How to make friends....

I've promised myself that I need to get back to writing, back to blogging.  So, I'm going to try to write everyday, possibly publish everyday and if the writing is deemed of quality in some way, or if I just need the attention, I will share to Facebook/Twitter.

In getting back into blogging, that also means back to Instagramming, Facebooking, Twittering, etc.  I did make up those verbs, but, it's my space so, whatever.  I have found so many other mom's out there.  Doing what I do - in their way.  Chronicling their lives, their feelings, their stories on their own blogs. So many that I feel like I know because of how much I read their blogs, see their pictures, follow conversations on Twitter.

Which makes me a cyber stalker doesn't it?  Ummm, yeah.  But!  I justify this cyber-stalking because they put themselves out there to be found, and I really would like to get to know these people better.

Some are really just un-attainable.  You know, like the popular kids in school?  Yeah - I'm never going to be cool enough to hang with The Bloggess.  But that's ok - she's funny and awesome, and I can be excited just to read her blog.

But then, you have other people, people that seem more attainable.  So, how do you move from cyber stalker, to cyber acquaintance, to cyber friend?

I'm awkward enough in real life that I have some tricks to make friends.  First, pacify with sugar, and lots of it:

 

The next thing I do is activities.  I can make fun faces:

 

 

I can share things, such as feelings, gossip, and most importantly, markers:

 

 

I can play some games, and I'm not a sore loser - unless we're playing Chess.  I like to win - always.

 

 

I can even play some video games!  I rock at Mario, and, while I'm not very good at it, I do like Just Dance.

 

 

Seriously - I am not good - you can beat me.  I'm a bad dancer.  Even the cat thinks so.

 

 

I can take some wicked awesome pics though.  And I can laugh at myself.  I sometimes can be a good friend.

 

But?  How do I present this to people that can't be swayed by my cakes and cookies?  By people that can't laugh at my dance moves?  How do you earn the trust of someone you really never get to see?

Any tips or tricks?  What are your moves?  Like Fat Monica told Chandler, I don't have any moves.  But would love to make friends out of some of the people that I cyber stalk.

I didn't mean for this blog to turn into some weird Craig's list add - MWF seeking Friend for sometimes sharing?

Oy, I am awkward to the max.  You'd think you could get away from that online.  Apparently not.