Missed Connections Never Looked So Sexy

Sophie Blackall has done a truly inspired thing for her blog: having missed connections on Craiglist turned into works of art. Because, let's face it, writing a missed connection is an art form unto itself, requiring precision, tact, and a certain amount of guts. I've never heard of two people meeting again because the line towards each other was disconnected the first time, but I'm sure it happens.

Usually, it would be easy to make fun of all the people pining for someone they barely shared any time with, but I enjoy how sweet and upbeat Blackall's representation of never-was/could-be really is:







The closest thing in my life that has happened in the realm of W4M4M4W4W is that while I was in high school, working at the Orbit Cafe, a customer took out a missed connection column in the local weekly newspaper for our hostess and my friend, Dede. He had seen her on a Sunday -- my usual shift -- and asked me about it the next week when I was back to my regular schedule. I told him all he'd have to do was come in on a Saturday night or Thursday lunch hour and he'd see her. I missed where they connected or not (I have a feeling it didn't pan out happily).