Meeting people is easy.

[michaelpop]

There are 235 unique people on my friends list (damn you people and your multiple journals that you've left for dead that I never got around to deleting. Also, not that you'll even see this, but damn you people who never update anymore.) I have met 137.

Comments

[lilypads]

It always makes me a bit nervous meeting someone for the first time! Usually it ends up feeling like old friends you haven't seen in forever, but you never know. I think it's far less taboo these days to meet someone that way though. I remember when I met a guy from hotornot.com (god, that is still embarrassing to write) my senior year of high school, even my friends were kind of scandalized. But we actually dated for a while and we are still friends now! Crazy.

Also, you and I met before we were LJ friends - that's probably the rarity among those 137, haha. ;)

[michaelpop]

I think I used to get more nervous about meeting people from the Internet, but I've been doing it since I was 17 (AOL chat rooms!) and have a lot of experience, so now it's not really a big deal. I guess it'd be more awkward if it was someone from the opposite sex that you have a crush on, but that doesn't apply to me anymore!

I'm too lazy to go through that list and try to figure out who I met before LJ, but I don't think it's THAT rare. Most of my close friends I knew prior to LJ. It just so happened that we all had LJs!

[lilypads]

Yeah I guess I meant more getting nervous that we'd actually get along in real life. I haven't met someone of the opposite sex since, uhh, Eric.

That makes sense. Some of my closest friends I've actually met from LJ, weirdly enough. It's funny to think that if I didn't have a livejournal, I'd never have known Ellen or Cassandra.

[so_gracefully]

me, but i was already an internet superstar and you caught me in the rising trajectory. retirement is pretty nice, for your future reference. ;)

[beckon_you_on]

I still can't believe it took so long for us to meet and then actually start hanging out once we had added each other. Oh well.

Oh, and czech yr emailz. kthx

[michaelpop]

I was shy! Or something.

Yes ma'am.

[letigrette]

"objects in the Internet mirror are cooler than they appear"

you should write a book and this sentence should be in it.

[ms_pooka]

137? dang! i'm not sure i've met that many people ever.

[businesscasual]

I'm jealous! I want to meet Katie and Paul!

For the record, out of all the people I deliberately met from the Internet (all 8 or 9), you are by far the coolest. CONGRATS!

[michaelpop]

You came up in conversation! And of course I was like, "Millz is the most awesome of awesome people!" And then I think I called you a total party dude, hahah.

Aw, Millz, you know I feel the same way about you!

Oh yeah, and on the baseball tip, I learned that starting next year, the team in Chattanooga is going to become a Dodgers AA affiliate. They're relocating from Jacksonville. Bummed I never got to see them in JAX, but maybe now we'll need to roadtrip to see the Lookouts!

[businesscasual]

No kidding?! Man, I went to see the Lookouts last year in TN and it was sooooo fun. It's less than a 2 hour drive from Atlanta so we'll totally have to go when you're here next!

There's also a new Braves affiliate going up not even a half out outside of Atlanta, in this SICK, brand new stadium, so we'll have to go to that too. Minor Leagues upside ya head!

[hook_and_eyelet]

Some day, I hope!