While nesting and moving lots of stuff Sarah dug-up this email. It was the first communication that I ever sent to her and now she is my wife. So if you are looking for a wife and meeting somone through your Asian yenta downstairs neighbor then this message may be a good template to use. It worked for me.

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From: Daniel Housman (dhousman@channelwave.com)
Sent: Friday, August 8, 2003 3:46 PM
To: Sarah Carvey
Subject: Do you know someone named Waichi

Sara,

Hello. I am Dan Housman. Waichi introduced me to you and you to me although we haven't met yet.

I was spending much of this evening eating ice cream with Waichi in order to console myself after the Celtics lost to the Nets again. Waichi game me your email address and said that we would likely enjoy meeting each other. She thought that the best way to get started would be for me to send you an email to introduce myself so this is what I am doing.

Introducing me:

I am 29.
I live upstairs from Waichi.
I work in Cambridge at a software company that I started after I graduated from MIT.
I recently returned from Africa.
I have always lived in the Boston area but grew-up in Newton and Watertown.
I love to read. I love sports. I love to travel when I can.
I like to laugh. I am going to my improv comedy class tomorrow. It's fun.
I want to wrte although I haven't in 10 years. I am going to a class on how to write a novel next Wednesday. Maybe it will inspire me.
I have a friend named Jeremy who is coming to live with me for the summer.
He was a fraternity brother of mine from MIT from AEPi. He normally lives in St. Maarten.
My sister is a folk musician who plays all around Boston but mostly on the subway. She is teaching me to play the guitar.

I'll bet Waichi already told you most of this.

Tell me about you?
Is your name spelled Sara or Sarah?

I'm looking forward to hearing back from you.

- Dan