I know what you mean. When I have classes where I use my laptop, I have my MSN on so I can chat with my fellow classmates, even though they're sitting next to me LOL.
It's an easy way to 'gossip'. Talking about the other students, the teacher or the class.
And this Summer, I was on vacation with a couple of friends. Some things had happend with one of the guys and I was pretty confused and needed to vent, but it was hard because everyone was always there. So while I was sitting on the bed in the caravan with another friend, I just typed the more 'delicate' stuff into a Notepad window and we had our conversation that way
MSN (or another instant messaging program) would be pretty interesting in the newsroom I guess. And they could tease each other without having to leave their desks. Lol, I can just see Clark sending a teasing message to Lois. Then she looks over to him and Clark is smiling that wonderful smile or gives her a wink.
