Romancing the blog (his story)
Blogger "Kyknoord" tells the tale of how reading "Dolce's" blog for over two years brought them closer together...
It began as many modern relationships do: we stalked one another online.
Well, perhaps "stalked" is a tiny exaggeration, but she had a blog; I had a blog; and we both started following the virtual goings-on in one another's lives at roughly the same time.
When I first encountered this mysterious wrangler of prose, I was immediately drawn in by her ability to bend words to her will with such obvious ease.
I mention this because the sheer number of astonishingly bad blogs cluttering the blogosphere is difficult to comprehend. Finding one you can actually relate to is a rare discovery indeed, so imagine my dismay when she suddenly stopped updating.
Weeks went by with no new entries. Had she decided to pack it in? Was she dead?
In desperation, I clutched at the single straw available to me and sent her a "where are you?" email. When she replied, I was relieved to learn that she'd been happily blogging elsewhere, but had somehow neglected to mention this to her loyal fans.
Fast-forward to December 2007.
I'd just been dumped and was feeling spectacularly sorry for myself. While normal people withdraw into shells of misery until the emotional tide has passed, we bloggers like to let it all hang out. Declaring, "I'M DEPRESSED!" to the world at large is the usual approach and who was I to buck the trend?
After one particularly emo post, she emailed me to say: "I'll buy you a beer if you shut up and stop whining".
I agreed to her conditions. However, circumstances intervened and the drink only took place about three months later, which was coincidentally about the time I'd managed to dislodge my lip from its comfy spot on the floor.
We met at "A Touch of Madness" in Observatory. I was smitten from the moment she walked in the door. She was witty, erudite and sexy, but best of all; she was also single and didn't seem to think I was a complete plonker. We've been attached to one another like limpets ever since.
To read Dolce's side of the story click here.
To read the rest of Kyknoord's blog postings click here.