So why does a person who is generally likable so apt to avoid social interaction? I don't know. Ask my friends and they'll tell you that I'm almost impossible to get to go out. But once I am out, I have a blast. This is where Twitter has come in, much to my pleasant surprise.
I've been introduced to people via Twitter that I feel like I know better than some of the folks I interact with every day. I get to communicate as I desire and am given the chance to use my wit at my discretion. Levity in brevity, I call it. Over the last three months I've become fond of my new pals. I really like my Twitter friends and, ironically, want to meet some of them in real life now.
That's right, Twitter has helped me warm up to people that I might otherwise have never met. Now I want to interact with them face-to-face. And, flatteringly enough, have had three people indicate their desire to meet me. I hesitate to call it surreal, but it is definitely unfamiliar ground. It is out of my Comfort Zone, for sure. In fact, it is solidly in my (dis)Comfort Zone. But, I have decided that I will do it. I will try to meet some of the people that I talk to on Twitter. IRL.
First, I will meet @kiwiberry, since we have gone from Twitter to Facebook to texting to talking on the phone. She saw a tweet from me on a trending topic and re-tweeted it. I saw that she lived close by and we started talking. Now we Skype daily and will possibly meet up at Star Wars: In Concert.
From there, who knows? Stay tuned for updates on the meet ups, or tweetups, as I believe they are called. We live in a world that seems to focus on converting analog to digital. I hope that by converting these digital relationships to analog, I can remain human, if not become a better one.
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