RL is the standard abbreviation for the term Real Life, as in "Marcia laughs in RL"(not that Marcia would ever laugh, but you see the point). One of the most amazing things that can happen to a TIMmer is to meet a person in RL after they've met them on TIM. This is usually accomplished at TIM parties, where flocks of TIMmers gather in RL to stare at each other for hours on end.