Bloggers are people too! And they drink cider!

So this blogosphere is a crazy place.

Every single day, I read the online musings of all sorts of myriad people, from all over the world. I see photos of their homes and families, or hear stories of their lives and loves. I'm part of a whole community of people I have never - and might never - meet.

Well, I did meet one of them the other day - the inestimable Sasha Sappho.

Sasha happened to be in New York, so I gave her a quick tour of where I work and then exposed her [Bad choice of phrase - Editorial Bear] to my friends and colleagues at a local pub (and, inexplicably, she's still willing to talk to me!)

It was very odd to meet somebody who I paradoxically know so much, yet so little, about.

Ever since I first discovered Sasha's blog, I thought she was awesome. Her writing just pushed my button. She seemed smart and clever and open minded. Hers is one of the first blogs I catch up on every day.

So I was already confident that when I met her, I'd think she was awesome. I mean, she already was awesome in my head. The great thing though, was that when I did actually meet Sasha, she not only met expectations - she exceeded them!

She was everything she is in her blog, only more so!

And now, aside from having a great time meeting her, I like to think that Sasha isn't just a bloggy friend any more, she's a real friend. Which is pretty cool. Who knew that there was a door that led from the blogsphere into the realosphere™ [Trademark 2009 - Editorial Bear] ?