Well I don't know, you seem like a good guy and you apparently lived near where I was going. If something went wrong I could have probably sorted myself out but knowing at least one other person in the area seemed like a good idea if I was going to take off to a strange country to meet a guy I hadn't actually met yet.
i really would have driven down to grand rpaids, seriously, it would have been funny and would cement my legacy to get involved in the greatest forum romance of all time (rooty+lisa+