m/55/ca here..Any hot chicks wanna cam2cam?..

Things seemed a little slow around Bloggertown this weekend,so I thought I'd try something different for some cheap grins and giggles.
...I ventured out into the netherworld that is 'Yahoo Chat'.
Be advised,this is not for the faint of heart boys and girls!

There's a whole 'nuther socio-dynamic involved,and any deviation from Chat Room protocol will be dealt with swiftly,and without benefit of appeal.
They let you know this up front,by suggesting you click on the FAQ's link before you make any attempt to reach out,and introduce yourself to a room full of strangers.
I quite naturally ignored all that,and leaped into the fray..

Actually,'leaped' isn't exactly the right word.
First,you have to find someplace among the 14,387 'rooms' where you might possibly engage some kindred spirits.
Now,I enjoy 'Origami Madness','Guamanian Political Overviews',and 'Big Breasted Transsexuals' as much as the next guy,but I figured I'd be better off just visiting one of the establishments geared simply for the '50+' crowd.

So I picked a 50's chat room that seemed to be fairly active, (there's a little number next to each room to tell you how many people are currently in it), filled in the evil word verification thingy,and hit 'Enter'!
...Then I filled out the next one,..and the next one,..until I was finally successful in gaining access to the joint.

BAM!!..Suddenly I'm hit with a mad frenzy of hugs and kisses and emoticons of every possible stripe and 37 IM's from bored 21 year old co-eds who wanna play and mind boggling cyber-acronyms that disappear at the top o' the page before you have the slightest chance to decipher their meaning and HOLY CRAP!!..
Is anybody actually,..you know,..CHATTING???
..I felt like I did that time I took the wrong freeway exit,and ended up running out of gas in East LA at three in the morning...
Quite intimidating,..I assure you.

Well I gathered my wits,selected my font size and color,iggy'd all the bots,adjusted the volume control on my voice chat option,and proceeded to lurk quietly in the background 'till I had something of substance to contribute to the conversations that were flowing past me at the speed of light amongst the regulars.

..and I waited,..and waited, (I'm starting to get the gist of things), ..and waited.
Until finally!..

chat_room_ missy69: 'makin duck soup for 1st time 2nite..any advice?'

sling_shot: 'Leave out the beak!!'...

Turns out,the regulars were a very pleasant group o' folks.
Friendly,and gracious.
Over the weekend,I got to where I recognized most of them,but I think I'll still just kinda hang out in the corner in the future..

@};- G'nite all!..(((HUGGSSS)))..bbl.