Thursday, May 8th, 2003 10:31 pm
I'm in the middle of buying some items from someone in Japan for my groomsmen gifts. Because I paid with [livejournal.com profile] vixyish's paypal account, there was some confusion about the name it should be shipped to. The lack of a completely shared language hasn't helped. This is the most recent email:

Hello again

I worry. Your name.

Matthew Dockrey
or
Michelle Hansard

which -- right ? --

I waited for shipment Please react.

Please let me know.
Thursday, May 8th, 2003 11:04 pm (UTC)
"Please react / please let me know" and "I worry / your name" would be GREAT New Wave lyrics.
Thursday, May 8th, 2003 11:36 pm (UTC)
I think you're actually dealing with a Japanese AI which is just learning how to communicate in human language.

That's a lovely e-mail, in a weird cyberpunky way.

I think you're influncing my mind too much.
Friday, May 9th, 2003 12:26 am (UTC)
E-mail, I amused. Luck buying gifts. Happy Wedding. You dear.
Friday, May 9th, 2003 03:00 am (UTC)
Tell them your name is Matthelle Dockard. Or Michew Hansrey.
Friday, May 9th, 2003 03:03 am (UTC)
The idea of combining our last names came up at some point. We decided that 'Dockard' sounded too much like pants.
Friday, May 9th, 2003 11:53 am (UTC)
Or a verb. "Dockard: to be covered in khaki and pockets."
Friday, May 9th, 2003 11:54 am (UTC)
"Michew."
"Gesundheit!"