August 09, 2005
Bloggers Are People Too
On Sunday night, I met a blogger for the first time. Actually, that's not strictly true. I have indeed met bloggers before. Some of my best friends are bloggers. However, this was the first time that I had met someone who I knew solely in a cyber-sense before meeting them. Now following is the dialogue that played out in my head after our mutual friend hit me with "Oh, this is Travis Johnstone*. You guys know each other, sort of."
Oh, God. That's Travis. From those blogs that I read and like. What do I say?
What do you normally say when you meet someone new?
Umm... hello?
Dude, you just said that.
So what next?
What's he into? Talk about that shit.
I don't know. *thinks back to recent blog posts*.
No! Don't talk about blogging, that's too nerdy.
But he's a nerd, he'll appreciate it. Man, I'M a nerd.
No! You're not a nerd. You're one of those cool internet guys.
There are cool internet guys?
Look, you can really start building yourself a rep here. IF YOU DON'T FUCK IT UP.
God, the stress. From memory I think I babbled fairly incoherently about football. That old chestnut. But not entirely inappropriate.
In conclusion, it's weird coming face to face with someone whose life you know so much about. Well, I found it weird. I'm sure it'll get less weird. Travis was nice and all. And though I didn't get to talk to him for nearly as long as I would have liked, a tentative arrangement was made to get stinking drunk and probably bashed at some time in the future.
So if you come across me in the real world, be aware that I am easily startled, yet will be friendly if treated kindly and/or fed booze.
*Not his real name.
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Comments
Missed you by scant moments. Don't worry - when we do meet it will be totally non-intimidating. We can discuss the nerdly arts but I have a ways to catch up on the showtunes. I can bluff like I know something about football but I can only really sustain that for 30 seconds at best. Shit! What ARE we going to talk about? We better be drunk.
Posted by: fluffy at August 9, 2005 10:20 AM
We could talk about shoes, or our favourite shows. Or, after we're boozed, about how Howard blows.
Posted by: Peter at August 9, 2005 11:53 AM
This T. Johnstone fellow sounds like an absolute gun.
Posted by: Adam 1.0 at August 9, 2005 11:53 AM
He did seem nice, Adam. I suspect he's back on the bongs, though.
Posted by: Peter at August 9, 2005 12:13 PM
Thank christ the AFL is WADA compliant, even if the Wide World of Blog isn't.
Posted by: Adam 1.0 at August 9, 2005 05:47 PM
Oh, I'm so sorry - I totally blame myself. I shouldn't have just dumped you together like that - I was just in a state of such high anxiety over the entire drinks scenario, I was verging on hysteria and I was also, by that point, well on my way to being tanked.
The first time you meet a blogger/bloggers, it is very, very weird. after that, I promise, it gets easier and less weird. I was so freaked out the first time it happened that I've repressed most of the evening.
And of course it's okay to talk about blogging. It's inevitable, nerdy but inevitable, that you end up standing around talking about each others blog posts - 'oh I really like the one where you blah blah blah' etc. EMBRACE THE NERD! (Not literally. Although Travis is a fine looking young man, even without his balaclava on, so there would be nothing wrong with you embracing him.)
Yes, I really am interrupting my holiday in the US to post a comment here. That's dedication for you. Now excuse me while I go take a photo of the guy next door whose numberplate reads 'ME 2 LORD.'
Posted by: jellyfish at August 13, 2005 07:55 AM
We've just bonded over the greatest AFL/VFL match ever.
Posted by: Adam 1.0 at August 13, 2005 08:24 PM
We were honestly mere centimetres from our worst nightmare. A definite top 20, top 10, top 5 moment. Up there with Brad Green in 2000, with Garry Lyon in the '88 Prelim. Words seem so trivial.
Posted by: Peter at August 13, 2005 09:22 PM
Backgammon instructions Super :)
Posted by: Backgammon instructions at March 17, 2006 05:07 AM
He that spares the bad injures the good... Peter
Posted by: Peter at November 22, 2006 07:52 PM
What is lost is lost... Jocatta
Posted by: Jocatta at November 29, 2006 09:15 PM
A blind leader of the blind... Thomasina
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I haven't gotten anything done recently. I've just been hanging out doing nothing. I haven't been up to anything these days, but it's not important. Today was a total loss.
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I've just been staying at home not getting anything done. I've basically been doing nothing worth mentioning. My life's been pretty unremarkable these days. Eh.
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My life's been pretty dull recently. Shrug. My mind is like a void. I haven't gotten anything done lately. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
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I just don't have anything to say. Not that it matters. Eh. I've just been staying at home doing nothing, but I don't care. That's how it is.
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I haven't gotten anything done recently. I've just been hanging out doing nothing. I haven't been up to anything these days, but it's not important. Today was a total loss.
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daydreaming selfishness supporters descending delve,atheist,
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My life's been pretty dull recently. Shrug. My mind is like a void. I haven't gotten anything done lately. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
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I just don't have anything to say , but shrug. So it goes. Not much on my mind recently. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
Posted by: Sten84188 at February 6, 2007 01:00 PM
