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Well, that didn't take very long. Turns out New York's Subway Cyrano, Patrick Moberg, has found his lady love. Or rather, Blackbook outed her as one of their very own interns. Patrick apparently got a tip from a friend of hers prior to that, and updated his website with a big 'ol "FOUND HER!" illustration.
A little about the girl: she's an Aussie, her apartment burned down a few days ago, and she's currently on the Sex and the City movie set as an extra. Guess she can play herself when this hits the big screen. Her name hasn't been revealed, so for now we'll just call them Patraussie, because let's face it -- combined couple names were made for these two.
Patraussie are talking, but only to each other -- Moberg says that the rest of the world will have to come up with their own ending to this story while they figure out if it's love, or just well-positioned hair flowers that made him so attracted to her.
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Please - I expect this courtship to be documented to the nth power! I want Twitter updates, a relationship blog and Jakob Lodwick to film their first awkward meeting in person.
I think I'd rather a bullet to the head than watch that Jen.
... self aggrandizing prick.
Sorry, I really don't want to sound crass, but the whole story seems so indicative of our generation's problematic self-centeredness. I'm happy for the kid, and I really don't want to sound bitter, but something about all of this leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Maybe I just wish I lived in a neighborhood where people could afford to make silly websites and track down Aussie chickies.
Yeah...I'd like them to keep it to themselves now.
And, I don't want to hear about a reality show based upon this story (although a Law and Order: Criminal Intent might be more interesting).
Please, guy, write a little smaller. My eyes aren't strained enough.
Yakatori, you'd love to watch it...crash and burn. Never underestimate the power of schadenfreude.
holy stalker batman, it worked!
i hope it ends like this:
http://www.patrickmoberg.com/features/images/vday2007_cover.jpg
http://www.patrickmoberg.com/features/images/vday2007_inside.jpg
what is gothamist's personal investment in this story? CERTAINLY there's more interesting stories in this damn city other than this one.
GAG ME WITH A SPOON!!! GAG CARLSON'S TYPING FINGERS WITH A SPOON!!!!
she better be here legally.
So, he's some kind of graphic artist. Tell me he didn't have future jobs in mind as he wove this tale on-line. Give him credit for the effort.
aren't we in a war? this is not newsworthy...
love trumps war every time!
She's totally out of his league. She's a beauty (albeit with bad taste in fashion). Him? Not so much.
Right after the Writer strike, someone buys the movie rights...
On behalf of men everywhere, I apologize for this pathetic display. We're not all losers.
dude a website is like what...20 bucks...?
I guess sometimes even a dorkish bird stumbles across a worm.
this kid has an eyebrow issue.
I know her. She's beautiful and a wonderfully kind person.
Aussie chicks eat hipster losers for breakfast and spit them out for lunch. However, I'm with Jen on this one. I'd love to see this relationship played out in the online media. They could be this generation's version of Kottke and Megnut.
oooh...the irony of it all just kills me.
No way is this ever getting consumated.
Wow, lots of bitter, miserable middle-aged folks commenting. Remember what it was like before your life turned out to suck?
@ Rocknrope:
Nope--cuz life never sucked and I'm not middle aged.
I do remember that early episode of Flight of the Conchords though where Bret was dating that chick Jenny, and she dumped him because she wanted an Australian guy. That episode was funny.
Why the sad clown?
where are your papers?
DHS calling.
Most of you are a bunch of pathetic haters. So sad.
I hope this girl goes on at least one date with him.
After all this he better be one charming MF in real life or its not gonna work. ...or did you think that the story so far is real life?
I hope they get married! What could be more awkward than saying you met your little son Franklin's mommy through a website? Even little Frankie would have more skills on the playground!
not hate.
not middle-aged.
this story is just not newsworthy.
thought this was a news blog.
MY BAD!
What a Hottie. Let's put another shrimp on the barbie (come on people, Gothamist needs more Aussie cliche)
Dundee: You call that a knife? This is a knife!
Marge Simpson: That's not a knife, it's a spoon!
Dundee: I see you've played knifey-spooney before!
this could quite possibly be the gayest thing i have ever read.
Wow! Good for Patrick. I didn't think he would find her! (But I suppose all the attention given to this story by both Gothamist and Gawker didn't hurt.)
First of all that chick is pretty cute. And second of all that dude is ugly. I mean really ugly. I mean REALLY REALLY FUCKING UGLY!!!!! Hell that aussie chick should have gone out with that drawing he made of himself cause that drawing is so much better looking. What kind of world would we live in if Hot chicks went out with ugly dudes just cause they said they were the girl of their dreams on a cheapass website? a sad unjust world. that's why this would never happen. Unless the girl gouged out her eyeballs then maybe. Oh yeah, dude is ugly.
what a bunch of bitter jealous haters. "i'm too cowardly to pursue something i want so i'll insult someone who did." losers. this guy went for it. they may end up not being right for each other, but he wanted to meet her & he made it happen. good for him.
wow, you think Blackbook would not be so stupid as to put her name in the file name of her picture
http://www.blackbookmag.com/ee/images/uploads/pf_main_camille.jpg
More like "I'm too cowardly to talk to a chick on the subway so I made a Web site which shows the whole world what an ugly dork I am."
But hey, if it works for him........
Anyone think it's more than just a coincidence that before our Aussie cutie was identified, this story was big down under, even before the Aussie connection was made public. It's just a publicity stunt, time to move on.
well i have never heard of blackbook.com before today so if it was a marketing pitch, it worked.
Gothamist has pirated this story from Shanghaiist. See for yourself:
http://shanghaiist.com/2007/07/09/japanese_man_lo.php
if is on the web is public domain! steal is a caducous concept
zodak: in this world there aren't any people too cowardly to pursue something they want. People are greedy greedy bastards. This ugly guy thinks he can get hot chicks and just says "I want that hot chick! Come to me!" and we should be celebrating him why?
so patrick moberg is a staff member at vimeo.com
http://vimeo.com/patrickmoberg
they've pulled a bunch of culture jamming stunts like this for college humor too.
first of all, i called it re: vimeo at the top of this thread.
second, jen carlson is retarded for reporting on this and not thinking something was up.
third, well, i feel stupid for even caring.
He's still ugly.
Let me clarify a few issues.
1) A man with a missed connection who uses his creativity to find her in a way nobody has done before is a *winner*. Anonymous internet commenters who focus on the negative side of everything are *losers*. No amount of editorializing will change these facts of reality.
2) It is not a Vimeo.com publicity stunt; rather, we are a small company full of creative young people who do interesting things. I'm sorry that you live in disbelief that wonderful things can happen in absence of a marketing budget.
3) Patrick is a catch, despite whatever conclusions you've reached from seeing him online for a couple minutes.
"...we are a small company full of creative young people who do interesting things..." thanks, brother - you just made me snicker, and its been a while too.
I'm so jealous. I want someone to see me and then spend $20. on a web page and look for me except that I'd have to turn him down because I'm in a relationship and even if I wasn't I'm not sure I'd trust some dude who falls instantly in love on the subway and then manipulates the media to find his ideal date for him. It's kind of like high profile new age stalking without the prank calls.
jakob: this was done in a korean movie before.
I'm such a nerd...here's her myspace page.
oops... http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=37722320
you got to wake up pretty early in the morning to fool old matty mcmattmatt
As an evil pr person, I just have to say that people pay me tons of cash for press like this. Plus, you'll get a little bootie in the bargain. Kudos, good job for doing this. Make these suckers work for you. You got the lady. If you need a job, drop me a line.
If he's a catch, then I pity all the poor girls in NYC!!!!
He looks like The Fonz and Bert had a kid.
She looks like the kind of girl that would entertain him for the publicity.
They could be this generation's version of Kottke and Megnut.
Wow. I hope you weren't being serious when you wrote this. Lame.
After seeing her I can see why he went through all of this but like I said before this is closer to being a booty call. I agree with him having the balls to do this but he didn't have to get the world wide web involved. My advice to him: post nothing about your dates, talks, involvement, relationship, etc., over the net. You found her, be grateful. Now keep everything private and respect her privacy. She may not want everything about her life exposed. Pay no attention to Jen Chung, don't blog your relationship or any going ons with her. Only insecure people want to read blogs of other relationships, only insecure people would post they relationships on blogs. I miss the 80s when love was simple.
It doesn't matter because even if he does meet her he'll be a blubbering stuttering fool.
Of course, she may like that, but I doubt it. His best chance is that she'll throw him a mercy date because of the lengths he went through.
By jakob
[44] | 11/07/07 06:07PM
Let me clarify a few issues.
1) A man with a missed connection who uses his creativity to find her in a way nobody has done before is a *winner*. Anonymous internet commenters who focus on the negative side of everything are *losers*. No amount of editorializing will change these facts of reality.
2) It is not a Vimeo.com publicity stunt; rather, we are a small company full of creative young people who do interesting things. I'm sorry that you live in disbelief that wonderful things can happen in absence of a marketing budget.
3) Patrick is a catch, despite whatever conclusions you've reached from seeing him online for a couple minutes.
YES! THE INTERNET HAS NEVER BEEN USED IN RADICAL WAY BY ANYONE ELSE BUT PATRICK MOBERG BEFORE! If Patrick had used his guts (as in had some gumption, or something) instead of the internet to capture the attention of this girl, this would SO be a non-story. I mean, it still is a non-story. But it's just funny to see people defend this feckless excuse for a grown man.
I think the internet has sapped our capacity to be real, functioning, social creatures. everything's mediated by myspace and texting. oh, how i long for the olden days of the early 90s before any of this could have mattered.
LOL!
wtf is this? some guy has a crush on a girl who happens to be an intern and the whole city gives a shite? the last time this happened one of our presidents almost got impeached.
let's not go down this road again.