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Well, a little over an hour's sleep plus the two hours last night? Yeah, I'm good to go. Or not.
Anyway, since I'm up and not completely dead anymore:
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1. Who was the last new friend that you made? In RL? Believe it or not, probably![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
patchfire, and that was what, almost four years ago?
2. How often do you make new friends?
Not very often. I make friends like I fall in love: As I go and completely devoted. *g* I'm actually a pretty good friend.
3. How do you usually meet new friends?
Randomly, like I get new books or fandoms or music. This isn't a bad thing, mind you. Of the handful of those who are my Very Close RL FriendsTM, hmm. I met Linda at church, I've known Karen since I was fifteen, but we only became friends after we were older. Sandra was a teacher atmr_t00by's school (Look! That's mr_t00by when he was very wee and ickle in the striped shirt near "Frequently Asked Questions"). She still teaches there, but he goes to school here these days. And patchfire, I met online and was pleased to learn wasn't an axe murderer. Which means my axes are safe.
Oh, and I completely considerpeacey a RL friend, even though we've never laid eyes on each other in RL. I've known Missy through email, snailmail, IM, and LJ for seven years. Hopefully we'll get to meet up soon (and go to Toronto! And point at traffic!). I love her a lot, and she'd better know it.
And of course,songdog. She's like patchfire in reverse: She's not just family, she's one of my best friends. Although you wouldn't have thought it could happen when I was eight and she was twelve. *g* I met her by being born. She was there first. <3<3.
4. How easy you find it to make new friends? How easy did you find it to make new friends as a child?
It's amazingly easy and not easy at all. I never set out to make friends (although when I was six I knocked on doors in my new neighbourhood and asked if they had any kids and could they come out and play), but when I do make them, they're always either good friends or I consider them acquaintances. The word "friend" means a lot to me, and I don't use it lightly.
I didn't make friends well as a child. I was pretty much a social outcast, what with the undiagnosed ADD that nobody knew about then, plus the fact that I wasn't socialised well (I wasn't allowed leave my own yard until I was eleven, and even then I could only go about a quarter-mile in either direction). I did much better in high school, when I inherited some wonderful friends fromsongdog who were as weird as I was.
5. Have you ever made a new friend online? If yes, tell us about a memorable instance. The actual meetings aren't all that memorable, I guess, but the friends are.patchfire and I met through HP fandom. She's not just a friend, she's family. And she gave me one of the finest, most wonderful gifts ever: I got to be a tiny part of helping the lovely and talented Jacob into this strange and wonderful world.
I (virtually) metpeacey through another online friend who sort of went "poof" and was never seen again. This disappearing friend introduced us (before disappearing, of course), and we got on immediately. We may be the Schreiber and Schwarzenegger of the interwebz (although it's not as bad as all that, and I doubt I'd be friends, let alone MARRIED to Ahhhnold), but we love each other a lot. She's been there for me when I was a sobbing mass of Jello, and I hope I've been able to do the same for her. *loves, loves, loves* She needs to open up her LJ more, though, and flock her writing, so others can see how cool and lovely she is. She's got a brain and she knows how to use it.
Anyway, since I'm up and not completely dead anymore:
From the
altfriday5 (there's an ALTERNATIVE Friday 5, how cool is that?):1. Who was the last new friend that you made? In RL? Believe it or not, probably
patchfire, and that was what, almost four years ago?2. How often do you make new friends?
Not very often. I make friends like I fall in love: As I go and completely devoted. *g* I'm actually a pretty good friend.
3. How do you usually meet new friends?
Randomly, like I get new books or fandoms or music. This isn't a bad thing, mind you. Of the handful of those who are my Very Close RL FriendsTM, hmm. I met Linda at church, I've known Karen since I was fifteen, but we only became friends after we were older. Sandra was a teacher at
mr_t00by's school (Look! That's mr_t00by when he was very wee and ickle in the striped shirt near "Frequently Asked Questions"). She still teaches there, but he goes to school here these days. And patchfire, I met online and was pleased to learn wasn't an axe murderer. Which means my axes are safe.Oh, and I completely consider
peacey a RL friend, even though we've never laid eyes on each other in RL. I've known Missy through email, snailmail, IM, and LJ for seven years. Hopefully we'll get to meet up soon (and go to Toronto! And point at traffic!). I love her a lot, and she'd better know it. And of course,
songdog. She's like patchfire in reverse: She's not just family, she's one of my best friends. Although you wouldn't have thought it could happen when I was eight and she was twelve. *g* I met her by being born. She was there first. <3<3.4. How easy you find it to make new friends? How easy did you find it to make new friends as a child?
It's amazingly easy and not easy at all. I never set out to make friends (although when I was six I knocked on doors in my new neighbourhood and asked if they had any kids and could they come out and play), but when I do make them, they're always either good friends or I consider them acquaintances. The word "friend" means a lot to me, and I don't use it lightly.
I didn't make friends well as a child. I was pretty much a social outcast, what with the undiagnosed ADD that nobody knew about then, plus the fact that I wasn't socialised well (I wasn't allowed leave my own yard until I was eleven, and even then I could only go about a quarter-mile in either direction). I did much better in high school, when I inherited some wonderful friends from
songdog who were as weird as I was. 5. Have you ever made a new friend online? If yes, tell us about a memorable instance. The actual meetings aren't all that memorable, I guess, but the friends are.
patchfire and I met through HP fandom. She's not just a friend, she's family. And she gave me one of the finest, most wonderful gifts ever: I got to be a tiny part of helping the lovely and talented Jacob into this strange and wonderful world. I (virtually) met
peacey through another online friend who sort of went "poof" and was never seen again. This disappearing friend introduced us (before disappearing, of course), and we got on immediately. We may be the Schreiber and Schwarzenegger of the interwebz (although it's not as bad as all that, and I doubt I'd be friends, let alone MARRIED to Ahhhnold), but we love each other a lot. She's been there for me when I was a sobbing mass of Jello, and I hope I've been able to do the same for her. *loves, loves, loves* She needs to open up her LJ more, though, and flock her writing, so others can see how cool and lovely she is. She's got a brain and she knows how to use it.
