IM

I used to be a massive IM user. I had all the main chat messengers switched on all the time but for some reason this past 6 months, I can't stand it now.
If I do log on just to see and someone catches me I often feel trapped and obliged to talk. So stupid. No-one who uses chat is meant to feel that way . It's meant to be fun. I don't really understand why I've developed such a 'thing' about it. One of my quirks no doubt.
Abby, however, uses IM all the time. Seems to be her life. She can socialise without needing to leave her bed. She's always discussing some 'friend' from foreign parts she talks to. A classic was Christmas Eve. A guy from America. Lives down the road from Eminem (right) apparently they'd already had Christmas Day being so far in front of us. He had a snow board. (I've never heard of anywhere in the States that's in front of us...They're at least 5 hours behind)
She made me laugh yesterday though. Her friend's big brother (mate from school) had come to celebrate Christmas with his family. I asked her where he lived. 'Oh somewhere...ummm either South Africa or Essex' She said knowledgeably. Yes of course. SA and Essex are so similar easy to confuse the two.