Thanks to "GAIM":http://gaim.sf.net/ (available for Windows and Linux, BTW), I can sort my buddy list by log size. Since I log every conversation I've ever had, ever, this provides a rather interesting indication of who I talk to most, or at least, who I talk to the most verbosely (my cybersex partners, of course, won't have very large log files, since I only send short messages like "more", "yes!", "almost there", and "ajsdfh434823$"). Of course, this only accounts for those conversations held on my office computer, my home logs would be sized differently. With that in mind, here's my list (with the names toward the bottom left off since I so rarely speak to those people):
# Matt
# Justin
# Jess
# Morgan
# Brad
# Melissa
# Joel
# Charm
# Rob
# Bonnie
# Jaclyn
I wish I could have it sort by time spent conversing and by conversation time over a certain time period (last week, last month, last year, etc) but it's still interesting.
It's also interesting to consider those at the top of the list. I don't talk to Matt that often. But when we do talk, it's quite verbose and goes on for quite some time. My conversations with Justin are a mix between frequent, short, terse conversations and less frequent, long, verbose conversations. None of our verbose conversations get to the length of the ones I have with Matt, though. Jess and Morgan are next on the list. In both of these cases, conversation is *very* frequent, however, quite short and generally terse.
Very interesting.
*Update:* Out of curiosity, I checked my logs at home as well. Here's that list, for the interested.
# Justin
# Morgan
# Bonnie
# Brad
# Melissa
# Joel
