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Oh, those Instant Messenger games we play...
So.....I got turned on to AIM back in 99, soon after I pledged APO. My Big and I were two of the three members on yearbook staff, and AIM kept us going through that HUMID summer we spent on campus.
Now, years later, AIM is a normal part of my life....sometimes I prefer an IM to a phone call.
But today, I want to talk about...."The Waiting Game." You know the one. You're on IM and you notice a friend or acquaintance has logged in. You wait to see how long it takes for them to say "hello" to you. Sometimes it's instantaneous -- whew! Thank God, they were a REAL friend. Sometimes it takes a few moments.
"Oh, they must be checking their email, I'll wait."
And a few more moments....
"Must be a lot of emails."
And more.
"He/she must have stepped away from the computer."
Ten/fifteen minutes go by.
"I mean, gosh, that's so rude. CLEARLY he/she is supposed to say hi first!"
Half an hour.
"I don't like that heffa ANYWAY!"
And then, this morning, I log in to see online a friend in Japan who NEVER IM's me first. And I am just resigned to the fact that he is a rude summamabytch. Sometimes I will say hello, sometimes I won't. But this morning, I said NO....I am not saying hi to him first!
Within seconds:
********: hey. on the phone but wanted to say HEY!
AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH! He messed up the cycle! lol
Holler if you hear me....I know I'm not the only one who thinks about this.
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