Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Blogging buddies bodies meet

Linda and DJan at the Dropzone
Try saying THAT title three times fast! I looked in the dictionary for another "b" word that means the same thing as "meet" but I was unsuccessful. This picture was taken last Sunday, at Skydive Snohomish with the sun shining on a beautiful day with a perfect breeze. I got on the plane with my jumping buddies to make a skydive and when I returned to the Dropzone, there she was! I knew Linda immediately from her pictures on her blog, Thoughts of a Bag Lady in Waiting (and she knew me). We introduced ourselves and then she came inside to watch while I packed up my parachute. She asked a whole lot of questions, not only from me but also the other people around the Dropzone that I introduced her to. One person thought she was with the press. :-)

She is a very dynamic person and was hoping to make an observer ride when I told her about the possibility, but Skydive Snohomish no longer offers them. It's quite possible she will come back again and make a tandem jump. In any event, after we had spent the day together (while I packed my parachute and boarded the airplane and jumped out three separate times), I felt like I had expanded my universe in a direction that makes me very happy. It's amazing to me how the blogosphere brings us together because of mutual interests and gives us the option to actually meet in person!!

Linda mentioned the possibility of perhaps having a blogging buddy vacation weekend, where we could gather some of our mutual blogging friends living close by who might like to spend some time together, and I think this is a great idea! Although this is the first time we met in person, Linda and I are way more than simple acquaintances, as I know her hopes and dreams and she knows mine. That is one thing that blogging provides us that creates a brand new universe for many of us. Back in 2009, I wrote a blog post about Teilhard de Chardin who suggested that we are creating a new paradigm for human interaction through our connectivity.

I'm not sure what will come of all of it, but I know that my blogging buddies, two of whom I have now met in person, are adding more and more to my daily sense of satisfaction.
:-)

29 comments:

  1. So cool! I love that the two of you met. I am a bit jealous that I wasn't there. It sounds like you both had an interesting, memorable day bonding in person.

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  2. I woke up on Monday returned to my right mind. I can't imagine why I even considered a tandem skydive! It must have been the perfect weather and the excellent company.

    I'll be happy to organize a gathering of some kind this summer. We have space for a few overnight guests and I bet we can come up with some interesting things to do.

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  3. I have to say, I keep thinking that you and I will bump into each other someday. it probably won't be as calm and relaxing as your last blogging buddy meet, as I will be surrounded by screaming children! :)

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  4. Yep I'm jealous too! but I'm glad you had such a good time.

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  5. How exciting !
    Sounds like you both have a lot in common, and enjoy each other's company.
    ~Jo

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  6. Yay, sounds like it was a great meeting. Good for the both of you!

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  7. that is so cool...thre are many bloggers i would love to meet in person...got my first chance in NYC and cant wait to do it again...

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  8. Blogging buddies bodies bond? Sounds like the bonding had been done long before, but also sounds rewarding to finally meet. Wonderful.

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  9. That's fantastic. Blogging buddies getting to meet in person...how nice. Glad you enjoyed your visit. Nice photo of the two you. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. yes, nice photo and nice write-up about the meeting. I'm glad you had a great time together.

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  11. How great that you met!
    I'm glad Linda came to her senses about jumping out of a plane--ROFL! ;)

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  12. This is great! I love that y'all got the opportunity to meet and am thankful you took a picture:)

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  13. That Linda is quite adventurous, but I was surprised that she wanted to do a tandem jump. Then again, maybe not?
    Looks like you two had a great time together.

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  14. Aw I am so happy for you guys for getting to meet! I met a blogging buddy at a conference one time, and it was just like you said. You already knew each other!

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  15. Not surprising you find that the fellow blogger is compatible. Writing thoughtfully can open up much more than discussion.
    Blogging is a great adventure.

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  16. Very cool. I've only met one fellow blogger (that is, someone whom I've met since blogging.. whom I never knew before) and it was a lovely encounter. I have met several folks whom I've come to know online in other ways though (newsgroups, trivia chat rooms), and I've never been disappointed yet. I'm glad you had a great day.

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  17. I always have a dream that someday I will meet my old friend I hope my dream come true that's romantic moment very cool

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  18. Great day. Glad you got to meet her. Wow.

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  19. Wonderful! I am so glad your meeting went well. I have so many wonderful Blogging Buddies in Washington and Oregon and in Canada that someday it would be a very interesting trip.
    I have met a few bloggers..and so enjoyed meeting them..the best people ever!! I also have two gals in my neighborhood that blog..so that is fun too! Buddies I knew before blogging.:)

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  20. The social networking aspect of blogging is a great bonus. Blogging is a great way to really get to know people so they are already friends when they finally meet. Enjoy the skydiving--I have no courage, can't relate.

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  21. Blogging is a great way to 'meet' new and interesting people. Not bound by physical location widens our horizons, even if we are just sitting in our own home all the time.

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  22. How about "Beloved Blogging Buddies Bodies"? ;o)

    Sounds like a wonderful Sunday! And a great weekend encounter idea!

    I'm so jealous when I hear that blogging buddies have had the chance to meet... all mine are so far away! :p *sigh*

    Happy World Oceans Day!!!

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  23. How exciting to have met a fellow blogger, from the photo you two look like you have known each other for years. There are a lot of bloggers in and around your corner of the state so it could be quite a party.

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  24. Nothing better than meeting a blogger friend, I think it is a wonderful idea if you can get more of you together. What a grand time that would be.......:-)Hugs

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  25. Awesome! I have met a couple of my blogger friends and it has been so great....

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  26. Isn't it great when we can actually connect? I feel very grateful for all of my blogging friends and a very special connection to those that I actually meet.

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  27. Yes, Bond is missing "B" word! That would be so exciting to meet some blogging buddies. In some ways we end up knowing more about these good friends that we have never seen in person than we know about people we see all the time! I wish I lived close so we could meet. Even when I come to Spokane to visit my son, that is still quite a distance from you. Maybe some day!

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  28. I love that you and Linda got to meet, and am just a tiny bit envious! There's nothing quite as wonderful as meeting blog buddies. These relationships are the modern version of pen pals and run very very deep.

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  29. It sure is fun to have blogging friends from around the world. And to meet some is very special. :)

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