I think the online thing is working against me!

I walked into a local bookstore and inquired. Locally, it was "yay, we very much need seasonal help!" and an expression of interest and enthusiasm on the face of a local manager gal. And the gal took down my email address.

But then she sent me a link to apply, and the link is on a centralized website that apparently staffs bookstores nationwide. Until I figured out how to narrow down the search, it kept offering me positions in Ohio. So OK, I applied, what do I do now, since I have the email address and the name of the gal who seemed to like me in person? Should I shoot her an email?

I am just afraid that in a pile of resumes in a nationwide database mine would get drowned, whereas in person: "Oh, I know this bookstore so well, have lived here since last century" etc. - just chatting up a bit works locally but not globally.

So - should I send an email to the manager of the local bookstore, and if so, when - tomorrow or after the Thanksgiving holidays?