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February 23, 2005

What, Now You've Got Blogdar? (Updated)

Official Pronouncement: This blogging thing has officially gotten out of hand. Last night, I was standing outside of Hi-Fi on Avenue A with a friend, when some guy came up to us and the following exchange began (told in glorious paraphrase):

Guy: Hey, are you guys bloggers?
Me: Why do you ask?
Guy: I'm meeting some people here for some bloggy thing.
Me: Um, I do have a blog, but I'm not who you're supposed to be meeting.
Guy: Oh, sorry. You guys just have that look.

Now, the friend I was with thought this was especially weird since this wasn't the first time somebody thought she was a blogger (For the record, she isn't, but she does write things that end up on the internet. I'm not sure how recalcitrant those data are for dude's theory.). However, for me this was the first time somebody could tell "just by looking" that I have a blog. The question that obviously presents itself is: what is it about me that makes me look like a blogger? Is it my pasty liquid-crystal-tanned complexion? Maybe the receding hairline? My stylish yet affordable footwear?

Anyway, if greenideas suddenly disappears in the next little while, it's because we freaked out over being readily identifiable (on sight!) with a "cultural" "movement" and torched the blog to collect the insurance money.

Update: I've been alerted that I neglected to mention my friend's "utter disbelief and hyena laughter" at the exchange. It has now, of course, been mentioned. Also, it was pointed out to me that Lindayism was inside, so hopefully that was who our boy was supposed to be meeting. Otherwise Hi-Fi last night was just some kind of randomly occurring blogging nexus, which is kind of a terrifying prospect.

Posted by matt at February 23, 2005 09:39 AM

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