Seriously, nothing helps keep it perky and together better than IM conversations. I had the following chat with my friend's sister-in-law:
Judiknyght2000: hey did you know that my cat's name is Julie?
julie: hehe, really?
julie: no i didn't know that
Judiknyght2000: yeah
Judiknyght2000: it's Julius actually, but he's always been called Julie
julie: :) cute
Judiknyght2000: there'll be a post about him at some point today
julie: hehe, my cat's name is Fea
julie: it's spanish
Judiknyght2000: for?
julie: ugly
Judiknyght2000: ha!
julie: but it's okay because she doesn't speak spanish
Judiknyght2000: still, awesome
julie: hehe