About 99% of the posters here are duals of T'Bonz, it's true.
The rest are MODMAN's. He runs this shit, you know.
Friendship Outside of the BBS
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About 99% of the posters here are duals of T'Bonz, it's true.
The rest are MODMAN's. He runs this shit, you know.
Kestra I think I know what youre talking about, I feel the same way when I try to meet people that share my same interests. The people I know in rl, mostly family members are very different than the ones I talk to online. They dont "get" the the nerdy weird stuff that Im into. Also Im curious and I hope this isnt intrusive or rude for me to be asking but i think you once stated here that your famly is Indian? mine are Cuban & Cuban American & they are very anti-nerd/geek lifestyle. I wonder if this is common in areas where there is a large minorty culture? like my sister & cousin are more into latin music, artists, latin tv shows, etc... than any type of sci-fi fantasy stuff. And where I live where its very Cuban Cuban American population its very nerd geek unfriendly, if you know what I mean, here its all about club/beach/party lifestyle which i am comepletely not into. It sucks to be a nerd in Miami. So while Im used to the pepole I see IRL I dont share their interests, but then when I meet people who do share my interests they are so different from the type of people Im used to being around with that I still... dont feel comfortable. I hope that makes sense.
as for me Ive only ever met one other person from online forum, another board(a doll collectors board) who was gonna travel to my area anyway so we decided to meet at a restuarant briefly. That was very hard for me to do and although this lady & her husband where very nice & I had already been exchanging emails with her & talking to her on the board for several years before we met I still felt uncomortable. I guess that was my social anxiety acting up, & my Aspergers too. Thats why I dont think me meeting anyone from here would work. They might be nice but I wont feel comfortable anyway b/c Im just not a social person. Then there are my trust issues as Im rather paranoid. And then there's the fact that I.Dont.Travel. So yeah...
I'll hold you to that.
Oh my!
I only started meeting people from the BBS a couple of years ago and then I moved to the US and haven't seen anyone.
I've met Niorah (didn't realize you were still living in Italy that day at the zoo), Officer, JimGamma, Huntingdon, Cali (not sure what she calls herself now), Alidar Jarok, and several others, most from the zoo meet...though I met up fairly regularly with the first four I mentioned.
I consider them all good friends.
I've met Niorah (didn't realize you were still living in Italy that day at the zoo), Officer, JimGamma, Huntingdon, Cali (not sure what she calls herself now), Alidar Jarok, and several others, most from the zoo meet...though I met up fairly regularly with the first four I mentioned.
I consider them all good friends.
A fluke coincidence happened to me. I was in Invermere (300 kms away from where I live) this weekend and was shopping at a Sobeys. A couple said to me "you shop at our Safeways!" I had no idea who they were, but they were right about the Safeways usually I shop at.
Other than that, I got nothing for this thread.
All lies! I did not get arrested for grabbing that cops ass in the liquor store. I did not set my apartment on fire just so I could feel up a fireman.Actually I am one of those odd people who doesn't like touching or being touched. The last person who hugged me I almost completely freaked out on.
I used to be the same way. I used to hate being touched. Then i met some friends that didn't take no for an answer. They wore me down with hugs. And now, i rather love hugs. Astro, we just gotta wear you down.
^ Hi. I don't think we have ever met before. My name is AstroSmurf and I am a stubborn old cow very much set in my ways. You don't wear me down. I wear you down. 
Thanks!
Thanks!
Hi, perhaps we haven't met before either. I'm Hispanic and a Capricorn. I take that stubbornness as a challenge. 
I went to a meet-up at a convention once. We had a good time, but didn't stay in touch. One person left the board, two others pop-in occasionally.
I've had near-misses with a couple of people (including T'Bonz and Top41).
I did speak for a while with one person on the phone, but she doesn't talk to me anymore.
And I do enjoy PM's from a few people. I love seeing that I have messages. Spaceman Spiff and I have the same birthday, so we usually exchange greetings, and he helps me with my computer lameness from time to time.
I would have no problem meeting up with people at a public event like a convention. I'd really like to meet up with the Los Angeles crew one time when I'm back home. I'll bet 005 would be great to hang out with.
I've had near-misses with a couple of people (including T'Bonz and Top41).
I did speak for a while with one person on the phone, but she doesn't talk to me anymore.
And I do enjoy PM's from a few people. I love seeing that I have messages. Spaceman Spiff and I have the same birthday, so we usually exchange greetings, and he helps me with my computer lameness from time to time.
I would have no problem meeting up with people at a public event like a convention. I'd really like to meet up with the Los Angeles crew one time when I'm back home. I'll bet 005 would be great to hang out with.
^ I think so too. However, I have no doubt that 005 and myself would end up hatching some massive plan to amuse ourselves and end up getting arrested. Both of us tend to be very imaginative and love attention. It would not end well. 
What does being a Capricorn have to do with it? I am a hard-ass bitch from hell. I think that trumps empty astrology.Hi, perhaps we haven't met before either. I'm Hispanic and a Capricorn. I take that stubbornness as a challenge.
I agree with this sentiment. I'm still pretty new here but I'm hoping I will get to know some members better over time. I'm very much a "what you see is what you get" person, which may be a turn-off, but I'll take the risk.
I've been a member of a Harry Potter for Grownups online group for ten years and was on the mod team for some years. I got to know most of the fellow mods well and met up with several over the years when they travelled to my part of the world, and a good handful of those have been my houseguests as well. I've not yet had a bad experience meeting up with someone I've come to know online and have made some close friendships this way.
My daughter and I are going to the ST convention in Northampton (UK) in November and I'm hoping there will be some other BBS people there.
As an aside, my husband and I met as pen-and-paper penfriends 19 years ago, which is how I ended up in England.
What does being a Capricorn have to do with it? I am a hard-ass bitch from hell. I think that trumps empty astrology.Hi, perhaps we haven't met before either. I'm Hispanic and a Capricorn. I take that stubbornness as a challenge.
Dear, some of my best friends are bitches. You ain't got jack on them. *hugs* *hugs* *hugs* *hugs*
You know, if there were two people who I have probably already met and didn't know it (Like on BART or something) it would be Spiff and Temis the Vorta. Both live in my area and are quite active here.
I haven't really met anyone here in real life, but there's a whole bunch who I would love to meet. Actualy writing this not too far from where I think Aurian and AA might live, I'm in the area every now and then and yet we've never met up. Mostly because of my insecurity but now that's gone really so next time I ee them around here I shall set something up.
Ar for the rest of you, at some point I will do my great US road trip and during that I will want to meet as many of you as possible! And I'm definetly going to New York at some point so I gotta meet up with some of you around there!
Ar for the rest of you, at some point I will do my great US road trip and during that I will want to meet as many of you as possible! And I'm definetly going to New York at some point so I gotta meet up with some of you around there!
^ Actually I would love to meet you! You would probably be very afraid of me though.
Maw! Bring me my gun!
What does being a Capricorn have to do with it? I am a hard-ass bitch from hell. I think that trumps empty astrology.Hi, perhaps we haven't met before either. I'm Hispanic and a Capricorn. I take that stubbornness as a challenge.
Dear, some of my best friends are bitches. You ain't got jack on them. *hugs* *hugs* *hugs* *hugs*
Maw! Bring me my gun!
Great thread. Just sorry it took me so long to work my way through it.
Much to my dismay, I have only met one TBBS poster in IRL, and we had a great conversation over beers and burgers. But, there are a BUNCH of people on here I'd really like to meet.
As others have said, I'm pretty much the same here as I am in "the world" and, while I completely understand and respect those people who prefer to keep their on-line and "real" lives separate, I'm just the reverse. I enjoy coming here because of the many, many things I share in common with so many of you, and would love to explore those things further in real life social situations. Oddly enough, meeting many of you on FaceBook has only pointed this up all the more. I mean, when you come to a Trek BBS you KNOW there are certain things you will have in common. But, getting to know some of you in a more broad sense there has demonstrated that many of us have even MORE things generally in common. But, I'm also the kind of person who likes to get to know people who have different intersts, as well.
Okay, I'm rambling. The short version is, I'd love to participate in real life meet-ups. I'd love to meet all my FB TBBS friends (Randi, Astro - and his iHusband -, Adm_Hawthorne, Sidious, JonathanWally ... even Shameless.) In addition, the local Boston/MA contingent: RJDiogenes, Spocked, SmoothieX, did I forget anyone? Probably.
And a bunch of others (who I have to make a note to stalk on FB.)
And in no particular order ...,
This makes baby TrekkieMonster cry.
Now, THAT is a great meet-up story!
So ..., when are we all getting together? And where?
Much to my dismay, I have only met one TBBS poster in IRL, and we had a great conversation over beers and burgers. But, there are a BUNCH of people on here I'd really like to meet.
As others have said, I'm pretty much the same here as I am in "the world" and, while I completely understand and respect those people who prefer to keep their on-line and "real" lives separate, I'm just the reverse. I enjoy coming here because of the many, many things I share in common with so many of you, and would love to explore those things further in real life social situations. Oddly enough, meeting many of you on FaceBook has only pointed this up all the more. I mean, when you come to a Trek BBS you KNOW there are certain things you will have in common. But, getting to know some of you in a more broad sense there has demonstrated that many of us have even MORE things generally in common. But, I'm also the kind of person who likes to get to know people who have different intersts, as well.
Okay, I'm rambling. The short version is, I'd love to participate in real life meet-ups. I'd love to meet all my FB TBBS friends (Randi, Astro - and his iHusband -, Adm_Hawthorne, Sidious, JonathanWally ... even Shameless
.) In addition, the local Boston/MA contingent: RJDiogenes, Spocked, SmoothieX, did I forget anyone? Probably. And a bunch of others (who I have to make a note to stalk on FB.)
And in no particular order ...,
This makes baby TrekkieMonster cry.
Now, THAT is a great meet-up story!
So ..., when are we all getting together? And where?
