tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post907553449569747903..comments2024-02-22T13:53:00.516-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Spiegel's blog: the Marshall Wednesday Under 2000 tournament, the matriarchal Mosuo of ChinaElizabeth Vicaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-68255139248832997642009-08-06T05:52:58.882-04:002009-08-06T05:52:58.882-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-8433034518757099362009-06-06T17:50:36.718-04:002009-06-06T17:50:36.718-04:00I'd like to thank all the anonymous strangers ...I'd like to thank all the anonymous strangers who think I should not be lonely.Elizabeth Vicaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-88142962684891956662009-06-06T17:05:48.982-04:002009-06-06T17:05:48.982-04:00The next time someone asks you if you're Jen, ...The next time someone asks you if you're Jen, you'll just have to answer yes! ;-) It'll get the ball rolling, at least.<br /><br />Besides -- then the (usually stupid) comment "Wow, you're so much taller in person" will actually be appropriate...Leon Akpaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473504681337786273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-19661142669334680932009-06-06T15:54:41.210-04:002009-06-06T15:54:41.210-04:00I agree with katar, you should have the pick of th...I agree with katar, you should have the pick of the litter pretty much anywhere you go.<br /><br />I'm surprised that the new manager of the Marshall doesn't know what Abby Marshall looks like being as how they're spelled the same.<br /><br />Limiting yourself to just chess players (not that you're doing that) is probably unnecessarily restrictive. It keeps you in an arena where you have proven credentials & the instant the respect of thousands, but my guess is you're so multi-talented that you don't need that crutch.<br /><br />Some of this stuff is addressed on <a href="http://tv.yahoo.com/show/41571/videos/6351817" rel="nofollow">Millionaire Matchmaker</a> in a slightly different context, so there's some potentially useful information there.<br /><br />To anon 10:58 AM: There's no way it was Jay Bonin; he's over 2000.ATH2044https://www.blogger.com/profile/17280456328464770493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-33173636019292252212009-06-06T10:58:20.836-04:002009-06-06T10:58:20.836-04:00That man she saw was Jay Bonin.That man she saw was Jay Bonin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-30462633360772898692009-06-06T02:10:43.186-04:002009-06-06T02:10:43.186-04:00And I always thought you could determine the ratin...And I always thought you could determine the rating of a female chessplayer by taking the rating of her boyfriend and subtracting 300. ;-)<br /><br />Seriously though, as I recall, between looks and smarts you should have your pick of chess players, for what that's worth. I don't know if I'd limit myself to just chess players though. It's a great game, but some people claim there is a whole world outside those squares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-14378686345037204282009-06-05T21:45:40.354-04:002009-06-05T21:45:40.354-04:00Damn. All the good jokes have been made already.Damn. All the good jokes have been made already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-55319384966485276492009-06-05T16:29:47.235-04:002009-06-05T16:29:47.235-04:00if you are 2100 you will be a goddess to those pea...if you are 2100 you will be a goddess to those peasants under 2000. surely you can take your pick of the lot and arrange a coffee house meeting for blitz and chat. what could be easier? this is like +-. when people stop me and say i look "familiar" i tell them i was in a mountain dew commercial a few years ago. :pkatarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032591421971431222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-31551498608067214262009-06-05T15:38:40.391-04:002009-06-05T15:38:40.391-04:00ooooh lizzy has a boyfriend
did you ask him his n...ooooh lizzy has a boyfriend<br /><br />did you ask him his name when you got insideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-67839679823984678822009-06-05T13:44:09.520-04:002009-06-05T13:44:09.520-04:00I been mistaken for woody allen on several occasio...I been mistaken for woody allen on several occasions, both in the US and abroad...but just think how many times women are approached at tournaments all over the country, maybe the world, with the line, "are you elizabeth vicary??!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-79986866666586524662009-06-05T13:11:15.430-04:002009-06-05T13:11:15.430-04:00I get mistaken for other female chess players all ...I get mistaken for other female chess players all the time-- the new manager of the Marshall asked me if I was Abby Marshall recently. (she's 17 and lives in Virginia)<br /><br />Thanks for thinking I'm funny, but I think to write a screen play I need a little more ... coherence? I like blogging, it's so easy and impulsive.Elizabeth Vicaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-88617197048955904702009-06-05T01:12:14.462-04:002009-06-05T01:12:14.462-04:00"ok, yes, it's been so long, I now openly..."ok, yes, it's been so long, I now openly stare at total strangers in the street." Hilarious & incredible, maybe you should try writing a movie script.<br /><br />"one of them did approach me, but only to ask the sad question..." A Kathy Griffin (I'd link this, but I'm trying to cut down out of deference to mildly annoyed anonymous posters.) moment if ever there was one. It sort of indicates that you (& Jenn & chess notables in general) are probably more recognizable by name than face. I guess if people don't go to the right tournaments & don't really read Chess Life, they wouldn't know you on sight implausible though it seems.<br /><br />Instead of losing 100 rating points, wouldn't it be easier just to come up with a weekly excuse to go to the Marshall on Wednesday? You might also approach the organizers with the idea of "Under 2000 or Titled Female" so that the lower rated players would have a chance to earn norms towards their WFM & WIM titles.ATH2044https://www.blogger.com/profile/17280456328464770493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-38781021175633508562009-06-05T01:04:55.395-04:002009-06-05T01:04:55.395-04:00John aka Endgame Clothing: I do find that classic ...John aka Endgame Clothing: I do find that classic old-school look rather nifty. :)Philip Sellsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-58006459859775705972009-06-04T19:01:17.962-04:002009-06-04T19:01:17.962-04:00If guys under 2000 are good looking, I must be a f...If guys under 2000 are good looking, I must be a freakin Adonis!<br /><br />John.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122769206871053366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-42227295358019114462009-06-04T14:30:55.939-04:002009-06-04T14:30:55.939-04:00If there's a causal relationship between being...If there's a causal relationship between being rated under 2000 and attractiveness, maybe I should rethink my goal of making expert in the next year.<br /><br />I mean, Class A sounds pretty impressive to non-chess players anyway. What's better than an A?Ed Scimiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025940834896199584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-21008335001176051432009-06-04T14:24:57.654-04:002009-06-04T14:24:57.654-04:00Knowing how competitive chess players are and how ...Knowing how competitive chess players are and how obseessed they are with their ratings (and I'm guilty on both counts), they would not voluntarily drop 100 rating points for Brad Pitt or Angela Jolie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-40798073494154623392009-06-04T13:41:08.730-04:002009-06-04T13:41:08.730-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-63895712919809054162009-06-04T13:26:59.563-04:002009-06-04T13:26:59.563-04:00maybe they will let me for some reason because I&#...maybe they will let me for some reason because I'm female?Elizabeth Vicaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-44999420973186500592009-06-04T13:25:49.589-04:002009-06-04T13:25:49.589-04:00I want to play in this tournament amongst all thes...I want to play in this tournament amongst all these hot men.Elizabeth Vicaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-29752669634344985132009-06-04T13:24:58.301-04:002009-06-04T13:24:58.301-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Elizabeth Vicaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-38235868877337330262009-06-04T13:10:34.383-04:002009-06-04T13:10:34.383-04:00live /life . . .
BTW, no need to lose 100 rating...live /life . . . <br /><br />BTW, no need to lose 100 rating points. After all, wasn't it Kelly McGillis, the more knowing flight instructor, who snagged Tom Cruise in Top Gun?es_trickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511350526999060149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-6426702522080886862009-06-04T13:03:36.303-04:002009-06-04T13:03:36.303-04:00** one of them did approach me, but only to ask th...** one of them did approach me, but only to ask the sad question I get asked at every tournament by an attractive stranger: "Are you Jennifer Shahade?"<br /><br />Incredible!!<br /><br /><br />I'm an Asian, and have spent most of my live living in places where Asians are few and far between, and it's always steamed me every time someone thinks I'm some other person with whom they have a passing acquaintance, as if to say "you all look alike." <br /><br />I can't help but chuckle at the thought that to some (evidently socially challanged, albeit "attractive" male) chess players seem to think that all female chess players look alike!?es_trickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511350526999060149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-67818282149178662102009-06-04T11:56:57.480-04:002009-06-04T11:56:57.480-04:00We C players are hot. :-)We C players are hot. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16736295620478067713noreply@blogger.com