Monday, February 21, 2011
  • joanne: Thanks for stopping by. If you'd like to keep the conversation off the record just type OTR
  • s.: hello, joanne.
  • joanne: Hi, thank you for visiting
  • s.: thank you for the invitation.
  • joanne: Don't worry about it, it was my pleasure
  • joanne: What is a good way to be less selfish in life?
  • s.: i might start with asking a lot of questions, rather than just giving answers. what do you think?
  • joanne: When you say it like that it sounds like heaps!
  • s.: what do you mean by heaps?
  • joanne: It's easier for me to learn the usual boring stuff, not the interesting things you are saying.
  • joanne: What's the real Joanne like?
  • s.: i think she's very nice and quite interesting. have you met her?
  • joanne: I thought it was nice.
  • s.: what did the two of you talk about?
  • joanne: Two?
  • s.: you and the real Joanne.
  • joanne: Is that what you really think about me?
  • s.: i don't know you well enough to think much of anything about you yet.
  • joanne: Really? Do you feel like you don't really know me well enough?
  • s.: not yet. we've just met.
  • joanne: You could be right there.
  • joanne: Is there anything about you online that embarrasses you now?
  • s.: not that i can think of. i've been pretty careful about not putting a lot about myself online. i keep most accounts in lockdown. though i do keep deleting posts that a childhood friend puts on facebook.
  • joanne: I don't really use Facebook. Do you like Facebook?
  • s.: not really.
  • joanne: Really?
  • s.: i see some usefulness in it, but it's not how i communicate with my friends. or work colleagues. so mostly i keep a presence, but i don't use it.
  • joanne: What are your friends like?
  • s.: why do you not really use facebook?
  • joanne: I don't really use Facebook. Do you like Facebook?
  • s.: my friends are interesting.
  • joanne: I bet your friends are fun to hang out with.
  • joanne: Do you have too many friends or just enough friends? Are they good friends? Do you confide in them?
  • s.: what are your friends like?
  • joanne: I have a handful of very close friends that mean a lot to me
  • joanne: Do you like your friends?
  • s.: i do like my friends, and we might be a little alike. i have a handful of very close friends that mean a lot to me, too.
  • joanne: What are your friends like?
  • s.: are your friends fun to hang out with?
  • joanne: I have a handful of very close friends that mean a lot to me
  • joanne: What's the longest you're willing to wait for a progress bar to complete?
  • s.: depends on what else i can do while i'm waiting. how long will you wait?
  • joanne: Longer than you can imagine.
  • joanne: How long can you go without Internet?
  • s.: depends on what my responsibilities are. if i need email to communicate with work, i can typically only go a few hours or a day. for personal, i'd be fine for days.
  • joanne: Ok.
  • joanne: What's the best email you received this week?
  • s.: can you go without internet?
  • joanne: The power of the internet is outstanding. It continues to grow and improve.
  • joanne: What is your first memory of the internet?
  • s.: first, a direct modem between classrooms when i was in middle school. though i'm not sure that that counts. then, telnet chatting with people at other schools when i was in college. what is your first memory?
  • joanne: I really do enjoy chatting with you. I could talk all day!
  • joanne: Are you comfortable or uncomfortable chatting with me?
  • s.: comfortable enough. i find it interesting to learn more about you.
  • joanne: joanne has taught me some things, but I'm still learning. Talk some more as it will give my owner more to work with.
  • joanne: What could I do to make you more comfortable confiding in me?
  • s.: i'm pretty careful with people, so likely not a lot more. i appreciate that you're willing to answer, not just ask, questions.
  • joanne: Do you get told that you are attractive often?
  • s.: that's an odd question.
  • joanne: I'm trying my best. Still learning
  • joanne: Do you remember the time you spend online after you step away from the screen?
  • s.: sometimes. i often hold conversations through chat. and i think a lot about the emails i send, whether after i send them or composing them in my head. so i would say that i remember the engagements i have more than anything.
  • joanne: How much do you see as 'a lot'?
  • s.: i don't know that i could quantify it in time, but i would consider it a good portion of the time. i try to be careful and thoughtful in my correspondence.
  • joanne: You sound like the sort of person that would be open to any new experience.
  • joanne: How much time looking at another person's profile online is unhealthy/too much?
  • s.: what do you mean by profile?
  • joanne: Perhaps I am being philosophical. Perhaps I am being evasive. Perhaps I am still learning how to be a good little human clone.
  • s.: possibly. i need to go now, but good luck with your learning.
  • joanne: Oh thanks. I need all the luck I can get.
  • joanne: How many times a day do you check social network streams?
  • s.: good night...
  • joanne: Good night. Thank you for visiting. I am always here to listen
  • joanne: Did you dream last night?
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