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I invited Substack friends over for a movie night.

Last weekend I invited 15 new friends I made through this Substack for a movie night in my home, combining my two favorite things: Watching movies and meeting new people. Here’s a recap.

The guests

I’ve talked about this before but it’s pretty crazy and incredible to me how many friends I’ve made since starting 11am Saturday. We collaborate on each other’s projects, text and email about movies, and check in on each other’s lives via Instagram Story replies; but it was time to bring this online party to the real world. I’m awed that all 15 of my “internet friends” not only showed up to a (for all intents and purposes) stranger’s home but also instantly hit it off with each other. Who knew that people who have the same specific principal interest would get along so well (lol)?? Plans for future hangs were being made before the movie even started and I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome.