I’m back from my meetup with @sinesalvatorem! I am neither kidnapped nor dead in a ditch! (Can’t make any promises about mind-controlled: it could just be really subtle.)
I had a good time, and I think she did too. There was the occasional awkward cultural issue, but I suppose it’s to be expected. We talked a bunch and ate Chinese food and talked some more.
A lot of the conversation was about differences in Canada vs America vs [Redacted], and that was interesting, but it was very neat the way we also had shared cultural referents from being in the same Internet social group. I’m used to having to either explain a bunch of backstory or be very vague when talking offline about stuff I read on the Internet, but with her I could just say “You know Ozy’s blog post, the one that starts with them talking about how they took the Wizard’s Oath as a kid” and yes, she knows. (For those of you I know from other Internet social groups who are wondering what I’m referring to, here’s a link to satisfy your curiosity.) It was nice to experience that.
I can confirm that I had a good time! I can neither confirm nor deny mind-control. No, really, I’m not sure. Sometimes it just happens automatically. I can at least promise no intentional mind-control.
Being able to talk internet-social-group-things with people irl is pretty great. Thus far, I’ve been able to do so with you, @lethriloth, and @neoliberalism-nightly. I hope to add @shitifindon to that list tomorrow!
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