Skype

[poliphilo]

We got Skype so we could talk free to Mike in Japan. Yesterday we tried it out for the first time.

And it was like opening a jar of jam in the vicinity of a wasps' nest. All the time we were connected we had calls and texts coming at us from all over. I've never known the like.

"Call me"

"Add me"

"Talk to me"

"Let me show you my penis."

Jeez!

But apart from that it was brilliant. It was strange to have Mike's voice coming out of the computer. He sounded so clear we could almost have been facing one another across the table.

Comments

[karenkay.livejournal.com]

I don't have a penis, but I have Skype (we use it at work). I haven't had the experience that you describe, either on Skype or Yahoo IM. But I will say that I had that experience before, and that's why I stopped IMing for 8 years or so.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

There must be some way of blocking unwanted callers and messagers.

Actually, it added a certain spice to the conversation.