As for a chat room, I believe I may have a solution. Namely ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC ). I'm at a server that is mostly stable, and it would be great if we could have a dedicated room to us there. The server I call home is www.esper.net , and it's run by a great group of guys.

If you want me to, I can create the room for y'all. As for clients, I reccomend HydraIRC.