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19 May 2008
What has Metachat done for you?→[More:]You guys have helped me pick our new car, plan our vacation and find a series of books my husband actually enjoys reading. What has Mecha done for you?
Bigger ass, weary mornings, and precious wasted time? ;-)
Metachat has done a lot for me. The advice has been wonderful (personal and technical). I've read a few great books because of Metachat. I've seen a lot of good movies and heard a lot of good music that I would have otherwise never known about. Metachat has allowed me to "hang out" with a lot of sane, and insane, folks that I really admire. I learn a lot.
Yes. It has me channeling rainbaby in dreams - last night I was trying to bribe someone into getting me in touch with Ray Charles so I could cast him in the play I was directing.
Soothed me, annoyed me, amused me and suggested several excellent movies. It's also got me a trifle weepy from time to time. I also ended up the recipient of several interesting homebrew products (*waves at Plinth*) and killed a lot of time either chatting or lurking online.
-Made me feel like I had friends when I was going through a break up and unnumerable family and friend soap operas in which I felt completely alone.
-I whine without reprimand, even when I deserve one. (That sentence was in the past tense but I thought I'd better change it to present.)
-Introduced me to new music.
-Introduced me to 1000 new ways to waste time.
-Introduced me to the cuteness meme, to which I'm now addicted. I think I even discovered cuteoverload via metachat.
-Impressed me over and over with how much quicker and cleverer everyone else is than me.
-Introduced me to lots of wonderful, caring, silly, smart people all over the world.
viachicago named my dog Lulu. I took a mecha vote/poll on naming Binky. I originally wanted to name him Pork Chop and that got voted in but then he ended up being a Binky instead.
Miko taught me that it's possible to know nearly everything without coming off as being an asshole know-it-all. Because she knows NEARLY EVERYTHING and is a good person. Her brains make my brain hurt in a good way.
Introduced me to artists I'd never otherwise of heard of (is that grammatically correct?) And I mean all kinds of artists; musical, visual, etc.
Given me a sounding board, and expanded my circle of friends to encircle the globe. Thinking about the fact that I now have friends in England, India, heck, everywhere, is thrilling!
Shown me websites that I never would have known about!
Just expanded my knowledge of all kinds of things, thanks to all of you sharing what you know/found out/discovered.
Metachat is the friend that I don't have, and, have never had since I was in grade school.
Metachaters listen, care, share stories, take me places, get me to try stuff, show me things, play interesting music, introduce me to all sorts of folks.
It's like being friends with the most popular kid on the block who is always at the front of any trend and who doesn't look down on you when you're way behind...
Honestly, any website that encourages the meeting and dating of strangers, bizarre cult-like body art, and distractions from the bottom line are inherently immoral and wrong.
Mostly, introduced me to a lot of wonderful people I'd never have known otherwise. Also, kept me from losing interest in the internet (that's a mixed blessing sometimes), and definitely keeps me informed about music and movies I'd never have heard of. Makes me laugh, a lot, which is always a great thing.
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