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Rob's in Big London this afternoon learning to kill a man in a tranquil fashion at his Qi Gong lesson, so I can post a sneaky post whilst he's not looking. I am turning the SnowBlog into a dating website for the afternoon! What's the point in having a blog if you can't use it to find your best friend a partner?
Available: one very clever, funny, thoughtful, nice, friendly, entertaining, funny, super, articulate, handsome, educated, well-read, kind, lovely man. Solvent, with own publishing company and countryside home near Oxfordshire.
Would like to meet: A nice, clever, sparkly, funny girl. Should be interested in the world and be a non-religious left-winger. Should say charmingly unpredictable things. Should be entertaining and thoughtful and kind. Should like cats, not dogs (except the nice kind of dogs). Should have youthful outlook. Should not be jaded, cynical old bag. Should not drink like a fish, ideally. Should like the countryside. Location and age not important: brain important.
Why: Because Rob is about the superest person I know (except for my Andy, but you can't have him, he's mine) and it's ridiculous that he's single.
So get in touch! Leave your comments below or email Rob at snowbooks dot com to introduce yourself in a witty, charming manner. Tell all your (nice, single) friends too. He is a proper catch so be quick!
Comments: 14
You don't think he might be single because he's too good to be true? Just about perfect, in fact, except for the dog thing. Drat, just remembered - I'm married.
Posted by: Sarah Bower on April 10, 2008 04:08 PM
or is it because he's too nice, when Rob meets a girl he becomes their best pal thus making sure they never have a single romantic thought about him.
Posted by: Emma H on April 10, 2008 04:34 PM
He isn't 'too' nice - he demands that you're clever and think clearly, and you have to be good and feisty to get that spark. He makes pals easily with lots of girls, but the ones that there's chemistry with are the ones that know their own minds and are distinct, smart characters.
He is going to kill me for this, isn't he?
Posted by: Em on April 10, 2008 04:43 PM
Are you going to be able to 'hide' this blog post from him? Sort of keep it going on the q.t., maybe start a nationwide competition, whittle it down to a handful of grand finalists... (my head is running away with me!)
Lesley
Posted by: Lesley on April 10, 2008 04:46 PM
Lovely idea, Lesley, but if he starts getting saucy email out of the blue from strangers he's going to wonder what's up! I think I'll have to come clean...
Posted by: Em on April 10, 2008 04:48 PM
Shame you specified female; I know the perfect guy for him. ;)
Posted by: NaomiM on April 10, 2008 05:35 PM
I also find it ridiculous that Rob is single, and I cheer for you, Em, for posting this. Even though he probably will kill you.
Is Naomi Klein single?
Posted by: KatharineC on April 10, 2008 06:26 PM
I wish I could be a fly on the wall when he reads this.
And you forgot to mention one other selling point - Rob can punctuate extremely well. That's important - don't sell him short by missing out what could be a deal-breaker for some of us.
:)
Posted by: Jenn Ashworth on April 10, 2008 06:38 PM
New to this blog and not really concentrating I just assumed you two were an item...
Posted by: Danny Rhodes on April 10, 2008 08:23 PM
Urrmm... what's been going on here then? Who are all you people and what are you gawking at? Get along home now the lot of you.
(Katharine, I've met Naomi Klein's husband and he's very nice, as well as rather a cool filmmaker. Sigh.)
Posted by: Rob on April 10, 2008 10:16 PM
Em, if you succeed, can you find a nice girl for my brother too? Most of same criteria apply but probably could drink like a fish and like dogs, and must definitely like birds and butterflies and sitting in laybys counting geese. I see a whole new Snowbooks spin-off business....
Posted by: Judith A-W on April 10, 2008 10:35 PM
Snowgeese...?
Posted by: Sarah Bower on April 11, 2008 07:28 AM
Thanks so much, Ms Barnes. This will make such a wonderful inciting incident for my next novel.
Posted by: Sally Howe on April 11, 2008 08:16 AM
Hmmm. I have a very attractive, very clever, very witty, very wise single friend, living in the vicinity of Oxford, who also likes Doctor Who. Or at least analyses it a lot. Maybe Rob would like to pop past www.susieday.com for more info.
Posted by: Maddie on April 17, 2008 05:00 PM