Comments on: when your friends climb out of their computers

By: Kelli

Kelli — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:31:24 +0000

One of my real life best friends Annalee, we met online.

I have never been SO GLAD that we chose to come out of our computers!

And you? Need I say more, you know how much I love you!

By: michelle

michelle — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:00:04 +0000

I’ve met a few bloggers in real life and love it. This online community is great…but sometimes sitting across the kitchen table from someone is a million times better

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:09:42 +0000

I’m with you that meeting my close blogging friends, including YOU last year, have been wonderful experiences. I will never make fun of internet dating again because you CAN get to know the “real” someone, and really grow to love them, all through the computer. God’s hand is all over those relationships I’ve made with ladies who I knew virtually first. And I am so thankful for all of them.

p.s. Did you know I’m pregnant?? Just thought I’d ask b/c I announced it when you were in NJ and I haven’t heard from you and that’s not normal:) Love you, my sweet blogging-turned-real-life friend!

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:54:55 +0000

You are the only one I’ve met so far, but you are fabulous in real life too There are several other “bloggy” friends I’d seriously love to meet.

By: Tiffani

Tiffani — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:38:12 +0000

OK. Finally getting to this post. I seem so disconnected from all things techo (which isn’t necessarily bad but I miss my girls).

I’ve had the utter blissful pleasure of meeting 2 precious people in real life.

But, my Amber up there is truly my gift from this blogworld. Once we spent 4 days together with our families…”computer” was so far out of the equation and that’s when you know you’ve got something special.

I have lots on my list to meet…including Mrs. Taviano.

Whimzie and Gretchen I’m about to flip to spend some time with..shared lots and lots of personal moments and phone calls but never in real life. I can’t wait for that.

By: Ali

Ali — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:33:48 +0000

I went to an actual blogging conference, once. I carpooled and roomed with a “stranger,” and it couldn’t have been more fun. I do it all over again in a heartbeat.

By: Cheryl Pickett

Cheryl Pickett — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:50:04 +0000

Piping up Found my way to your 52zoos blog first, then popped over to this one, then our families met in Columbus at your zoo bash this summer. The other story I have is of my book designer. Found her through an online freelance service, partially choosing her because she also lives in MI. She designed two books for me over a period of a year and a half or so before we finally met in person-met her whole family as well.

By: Sarah Montanye

Sarah Montanye — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:13:22 +0000

I think you my only internet friend that I finally got to meet in person last summer. What a JOY that was! Seriously – SO FUN!! I’m hoping to meet some of my other Xanga friends someday too.
I laughed at the Class Clown on Steroids comment

By: Denise

Denise — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:11:30 +0000

You do know Drew and I met online (and it wasn’t through an internet dating sight – in fact, neither of us were looking).

Anywho – I won’t bore you with that story. How about the story of how we came to Columbus?

I used to blog on Xanga. It was where I blogged through college and I loved it. I joined a group on xanga and a girl contacted me. She said her name was Chrissy and that she knew my hubby. They had gone to school together for a year at BBC. She and I began to chat and we became GREAT friends.

A few months later Drew and I had planned a weekend trip to cincinnati to see friends from college and decided we would meet up with Chrissy and Jason here in columbus and stay at their place. The friendship Chrissy and I had formed online only grew stronger after staying with them.

Chrissy is the reason we moved to columbus, well not the only reason, but it was good to have a contact. I had to move down to start a job prior to when Drew could move and our apartment was ready so I stayed with Chrissy and Jason. We ended up moving into the same complex and were just two buildings away from each other.

Now she lives across the street from me, about 2 minutes away.

It’s awesome

By: amber

amber — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:46:43 +0000

My bestie ever lived in my computer for the longest. Then when I finally was able to hug her precious neck, I knew that my life would truly never be the same.

I’ve met lots and lots of my bloggy buddies…and I LOVE IT. It is such a fascinating dynamic that I don’t know that anyone could understand until they actually do it.

Can’t wait until we no longer live in eachother’s computers…..our day WILL COME!!