well, i am officially on the chatroulette viral bandwagon, and let me just say that it is a creepy, fascinating, addictive and strange look into the human condition in the year 2010. 

we now know that the creator of the site is a 17 year old from moscow who has never been to the united states. which tech company will offer him a six figure salary is yet to be determined (my bets are on facebook).

anyways, i read about chatroulette in new york magazine on my flight to wisconsin 2 days ago. i had heard some murmurs of the site on twitter this past week but had not bothered to look into it. the new york magazine article was captivating, and i simultaneously wanted to log on immediately (damn you delta, where is your in-flight wifi? wow, that would certainly be taking chatroulette to another level...but i digress) and stay as far away from the pedophiles, flashers and other freaks who would even consider using this site.

so i compromised. within the mindful gaze of boyfriend and his roommate, we all ventured into the world of chatroulette.

within the past 48 hours, i have seen:

2 prepubescent boys holding an ak-47

a large sack of weed

a penis

many people who do not speak english

too many young girls

a guy playing a guitar

many people staring blankly at me, while i stared blankly back at them

a lot of waving as way of greeting

several groups of twenty-somethings drinking beer (which happens to be the same thing that we were doing)

currently, boyfriend and roommate are intently "nexting" people while i sit on the couch writing. and i still don't quite know what to make out of any of this.