perhaps. You were with a friend and sat in the Premier row.I was just on the other side of the aisle.Don't know what you think about the movie, but Vronsky's part would suit you perfectly. 
Anna Karenina - 10th October - w4m - 25 (Odeon Marble Arch)
  Date: 2012-10-11, 1:44AM BST
  http://london.craigslist.co.uk/mis/3330468437.html

You;silver hair with a dalmation. I gave you great advice,was hoping you might want to thank me!!! 
- Wimbledon - m4m (London)
   Date: 2012-10-03, 9:59AM BST
   http://london.craigslist.co.uk/mis/3312939367.html

Simple Heraldy Cheerfully Illustrated - Iain Moncreiffe & Don Pottinger

This book on heraldry is so cute and funny and quirky and I just really enjoy it, but also I was thinking about this in terms of identity and profiling. Obviously identity has always been an important of life (everyone has names) but does it make sense to claim that family crests and company logos and various historical signifiers of identities of some sort serve essentially the same purpose as icons and avatars and profile pictures do now? Imagine medieval Facebook.


PART ONE

ARMS AND THE MAN





PART TWO

ARMS AND THE FAMILY











PART THREE

ARMS AND THE PEOPLE









PART FOUR

ARMS AND THE CROWN









PART FIVE

ARMS AND THE RULES













PART SIX

ARMS AND YOU