You know, after reading several blogs devoted to sharing life experiences, nominating particular bloggers for different reasons for a Joeuser award ceremony that will probably never be held in a person to person format, it got me thinking about a similar sort of gathering: that of a Joeuser reunion.
After we got the boring details sorted out, like the actual reunion committee, decision of where to hold the event, cost, hotel rooms, music, bar, etc., we get down to the actual social aspect of it all.
I've had times of shyness, but I feel comfortable enough to think that I could face entering a party without visually 'knowing' anyone. I might have tried to diet a bit and have gotten a new haircut or smashing outfit, but I don't think I would go overboard in that area. 'I yam who I yam' as someone more animated may have said. I think I would scan everybody's HELLO MY NAME IS name tag, and probably just grin widely at the first person's name that I recognized. Hopefully, it would be someone that I feel like I really know, and our enivitable conversation and laughter would draw more more people nearby, to see what was going on.
I don't want to post the name of every single person that I'd be interested in striking up a real conversation with: you all know who you are... hopefully. I'm sure, that I'll feel that way about other people too, who are new to our little community. That's just the way it seems to be working, anyway.
At least, that's how I feel tonight. But I'm sure some of the people that we all might be interested in meeting might just have vetoed the idea altogether. Stayed home, rented a movie, or made other plans with other 'real' friends.
The funny thing about this crazy little blog is that there are parts of me that wish it could become a reality. And then there's that other part that thinks: hey, stuff like this never happens. Blog communities getting together, meeting face to face.
If it does happen in some far off future, someone let me know, huh?