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Geek Chick
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Meeting people from the innerwebz
July 28, 2012 at
06:48 PM
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Question
Has anyone ever met anyone they only know from online? How was it? Awkward? Fun? Unexpected? Interesting?
How would you feel about someone you've only talked to online and on the phone staying with you the first time you met them?
Someone I have been chatting with online/on the phone for 6 years is coming to town and staying with me for 3 days. I feel like I know her well online, but I'm not sure how I feel about her staying with me for 3 days. I'm excited about it, but apprehensive at the same time. It doesn't help that I have a touch of social anxiety to begin with. Then you hear horror stories about people who you thought you knew online being false. Thoughts? Is this unwise? Experiences?
How would you feel about someone you've only talked to online and on the phone staying with you the first time you met them?
Someone I have been chatting with online/on the phone for 6 years is coming to town and staying with me for 3 days. I feel like I know her well online, but I'm not sure how I feel about her staying with me for 3 days. I'm excited about it, but apprehensive at the same time. It doesn't help that I have a touch of social anxiety to begin with. Then you hear horror stories about people who you thought you knew online being false. Thoughts? Is this unwise? Experiences?
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There wasn't as much swag as I'd hoped for either of the years I went. It was harder to coax the good stuff out of the vendors too. They wall wanted you to sign up for mailing lists and most of them had raffles instead of straight giveaways. So you had to hang around when they were doing the drawing which was pretty annoying.
The first year I went they had these Sumi beanbags out everywhere in the halls - those things were SO freakin' comfortable! We had 3-day passes & I'm not a HUGE gamer so I spent a considerable amount of time on the beanbags, people-watching, while my buddies played in Halo tournaments or tried out L4D2. You should've seen the line for the Magic tournament!
I think Wil Wheaton spoke at that one too but we missed out by a long mile on getting into the auditorium. We sat in on one panel which included MC Frontalot and I got a picture of him which was cool. He's a funny guy.
I'd go again but not for the whole 3 days. Hotels are expensive in Boston! If I had a buddy to stay with it would be a little easier I think.
There wasn't as much swag as I'd hoped for either of the years I went. It was harder to coax the good stuff out of the vendors too. They wall wanted you to sign up for mailing lists and most of them had raffles instead of straight giveaways. So you had to hang around when they were doing the drawing which was pretty annoying.
The first year I went they had these Sumi beanbags out everywhere in the halls - those things were SO freakin' comfortable! We had 3-day passes & I'm not a HUGE gamer so I spent a considerable amount of time on the beanbags, people-watching, while my buddies played in Halo tournaments or tried out L4D2. You should've seen the line for the Magic tournament!
I think Wil Wheaton spoke at that one too but we missed out by a long mile on getting into the auditorium. We sat in on one panel which included MC Frontalot and I got a picture of him which was cool. He's a funny guy.
I'd go again but not for the whole 3 days. Hotels are expensive in Boston! If I had a buddy to stay with it would be a little easier I think.
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I've met friends and other people from online. Usually it is strange to meld worlds together, especially if you know them well from a forum. But after the weirdness fades, its fun!
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