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TONIGHT and other important issues

LIndzi, again, I read with great awe your masterful treatment of some of the more OFF BEAT of the love letters that have been sent in.  

I think the love letter idea may be a NO GO next season unless we are able to provide a very stringent FORMAT and SET OF EXPECTATIONS for their layout and content.

You live and learn!

Also tentatively.  Derek has settled down slightly over the past day after getting used to the idea I have already set him up with a flight and date plan .... (plus a little leak of Tiffany's profile photo to his email...ooopsie!)  I think we can SAVE OUR AMMO for after our first date, to dispense as needed????  Maybe an ANONYMOUS EMAIL WITH A COUPLE OF DAMNING LINKS TO THROW HIM OFF,  but I don't know whether we should tip our hand just yet....(and as I have indicated, he is PARTICULARLY SUSPICIOUS of yours truly so I want to give it some time before I appear to go on the inevitable WAR PATH.)

Well, on to IMPORTANT MATTERS OF BUSINESS.

For our HUGE LAUNCH TONIGHT (I know--it feels like an OUT OF CONTROL FREIGHT TRAIN is SLAMMING ITS WAY WAY OFF THE TRACKS RIGHT AT OUR FACES...at least for me, anyway) I have set up a system (and please let me know what you think) meant to subtly introduce the symbolization of flower exchange that we will follow up with EPIC CLIMACTIC PUNCH for our season finale digital emoticon rose blowout.

Do you know much about "flower language"??????  I have been made aware that there is a whole associated SYMBOLOGY  devoted to what the exchange of different plants could signify.  (Like GERANIUM: NASTY(!)  or the passive aggressive bestowal of a HYDRANGEA)  

So I was thinking a WHITE CARNATION is traditionally linked meaningfully to the concept of INNOCENCE  and FRIENDLY INTEREST.  In this vein I thoughts we could give emoticons of these flowers to each of our matches to exchange into their mailbox icon page (HONEST: how do you think that turned out????  Is it TOO MUCH like an elementary class cubbies???  LET ME KNOW IF THIS PAGE IS KITSCHY--we can come up with something with more flash for tonight if it looks like it's leaning that way) for matches that they found of potential interest.

THIS AFTERNOON IS THE FIRST OFFICIAL VIEWING OF EACH OTHER by the matches.  I have EXPRESSLY let them know that THIS IS THEIR WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY  to potentially SNAP UP THE GOOD ONES before another match SWOOPS IN TO CARRY THEM OFF.

I HOPE TO GOD that they will at least all CHECK IN  to see what is available or at least from personal vanity to to see how their profile looks online.  I am hoping also that this carnation idea is a bit of a suspense builder, to see how many they receive in their mailbox--I figure we will let the carnations trickle in with AGONIZING SLOWNESS at first or STAGGER THE INFLUXES so that whoever gets the most is TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE (ala presidential voting results--I know a LITTLE about the heartpounding political processes from Ryan--sort of more than I really want to know, actually.) 

I am thinking that we will keep the identity of the carnation donors ANONYMOUS to the recipients, although YOU AND I would be able to ascertain which match had sent another a carnation IN ORDER TO GAGE THE PERSONAL INTEREST THAT THE MATCHES HAVE among each other.  Each match is so far allotted 5 TOTAL  carnations to distribute.  Does that sound like a fair number????

Also as a possible preventative measure against EARLY DISAPPOINTMENT I am allowing for a BONUS CARNATION to be sent to those mailboxes that WOULD NOT OTHERWISE RECEIVE A FLOWER.  This may be regarded as a cheesy kindergarten style technique like for v-day parties where EVERYONE IN THE CLASS has to get a valentine or YOU CAN'T BRING ANY IN AT ALL, but initially ,I think we have to LEAVE ROOM for the DESCENT INTO REJECTION AND DESPAIR that is certain to follow for a SUBSTANTIAL SUBSET of our matches along the way of our season.