Great thread Isabelle- I too had the pleasure of meeting a fellow Librarian who turned out to be just as charming in person, if not more so.

Meeting people from the dreaded Internet is really no more dangerous than anywhere else- as long as a few simple precautions are followed it's generally an experience most people live through...

What you say about say about the play party sounds so very much what I've heard from many people too. Almost word for word!