I still IM. Though it's like LJ: people have moved on, and it's sad. Still, a few people I talk to when I'm not crazy busy.

This New Orleanian has a deep clawfoot tub, and any Buffista who can get here is welcome to soak in it.

Reason #176 to get my ass to NOLA.

Big hot tub, lots of wine. Tons of crap that needs organizing. IJS

Laura, I will do it ALL for a the price of a plane ticket, nights off in the hot tub and a bottle of wine per night.

One day, we will be able to afford a honeymoon. ONE DAY! (me and Dan, not me and Laura and smonster. Although that'd be fun, too!

We can get fake-gay married -- wait, if three women marry each other in states that don't recognize gay marriage, and 2 of them are legally married to menit's not illegal bigamy, right? Just...confusing? -- and go on our honeymoon! But no sex, honies; I'll have a headache. It'll be an open marriage so we can help smonster score a nice girl or boy.

I maybe need to expand my biz services: HOT TUB & GOOD BATHTUB OWNERS! WILL WORK FOR TRAVEL FARE AND TUB USAGE!

Last night I dreamed I visited Jilli in her mansion/castle!

Was is called Manderley?! That sounds like a fun dream!

I stopped IM'ing a few dead computers ago. Couldn't remember the log-in stuff, and did not care enough to get Daniel's help. After several months I realized there was only one person I really lost that way - technically we have the ability to contact each other through a board, and I have her email, but it just was not how we communicated best.

call it rom com brainwashing or such.

Why would it even have to be related to rom coms? Sometimes you just look at the people in tour past, and you miss some of them. Of course, maybe I'm brainwashed and I don't know it, but I periodically reach out to people in my past, both male and female. Sometimes it sticks, sometimes it doesn't, but it's not usually related to anything romantic.

Each of the methods of communication has its place, including video chatting. Video chat really puts my father at peace, and he doesn't have to talk to me as much if we do it over video, *and* he will initiate it (he never calls or emails or texts). My sister and I can also video chat for an hour and a half easy. It's a simple way to bring us into the other person's day to day life more closely. We walk each other around our apartments, and make phone calls and stuff.

Some people my entire communication is chat behind a Scrabble game, some people it's email, some it's texting, some people it's IM by appointment during a TV show. Everybody's different.

I stopped using IM (does anyone IM anymore?) at least 7 or 8 years ago. It was too overwhelming to log in and have 6 different people immediately start a conversation

This. So much this.

Last night I dreamed I visited Jilli in her mansion/castle!

Was is called Manderley?! That sounds like a fun dream!

I was trying to think of a Manderlay joke, too!

I use gchat all the time with Tom (through the work day) and my friend Doug at home. Occasionally I will gchat with other folks, but that's pretty rare. Gchat is the same as IM, right?

Gchat is the same as IM, right?

I think so, but I don't know. It's all "chat" to me.

I used to use IM all the time around 1999.

Now, I absolutely can't stand it. I had a few acquaintances who would hit me up all the time and I don't like being that available. it stresses me out.

I don't mind IM. We use it at work, but it is usually a more efficient way to ask a quick question or see if someone is available to discuss a more indepth issue.

For personal chat, I don't use it a lot, but I don't detest it either. I'm more apt to text someone though.

The thing I like best about electronic communication in general is that I can treat it like a bulletin board - you can contact me when it's convenient for you and effectively leave me a note which I will notice eventually and get back to you. That works great for voicemail, e-mail, livejournal/dreamwidth, Facebook, probably more. It's also how I use IM, because I am prone to wandering off and forgetting I have it open, which is not how most people seem to want to use it, so that leads to friction.

Haven't really tried video chatting because I have big not-wanting-to-be-seen issues. I have never gotten used to being able to do something else while I'm on the phone, either - if I'm making phone calls I'm generally parked somewhere even though all my phones are cordless or wireless.