How to become better friends with someone?

[ljmason20030]

Be yourself- don't pretend to like the same things as that will only back-fire later.
Be honest and sincere.
You don't say if this is a friends only or a possible romantic type relationship you are seeking with this girl, but being honest and sincere by being YOU is extremely important either way.
As for meeting her in person for the first time I'd suggest a group activity to ease off the tension of hanging out for the first time. If she doesn't like the same types of group activities, you probably won't really want to hang out with her one-on-one anyway no matter how super-cool she appears to be.
Good luck!