i may be a bird in a cage but at least it's your cage

i count among my closest, dearest, real life friends a large number of people i first met on the internet.

I visited Los Angeles for the first time because of internet friends. When I moved, my best friend of four years helped me drive out... after knowing me on the internet for four years and meeting me in person once. I moved in with a girl I met on the internet. I got my first job in LA through a friend I met on the internet. I spent all day yesterday [and will spend all next weekend] hanging out with a friend I met on Livejournal. And another one of my internet friends is just about to move here. I owe basically my entire social and professional life to the internet... it's pretty amazing.