... And the funny thing is, I was just about to go, "OH WOW YOU KNOW HIM TOO!!" You know, just before it occurred to me again that, right, same online circles, of course others on my friends list would know him. :)

And agreed on both counts! I wasn't too worried about C. -- heck, this time around it's her who introduced me to people :) -- but I'm still glad she had a blast, and yes, Watts really is a sweet guy. It's not often that I get sufficiently comfortable to really chat at length with someone in English, and for this alone, I'm grateful.