[mkarazin]

If you love the idea of connecting people interested in similar things, check out a startup I'm working on. http://getreveel.com/

We are still in progress of building out the smarts of it, tying people together and suggesting new activities, as well as UX issues in signup (current sprint focused on these). Still young but we'd love you to check it out. It's focused for the Chicago market, will open up other cities soon.