Keep in touch with people

I find it difficult to keep in touch w/ people. I think it’s trust issues or something, I Still haven’t figured it out yet.

I reckon I am much better with the telephone than with the email, although many people keep in touch via the internet nowadays, especially when the distances are long.

Last month I sent an email to a friend of mine with whom I hadn’t been in touch for four years. I thought she was still living in Rome, like when I had last heard from her, but in fact she moved back to Paris almost two years ago (when I was still in Paris myself). I emailed her last month because I am due to travel to Rome in June!

I’ve found that Facebook helps me keep connections with people easier and better than ever before. So thanks Facebook!

I’m terrible about keeping in touch with old friends, coworkers, and the like.

This is a bad habit in many ways. 1) Meeting people is hard, finding interesting people is harder. Why lose them once you find them? 2) Networking is good, it’s a bad idea to let old work contacts get rusty. 3) Go long enough not talking to anyone but yourself and people will think you’re crazy. Or would if they knew who the heck you are. Too bad they won’t.

I registered to Facebook a couple of weeks ago after being invited to join by a friend. I found plenty of people I hadn’t been in touch with for a while. It’s funny that I had to join this website to get in touch with them, although I knew how to contact them by other means.

I got an e-mail back from a guy I haven’t seen since 9th grade (spring 1984). I found him on myspace & sent an “are you . . .” to him. He is! He’s been out in Nevada since 1988. Now he will want to know about folks back in MA and I will have good reason to look people up from where I went to 7-9th grade.

Will call Angie today – returning her call of last night. Will e-mail birdlady on myspace to ask questions about North East that Pete & I have. Posted to antarcticlust on livejournal this morning – she has a thesis due in 5 days (?!)

cheers
k

Wow. Ever since I went to a different high school, I lost some contact with my middle school friends. You know what blows? The whole awkward passing your old friends on the street and thinking, “should I say hi, or will they pull out their pepper spray and mace my ass down?” There’s only so much Myspace can do. This year I think I’ll send out Christmas cards to my old pals. Yeah, that’s what I’ll do.

boy, I’m really trying with this one. I’ve just moved to an entirely new place – Maryland. I know no one here – I have really been reaching out to all my old friends from all over the country and meeting people like crazy.