Casey_Richard

10. The dinner party where they "got to know each other" was thrown because I was in town.

9. I made Richard seem witty by being the repeated recipient of his verbal photon torpedoes while temporarily disengaging my aft shields (translation for non-Star Trek fans: holding back on my usual quick and snappy comeback repartee so that he would look good).

8. I established that Casey was not there as Alin's date by persistent, forceful, and actually quite pesky questioning about "how they know each other."

7. Pscyhing Dick up each time Casey went to the bathroom by taunting him with repeated cries of "betcha you'll screw this one up as well, you loser."

6. I made Richard look good by reminding Casey of the sort of guys she'll have to meet if she stayed in the singles scene.

5. Standing beside me Richard looked reeeeally tall.

4. I made Richard seem like an engaging conversationalist by quickly changing the topic whenever he started talking about aerospace!

3. By turning down Casey's repeated overtures that night, I left Richard as the only remaining eligible bachelor there!!

2. I convinced Casey of the economics of the trade by pointing out that: A (He makes good money)+ B (He's old) + C (arsenic poisoning is virtual undetectable) = the ability to salsa with Caribbean hunks for years to come without having to work.

and the top reason why I was responsible for hooking up Richard and Casey:…..drrrrrrrrrrrrrr:

1. I gave them something to have in common when I made them both hate me because I rang the door bell and called Richard's home phone for 1.5 hours straight the morning after they .... ehhhemmmm ... first stayed together!!!!

Now for the REAL story. As Casey will tell you, I deserve all the credit for Richard and her joining together as husband and wife! Well, I’m sure the two of them actually deserve most of the credit for their relationship but without the opportunity to meet, these two lovebirds may never have discovered each other at all. -- That’s where I come in.

Regardless of what Maziar may claim, their meeting WAS NOT a setup by anyone. In fact, I don’t think Maziar had even met Casey before that night so I highly doubt he was playing Chuck Woolery by trying to make a love connection with anyone -- Not to mention that he was very intoxicated and I would be surprised if he (correctly) remembers any of the details of the night. (yes, I have proof on video)

Here’s what really happened….Maziar, a resident of London at the time, was on a short visit to the States and his brother, Babak, kindly arranged for the guys associated with the “Minovi DC clique" to get together. Of course, being the girlfriend of Babak (now wife), I was invited to this occasion and had mentioned to my best friend Casey that she was more than welcome to come and hang out with us after dinner. I was also in the process of making a “happy birthday” video for Babak’s 35^th birthday so I had mentioned that it might be a good time for me to get everyone on film if the opportunity arose. At around 10pm, Casey and her friend, Alin, decided to join the party and we know what happened after that.

There you have it plain and simple. I set the stage and after that point it was ALL up to Casey and Richard, who had little hearts floating around their heads after their first glance. If it weren’t for Babak and I arranging the dinner party in the first place and my very important decision to invite Casey over to join us, who knows what sad fate these two would have suffered.

If Maziar thinks that his drunkenness had anything to do with inspiring romance in anyone, he should think again. Unfortunately, he is the only one who can remember him playing matchmaker that night and considering he didn’t even know Casey when she walked in the door, I am convinced that he just wants the attention of his name being mentioned in a thank you speech at the wedding.