I get the feeling, this thread is ironic for some based on #15 ...

I hadnt even thought about irony
but youre right !

I'm a better friend in real life than I am online I think
its hard when I cant just show up at Patti's house for a coffee
or abduct her to come swimming with the kids

or go out for dinner or hang out on the back deck with a cold drink with any of my other DS friends
(sorry too all of you who have been kind enough to request friends with me, but I have a hard enough time being a good friend to the few I have here)

plus, I suck at email, dont do FB and despise texting, so its me showing up at people's doors
and I do that REALLY well away from the computer

I'm rambling
overhungry and a bit dehydrated from the sun
anybody got icecream and a cold glass of water?

I am the same but much less of a wiseass online. Too much can be misinterpreted.

i'm pretty much the same.

except in person i don't have typos and misspellings :)

i think also that person i am more apt to give support more freely/more often than online.. as there is a wall that is more removed in this forum than when you see someone in person breaking down

agreed

perfect example of typos! haha i don't proofread before send.. and don't really care.. but sometimes when i read back i'm think "no one is going to have a clue what i was saying" haha

:)

Jenny, you nailed it. Doesnt it seem odd that we would rather help a stranded animal on the side of the road than a person. I think it is great that we are all here to support each other but I really want to try and step out of my comfort zone and try to support others in person. Might help me get more connected with myself and others.

lovelost

actually i think you and i are the opposite

in PERSON i am intuitive and supportive and very quick to reach out and be an ear or a support to someone. i am able to do it online also, but online i may read something and not respond.. or be as available as i would be in person.. maybe i'm not always in the mood to write detailed response, etc. I have to be more in the mood to respond onine, whereas in person i'd snap into it automaticly.

for what it's worth, ll... i think you are very supportive and i am greatful to have you in my online network.

I'm me online--but ahead of myself... That doesn't really make sense. What I mean is I'm quite introverted and until I feel like I know people my wacky sense of humour stays hidden--then when I know them it comes out--and on the internet it just comes out almost immediately. The getting-to-know-you period is gone. :D

I think the intynets has changed for better and for worse. Much greater access to information helps make us more informed, but the anonymity allows for lowered ethics.

It has affected communication by making it more disposable.

and I'm trying to do the opposite, since I do it all day in my job and have the summer off

I'm trying to self-indulge and let other people pour me a glass of icewater or two

anyone?

:P

Excuse me miss, would you like another.

Jenny, your comment brought a tear to my eye. It is really nice to hear that you are wanted or someone notices the real you and this site and the people on it has really helped me rediscover who I am.

LL

dont go to far away with that pitcher

Sorry, replaced the water with Sangria! I better get a good tip for all this serving that I am doing.

oy

i'm screwed now