Meet The Pallies

Get your jealous on, pallies, Lola got to experience Stripey Goodness in person! And after she held him for like 30 seconds on her lap, homeboy decided he'd had enough love and set off to chill in the grass. He's such a diva. Lola's reaction to Hobbes? "Criminy! What does that cat weigh?!"

See? I told you he was heavy.

Lola popped in so that we could head off to the city to meet up with CardioGirl on Thursday.

"What?!" you say. "Weren't you scared she was gonna murder you and stuff you in the trunk of her car?!". Nope. Lola and I have met at Starbucks a few times over the past year or so and she has never murdered me, so I came to the conclusion it was safe for her to see where I live and to finally meet Hobbes and Grace. Let it be known that I practice extreme internet safety here at the Duck and Wheel.

We met up with CardioGirl at a hotel in the city about an hour later and what a hoot that was!

First, I had to absolutely mortify my pally by giving her a hug--which I didn't learn until later that I creeped her out. But it turns out I creeped Lola out by doing that to her the first time I met her too, so it's all good. Sheesh--what is with these non-huggers??? Let it be known that I am a hugger.

She's just darn lucky I forgot my threat of a few months ago to plant a big giant smoochie on her CardioGirl lips--just to freak her out. I don't typically do that sort of thing, but it was part of a post about personal space and.........well.......whatever. It's hard to explain. I was being silly. CG mentioned that she freaks with having to hug or kiss when couples get together--you know how friends do that? Well, long story short--I just threatened to smoochie her and that freaked her out. I found it hilarious.......she did not. I think that poor girl was panicking knowing that she was going to meet me and I might remember saying I would do that.

Moving on.....

Anyway, we sat by a vomity pool and chatted for a couple of hours. It was hilarious to compare notes and just chat the time away. I love meeting up with fellow bloggers--they just sort of "get" you and what you do for fun. There is no explaining posts or comments, following or haters. We commiserated on lost readers and the lack of activity this summer. We laughed about our favorite blogs and talked of why we don't all change the look of our blogs. It was just fun.

Soon, the time drifted away and we had to head home, but not before we asked the lifeguard to stop cleaning the barfy pool and take our photo. She obliged willingly, but look at the choices here. I'm sure she thought us odd.

It's funny when you meet blog pallies in person. There is this sense of "I know you. You are my friend. But I don't know you and I have never seen you before in my life." It's all very odd, but nice too. It's good to know that a person really exists behind that header and all those posts. There is depth and reason for what we do and we have this strange connection in the world of electronic communication. And while we don't really know each other, we do. It's a friendship of the strangest kind, but in the end, it is a friendship. And one I truly enjoy.

Thanks, Lola and CardioGirl. Thanks for the chuckles and the nice evening. And thanks for saving me from the spider, Lola.