Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Internet Friends

Forget about the school bus or sororities...It occurred to me today that I have really made a load of great friends over the internet. I don't mean sleazy chat room friends, but real, bug for advice, share resources, vent about life sort of friends--many of whom I've never even met. Not to sound like a four year old, but how cool is that!? The internet has become such a major part of all of our lives, its hard to remember what things were like before it. I use the internet to buy presents, purchase movie tickets, check the weather, communicate with everyone, read gossip/news/blogs/forums, pay all of my bills, go grocery shopping, order supplies for my business, find manufacturers, check interest rates, learn how to train my dog, send ecards and about a thousand other things I can't think of at this moment.

Anyway, this post is about internet friends, so here is a short list of some of mine. There isn't a one in the bunch who is not insanely talented, super sweet, achingly funny, generously helpful or a combination of all of the above (in no particular order):

Noisy Dog Studio
Anna Bella Baby
Turtle Papers
Mainio
Shades of Violet
Pink Loves Brown
Fashion Flair Cards
Cat Seto
Claudine Hellmuth
Kenzie Kate
Wedding Bee
Retro Pet
Polka Dot Mittens
i *heart* paper
Tobi Wood Designs
Pervartistry
Indigo Hand Loom
Very Commerce
Anne Maa
Oh Joy!
Just My Cup of Tea
Very Meri

On a sidenote, has anyone seen the new Nelly Furtado video? Man, is it HOT (i would use double caps here if possible). For some reason it got tivo'd and I swear I just watched it 11 times...and now I think I need a shower. And did anyone else catch the Justin Timberlake cameos at the end? I heart me some Nelly--she's just about the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.

8 comments:

Funky Finds said...

I just had to post about Noisy Dog Studio today! Fabulous. Thanks for sharing these great links.

Anonymous said...

hi erica,
thanks for the shout out! i couldn't agree more with your words..it's really been amazing what a network there is out there of people who hardly know each other yet are so supportive!

Anonymous said...

not only have I made the most awesome friend via the internet, i met my own husband thru my blog! I guess you could say... I'm a fan! =)

Anonymous said...

hey erica,
thanks for the shout out and support!!! :)

marzi said...

awwe shucks! thanks for the props! i appreciate all the support and help you've provided to me and my business! the internet is a marvelous thing!

claudine hellmuth said...

awww thanks for the mention!!
xxxox

Mackenzie said...

Its so nice to feel like part of this community! You and all of those other gals are such an inspiration.

Anonymous said...

i have to agree with you 100%. thanks for all the support and its been so fun getting to know you.
:)