Brunching with Bloggers

Back in California, already working eves and racing toward deadlines. My eyes are bloodshot.

Before I knew what my deadlines looked like, however, I had arranged several social engagements for myself. Notably, this morning I was finally privileged to meet the talented and handsome Joshua Newman, of self-aggrandizement.com in Real Life™.

I first met Mr. Newman online when he participated in a blogging gameshow I was following (run by Ernie of LYD), "Blind Date Blog". Though he was distracted from the competition by an extracurricular skirt and ended up dropping out midway, his wry humor and brash confidence had already led me to initiate an email exchange with him. We've been reading one another's blogs faithfully since.

I'm a pretty good judge of people, and it's rare that I find someone thoroughly engaging online and not in person, though the reverse is frequently the case. And Josh, in person, is as witty, charming, and generally engaging a fellow as I had thought he would be. How I love to be right when I'm making positive predictions.

*raises virtual glass* Cheers, Josh. Thanks for breakfast. And there's a free pair of quality leather chaps waiting for you anytime you decide to make that extra effort with your appearance we discussed.