Last night I was thinking about what an interesting group the online blog/diary/journal community is. There are probably a dozen blogs that I read on a regular basis that are written by people I have never met, and never knew before I stumbled across their online world and found some part of it interesting, or intriguing, or simply well-written. And though I never really thought about it, there are people out there who don’t know me except for via what I’ve written. Case in point: Becky, aka mnnicegirl. I don’t remember how I first came across her online diary, but I’ve been reading it for…well, it must be at least a couple years by now. I keep reading because her writing is good, her life is interesting, and her thoughts and feelings are often similar to mine. Yesterday she posted a map of states she’s visited, after seeing it here on my page.
It’s pretty cool, and flattering to know that other people read my page. And it definitely makes me want to write more interesting material. What can I say–my motivation always seems to come from unexpected sources!
Anyway. At some point I’ll get around to posting the full list of “blogs of people I don’t actually know” that I read regularly. Then perhaps those of you who scold me when I don’t post first thing in the morning can busy yourself with the writings of others. 😉
This morning when I went in to get my coffee, Rich brought up our oft-mentioned, never-undertaken trip to Chicago to see the Cubs play at Wrigley. This year we may actually be serious about doing it…on Memorial Day, when the Cubbies play the Astros. I’m liking the idea. I’ve always wanted to go to Chicago, I want to add another stadium to my list, and I’d like to see Christina and her purple apartment and her boy and her fat cat. So we’ll see.
Tonight is movie night, after a long absence of theater visits. We’re seeing Miracle at 7, and possibly something else. I really want to see Lost in Translation (which has been on my list ever since I saw a preview back in August, but is now more urgent thanks to all the award nominations it’s gotten) at 9:30. It would be close, but I think we can make it.
Tomorrow I’m up early to go hand out race fliers to people finishing a 5K over at UHCL, but other than that I have few plans for the weekend. Supposedly we’ll play soccer on Sunday night, but all the rain may have already cancelled it.