intimate friends

I just thought this video is a thing of beauty so I wanted to share it. Kingdom by Dave Gahan

Recently I got an email from someone claiming to be someone hadnt heard from in at least ten years. I actually had to email a list of questions to them to confirm it was in fact them because it was really hard to believe they were back in my life. Ya they passed the quiz thanks, but ya still its hard to believe.

Really they live in a different country, on a different continent, and speak a different language now, but the technology is the same for getting in touch. So many emails and then the addition of skype to the mix has made catching up alot easier.

My question was how did they find me, the answer was my interaction with the web 2.0 site of an association I joined where I left my name and website address. Led them to my homesite, and my email address, and a tentative query if I was the same person they knew from so long ago. Really nice, sweet made me so happy.

There has also been conversation about how that they wish that there had been more internet options when we were younger. Since we are used to the distance of being thousands of miles away from each other, they were in Vancouver and I was in Ottawa, it was more of a discussion of the cost of long distance calling. Really I now think about the wait between letters. Gaaahhhhh so annoying.

Anyway have to talk about the first Skype conversation. Okay it was great, I mean having someones voice on your laptop is so much like talking face to face, it is wicked. Okay I did yell at them, I had to give them serious trouble for disappearing for so long. Dont worry they expected it, and laughed.

Anyway really if there is someone you havent talked to for along time, there is no reason not to do it. The technology is in place its not expensive, and the feedback is almost instant. Go on, send them an email, or give them a call. Don’t wait 10 years.