When I discovered Diana's early in 1997, I joined an ever-changing community. Many "Dianaians" have come and gone since I first clicked into this world for the brave and bold. But for years now, I have found fun and companionship in Diana's Coffee Lounge. Though fellow chatters such as Hardbody Paul, Scooby, ShyGuy, TomNine, et al have remained, many of my Coffee Lounge friends have moved on...

August 14th, some these "lost chatters" returned and we held an impromptu reunion...

* Texy notes that this crowd makes today feel like an reunion!...
HardbodyPaul - Indeed it does, Texy...
Kane - Reunion
* Crystal thinks likewise, Tex!
G - Nickname change, Kane is now known as G
HardbodyPaul - That doesn't mean you aren't welcome, Kane, of course.
Gh - Nickname change, G is now known as Gh
HardbodyPaul - Or, "G"
Gho - Nickname change, Gh is now known as Gho
HardbodyPaul - Or, "Gh"
sub - not Ghost!
HardbodyPaul - Ghost! No way!
Ghos - Nickname change, Gho is now known as Ghos
HardbodyPaul - OMG!!!!!...
HardbodyPaul - I thought you were dead, Ghost. For real.
Crystal - HBP speaks the truth. Ghost!!!!!!??????
sub - wow! way reunion!
Ghost - Nickname change, Ghos is now known as Ghost...
Ghost - Hi yeah it;s me :-) :-)...
CaptainCorc - Gee whiz....it really is a reunion.
* HardbodyPaul says, "Yeah"...
sub - wb Ghost
HardbodyPaul - How the hell are ya, Ghost? Where ya been?
Ghost - How ya all been ??
Texy - G-G-G-Ghost!!!!!!!!
Ghost - Good good HBP Thank's sub Away for a while
* HardbodyPaul has been quite well.
Ghost - Tex how are ya ??
sub - i'll brb
HardbodyPaul - Did ya lose your internet connection for awhile or 
something, Ghost?...

A sense of community is clear from our reunion chatter...Yet the 
depth of relationships established in a chat room soon became apparent...

Ghost - No I had met A Beautiful lady in Ohio
* Texy is doin' perty good, G-man...thanks for askin'!
Ghost - NP Good to see ya all 
Texy - "had", ghost?...
HardbodyPaul - Yeah, "had", Ghost?
Ghost - She passed away the bigining of may though...
CaptainCorc - Good to see you, Ghost. You crossed my mind the other day 
when I was considering additions since your disappearance. So what about 
this woman?
HardbodyPaul - OMG, Ghost? How?
CaptainCorc - Passed away??????
Ghost - She was in training to be a pro wrestlier
Texy - Sorry, ghost...:-(...
Ghost - Brain anurisum...
Ghost - Thanks tex
CaptainCorc - Jeez...
Texy - Shit, ghost....you OK?
HardbodyPaul - That's so sad, Ghost. How old was this lady?
Ghost - I know she was 31 just turned 31
Crystal - You should have let us know, Ghost.
Ghost - yeah im ok but shes on my mind every day thank's
* HardbodyPaul is 31
CaptainCorc - Tragic.
* Texy sends ghost emotional support...
Crystal - This is better than any support group.
HardbodyPaul - Scary! ...
Ghost - I wonder if somehow i could get a pic of her to diana that she 
could put up on her site?...
Crystal - Of course she will.
Ghost - Thank you guys . Its good to be with friends 
Texy - I'm sure Diana would be glad to, ghost!...
* Ghost smiles at being back. It's good to be back :-)...
* ReunionCrystal enjoys the fact that Ghost is back.

Many say cyber relationships are not "REAL" relationships. I beg to differ...