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I Should�ve Taken That Left Turn at Albuquerque |
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2001-02-09 - 9:52 pm� I was just talking with someone on Napster who I have talked to before, but I can't remember for the life of me. It's been literally months since anyone on Napster has messaged me. When I first got onto napster I used to get random messages from people all the time. It sort of unnerved me at first. I'd be merrily downloading a song from someone and they'd message me wanting to get into a big discussion with me about whatever song/artist I happened to be downloading. They were quite nice for the most part, and I did have some interesting conversations. None of them struck me as particularly memorable though. Apparently the conversation I had with this guy was a lot more memorable to him than it was to me, because he was really excited to see me online. I should have just asked him who he was right away, but I felt of bad for not remembering him. I find it sort of interesting that so many of us instantly assume that two people must have a lot in common if they enjoy the same music/movies/tv shows. Wasn't there a line in High Fidelity about that too? I tend to make that assumption too when I meet people too. If I get talking to someone and I find out that they love Buffy the Vampire Slayer for example, I automatically decide that I want to continue talking to that person, and get to know them better. I guess it's as good a way as any to start off a friendship. At least you know that if nothing else, you have at least one thing to talk about. And often times a shared interest in one thing can mean that you have other similar interests, and a friendship can sort of springboard from there. I have gotten to know some great people that way. When I first got internet access I made quite a few good online friends through a mutual obsession with The X-Files. That's how I met Katie, for one. And even though our obsession with X-files has pretty much ended, our friendship has not. I don't really have much of a point. I was just thinking about that today as I was playing with the new profile search feature. That is a really fun new toy. I searched through all the links on my profile. I can't believe that only 2 other diarylanders count John Wyndham among their favorite authors! Sheesh. Go read The Chrysalids and Day of the Triffids right now. Go! Go!
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