I found Mitch again!
I did something new today on a chat program. Something I've never done before and something unbelievable happened. Totally unbelievable!!!
I met someone online about 3 years ago and then the chat program "freetel" went defunct and I lost track of him. And the last conversation I had with him wasn't a flattering one and it bothered me that I couldn't ever set it right. I regretted it. (I will not regret Bryan from last night...ever!!!)
Fate...Fate....Fate.... (I am the F number...he is the M number)
Pal: This is a Pal InstaDate lobby. It is NOT a normal chat group. You CANNOT speak or text in this room. It is simply a holding area. Every 15 minutes this group will perform a match process. Please read the text that will automatically scroll by for additional details.
Pal: The private voice group for the two of you will automatically close itself after 10 minutes. The idea is to give you long enough time to get acquainted but a short enough time so as not to get awkward. You may end the insta-date early at any time by simply closing the room.
Pal: The match process will use the information in the PalProfile in the following order of importance: sexual preference, age, marital status, geographic location, ethnicity, religion and then other stuff. When filling in a PalProfile, even though nearly every question has an option to 'not specify' an answer, the more questions you answer the higher the likelihood you will be matched, so it is to your benefit to fill out all the answers.
Pal: We will make every effort to make the best match possible for you. Precedence is given to those people who have been waiting in the lobby the longest (those who entered the group first). Let's use an example to help illustrate what it means to have precendence and why that is desirable.
Pal: Let's say there are 50 people in the room. The match process will take the first person that entered the room and search through all 49 other people in the room to find the best match for them. Those two people are matched and removed from the lobby. The match process then takes the second person in the room and searches through the remaining 47 people left in the lobby. The group had 50 people in it originally, but while the first person had all 49 people to choose from, the second person has only 47. The third person will have only 45 and so on.
Pal: As the match process works it's way down the list, there are less and less people to choose a match from. The more people to choose from, the better the match that can be made and obviously the reverse is just as true. That is why we say we give precedence to those people waiting the longest, because those people will have more people to choose from and in general a better quality match.
Pal: The match process is obviouslsy constrained by only being able to choose matches for you from those people remaining in the group at the time your turn comes up to be matched. So realilistically, the whole InstaDate function should be considered a fun way to meet other people on the system rather then any type of dating service in the traditional sense.
Pal: The InstaDate process tries to protect you by keeping your Pal nickname hidden. It is up to you to decide whether you wish to reveal your nickname to your match to make further communication with that person possible. Your one on one InstaDate auto closes itself after 10 minutes. The idea is to give you a long enough time to get acquainted but a short enough time so as not to get awkward. You will see the time counted down at the top of the screen.
Pal: If you enjoy your conversation with your InstaDate you have two choices. You can either reveal your real nickname to the person and use Pal normally to continue to get to know them, or you can converse with them further using the PalProfiles messaging system.
Pal: The PalProfiles system assigns a unique id number to each person. To send someone a message in PalProfiles, you nened to know their id number. While in your one on one InstaDate, you will be told what the other person's PalProfile Id is. By right clicking on their name and choosing View PalProfile from the menu you can see their entire profile including their picture, if they've uploaded one.
Pal: Once you've had an InstaDate with someone, Pal will do its best not to match you up with the same person again. However since some people may have multiple accounts, Pal may think it's matching you up with someone new, when it's possible it's someone old, but with a different account.
Pal: Pal makes every effort to make everyone's match a good one. However since we can only choose from those people in the group, this means we are working with a very limited set of possible choices. Because of this, realilistically you should expect some matches to be good, some ok, and some to be less then satisfactory. Don't take this all that seriously. It's meant to be just a fun way to meet people on the system in a safe way. If your match is your dream come true, then count your blessings. If it's anything else, then count the minutes to the next match. Either way have fun, but be considerate.
Pal: ***** Match begins in 1 minute. *****
The match process may take a few seconds or a few minutes depending on how many people are in the group and how busy the server is at the time. Remember, it is not normally possible to match every person, especially if there are many more of one gender then the other. If you are not matched don't despair. Precedence is given to you, if you wait for the next match.
Good luck and have fun!
Pal: Welcome to your speed date match. This group will run for 10 minutes and then automatically shut itself down. You may exit at any time. Have fun.
M6837: hi
M6837: how are you
F6904: hiya
F6904: i'm fine
F6904: and you?
M6837: i am fine thanks
M6837: where from
F6904: florida
F6904: you?
M6837: florida also
F6904: wow
M6837: i am in (city in Florida)
F6904: I'm in (city in Florida)
F6904: age?
M6837: neat
M6837: :)
M6837: I am 32
M6837: and you
F6904: I'm 31
Pal: If the other person has filled in a PalProfile, you may view it by right clicking on their name and choosing View PalProfile. F6904 has filled in a profile and their PalProfile Id is 109886. M6837 has filled in a profile and their PalProfile Id is 4809.
F6904: they did pretty good eh?
M6837: maybe I am new to this
M6837: date thing
F6904: me too
F6904: never did this before
F6904: today's a first
M6837: what do you do for a livin
M6837: liviing
M6837: argh can't write lol
F6904: I work for a company that sells integrated electronics
F6904: computer chips
F6904: I work in administration
M6837: i am just a pc tech and an aspiring writer
F6904: wow
F6904: I write too
F6904: trying to write a book
M6837: i write sci fit
M6837: fic
F6904: that's cool
M6837: yep
F6904: i mostly write poetry
F6904: but am trying to venture into fiction
M6837: I am writ ing a sequel to H.g. Wells the Time Machine
F6904: coolness
M6837: and if all goes well it will be published
M6837: lol
F6904: i hope it goes well
M6837: i hope so to
F6904: are you from Florida originally?
M6837: i am still on the darn research
M6837: yep lived here all my life and you
F6904: the research is the tough part I think
F6904: no I'm from PA originally
M6837: i think I am done... just have to outline the chapters.
M6837: than do a poor mans copyright on the notes
F6904: its not expensive to do a legal copyright on that
F6904: you can get the forms online
F6904: free
M6837: so I want my notes to be at least partially protected
F6904: $35 to mail it in
M6837: I got the forms... the TX forms.
M6837: from the lybrary of congress
F6904: yes
F6904: yes
F6904: smart man
M6837: they said it was 30 dollars
F6904: yeah something like that
M6837: do you have picture?
F6904: I wrote lyrics for a song that got put on a cd and I had to copyright it
F6904: yes
M6837: i do to.
F6904: um...my nick is PoeticaL
M6837: i also have a cam
M6837: mine is SirTov
F6904: PoeticaL
F6904: yes
(he sent me his picture here)
F6904: I know you! You�re not going to believe this
F6904: don�t freak out
F6904: but did you used to work for office depot?
(we were switching from public room to private room)
SirTov: hi?
PoeticaL: hi
SirTov: want to go on cam?
PoeticaL: that ten minutes was flying by quickly
SirTov: or do the pic thing?
PoeticaL: send me a pic
PoeticaL: OMG did yo used to work for Office Depot?
SirTov: sending
SirTov: sent
SirTov: omg? did you work in furniture?
PoeticaL: no but you know me
PoeticaL: Kristy
PoeticaL: Kristy
PoeticaL: Kristy
PoeticaL: Kristy
PoeticaL: Kristy
PoeticaL: Kristy
SirTov: lmao
PoeticaL: Kristy99
PoeticaL: HAHAHAHAHAHA
SirTov: ok
SirTov: i am not freaking out but hi
PoeticaL: hi
PoeticaL: how fucking weird
PoeticaL: lol
SirTov: yes it is weird.
PoeticaL: of all the people
SirTov: have things been going better for you
PoeticaL: that coulda been in that room
PoeticaL: yes Mitch
PoeticaL: and know what?
PoeticaL: I think this is cool
SirTov: no what tell me?
SirTov: it does feel cool
SirTov: you do look different than I remember ya
PoeticaL: yeah...like it was meant to happen
PoeticaL: you do too
PoeticaL: nice goatee
PoeticaL: how have you been?
SirTov: i remember you were married
SirTov: last time we talked.
PoeticaL: correct
SirTov: I've been ok actually
PoeticaL: its really so nice to find you again
PoeticaL: I have wondered about you
SirTov: well we left on bad terms
PoeticaL: I know
PoeticaL: I'm sorry about that too
PoeticaL: have been
SirTov: so I dunno what to say now.
PoeticaL: well I can tell you this much
SirTov: i will consider it the past
PoeticaL: I was in that room thinking "wow someone that's kewl to talk to"
SirTov: like in the New Year songs.
SirTov: yep
SirTov: :)
PoeticaL: I shouldn't be so surprised that it was you
PoeticaL: just of all the people......ya know
SirTov: true:)
SirTov: but it's good we can talk I guess? :)
PoeticaL: still have that same sweet smile
SirTov: I try.
PoeticaL: you're looking good
SirTov: so you look good to
SirTov: you look different
PoeticaL: thanks
SirTov: better cam?
PoeticaL: lost weight
PoeticaL: no its the same
SirTov: i am still losing
PoeticaL: just works better in the daylight
SirTov: finally
SirTov: but it's slow going
PoeticaL: its not easy to do
PoeticaL: so I commend ya
SirTov: thanks
SirTov: i am finally working on that novel you know
PoeticaL: <---has a big grin on her face
PoeticaL: that's awesome...I remember you always wrote such awesome stuff
SirTov: i just have this feeling it will be published
SirTov: I know it will be
PoeticaL: so do I
SirTov: I am reading a cool book
PoeticaL: you have to believe in your own work
PoeticaL: what book are you reading?
SirTov: called if you can talk you can write...
SirTov: it's by Joel Saltzman
PoeticaL: he's a great writer
PoeticaL: for writing stuff
SirTov: and he knows what he is talking about.
SirTov: so are you married?
PoeticaL: seperated
PoeticaL: we're soon to be not living together
SirTov: you finally moved out?
PoeticaL: no
PoeticaL: but I am getting my own apartment
PoeticaL: probably be in by Feb 1st
SirTov: i am still single you know.
PoeticaL: ;-)
PoeticaL: I'm sitting here trying to remember your other nick
SirTov: docgalo
PoeticaL: yeahhhhhhhhhh
PoeticaL: you and I met so long ago that we met on freetel
SirTov: hehe didn't that program die
PoeticaL: yes
PoeticaL: it did
PoeticaL: heya......can I make ya a buddy?
SirTov: yes can i make you a buddy to?
PoeticaL: yes
PoeticaL: I would like that very much actually
SirTov: wow my mind is like racing
PoeticaL: teehee
SirTov: i am like wow...
SirTov: this is neat in a way.
PoeticaL: thats what I'm thinking
PoeticaL: as soon as I saw you I knew
PoeticaL: I was like "holy cow!
SirTov: i proabably would not have recongized you
PoeticaL: really?
SirTov: and when you said office depot
SirTov: i did freak a little
PoeticaL: teehee
SirTov: i thought you were someone i worked with there
SirTov: in the furniture department
PoeticaL: oh yeah I can see where you'd think that
PoeticaL: listen....I'm heading out to go see a movie
SirTov: there was a woman named kristy there
PoeticaL: I didn't expect to get ahold of someone on that insta thing that I wanted to talk to
PoeticaL: I'd like to talk to you more later
SirTov: what movie you watching
PoeticaL: tell you what I've been up to
PoeticaL: Vanilla Sky
PoeticaL: Tom Cruise
SirTov: heard it was ok... lol
SirTov: go see Moulin rogue
SirTov: lol
SirTov: rent it
PoeticaL: yeah I hear that's brilliant
PoeticaL: know what?
SirTov: what tell me??
PoeticaL: I've thought about you a few times
SirTov: good thoughts
SirTov: or wanting to kill me?
PoeticaL: yes Mitch
PoeticaL: I've got to get going though
PoeticaL: or I'll miss my movie
PoeticaL: meeting a girlfriend there
SirTov: what time will you be back
PoeticaL: afternoon
SirTov: well i will look for you.
PoeticaL: around 5:30
SirTov: Y ou have my name now
PoeticaL: I would like that
SirTov: so if we meet we can talk
PoeticaL: I have some stuff I'd like to share with you
SirTov: i would like that also
PoeticaL: too cool
PoeticaL: I think I'll be smiling about this one all day
PoeticaL: <---looks up at the sky and says "thanks big guy"
SirTov: i am not a sex jerk anymore... at least most of the time i try not to be
SirTov: lol
PoeticaL: lol
SirTov: are you into church finally?
PoeticaL: yes
PoeticaL: how about that?
PoeticaL: yes yes yes
SirTov: thats way cool
SirTov: what kind you go to
PoeticaL: yeah Mitch it is
SirTov: Baptist?
SirTov: prespbatirian
SirTov: Calvary?
PoeticaL: Free Methodist
SirTov: Cathloic?
PoeticaL: I'm a Christian
SirTov: I go to Calvary Chapel
SirTov: Me to I am a Christian
PoeticaL: we'll talk again Mitch
PoeticaL: I promise
SirTov: I thought you used to be a Catholic?
PoeticaL: I look forward to it
PoeticaL: yes I was a Catholic
SirTov: thanks
PoeticaL: I gotta go though
PoeticaL: I'm sorry that I do
PoeticaL: but I do
SirTov: you have a good time
PoeticaL: Pal....way cool
SirTov: we have alot of time
PoeticaL: ;-)
SirTov: maybe we could be good friends again
PoeticaL: I'm happy about this
PoeticaL: ok I gotta go....
PoeticaL: bye bye
SirTov: bye bye for now