From digital to physical
Jun. 14th, 2019 05:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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zulu and bell hold the current record for length of time between when I made a friend or acquaintance online and when we met in person: 2006ish—the House fandom days—to 2019, or 13 years.thedeadparrot and I got together with them and their little one when they came down from Canada this past weekend. Although their schedule and my outdoor activity-restricting allergies meant we only shared a couple of hours, and although the presence of a lively four-year-old simplifies the conversation, heh, it was nevertheless a treat to finally meet them "in the flesh." It felt like I already knew them. I mean, of course I did, but sometimes there's a disconnect between your impression of someone from their internet presence and what you experience in person, and that wasn't the case here.Speaking of first encounters with people you know on Dreamwidth: We ran into
sovay (Sonya Taaffe) and spouse spatch while foraging for dinner in a new-ish food market full of hipsters queuing for oysters and beer. Given that we live in adjoining neighborhoods and have overlapping tastes in cultural activities, it was only a matter of time before we crossed paths outside of Readercon. Hopefully I didn't make too much a fool of myself attempting the introduction and small talk! Another time soon, it will be nice to have a more substantive convo.
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Date: Jun. 14th, 2019 11:30 pm (UTC)This is such a neat phenomenon.
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Date: Jun. 15th, 2019 02:42 am (UTC)I do tend to friendslock as a rule, just for the little guy's privacy, such as it will be in his lifetime (for me I'm sure that horse has long since left the barn), but always happy to meet someone from around the place. :D
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Date: Jun. 15th, 2019 03:36 am (UTC)Not at all! I would be delighted to attempt to actually hang out as opposed to attempt to hear one another over a background of beer-drinking hipsters.
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Date: Jun. 15th, 2019 05:11 am (UTC)I am glad they got the awesome experience of your physical presence. :D
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Date: Jun. 15th, 2019 01:41 pm (UTC)More like tried to stuff four adults and a child into my living room and wimped out on going to the park because I'd only just recovered sore throat- and ear-wise from an outdoor get-together the day before.
But yes, it was nice, and it's about time for us to get together again once you're feeling better, yeah? Perhaps this time with a
<3
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Date: Jun. 15th, 2019 07:43 pm (UTC)DOUBLE AWESOME! email planning?