You Made the Papehs!
So this morning I open up the New York Times to a story called “Dating a Blogger” (reg. required) and starring back at me is a Brooklyn blogger named Deirdre Clemente whom I went to college with and directed in a freshmen play.
I’d ordinarily think this was a wild bit of news, especially over a bowl of Grape Nuts at 9:15 on a Sunday. However, something is in the water I drank back then (or recently) because this is the forth person I know from blogging or before who has been mentioned in that paper of record.
Let’s review: My friend Maggie was quoted in some story about Gen X. fashions I’m assuming because she wrote a hilarious series about it for The Morning News. Buddy Josh Benton’s CD Mix of the Month Club got some prominant mention and a picture that probably scored JB a bunch of dates. Megan Morrone, who is aparently the object of lust of teenage geeks everywhere, is a producer on Tech TV’s The Screen Savers but in another life waited in the academic advising line with me at Johns Hopkins as another Writing Seminars major, searching for guidance.
One or two of these happenings and I think “how neat” and glow inside with smugness that I knew some soon-to-be-famous people. But three? Then four? That’s just freaky.
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It’ll be five when your book gets reviewed, pal! Go Kevin!
It’ll be five when your book gets reviewed, pal! Go Kevin!
Deirdre! Holy Crap! I remember her from my days in Witness Theater…wow.
-Dave
Deirdre! Holy Crap! I remember her from my days in Witness Theater…wow.
-Dave
It was a nice picture and she seemed to have a good perspective on blogging– it’s semi-public so you can’t be completely impulsive, etc. As I recall she never minded the spotlight in college and even had a fan club/entourage. So I’m not surprised that she’s a psuedo cyber celebrity.
It was a nice picture and she seemed to have a good perspective on blogging– it’s semi-public so you can’t be completely impulsive, etc. As I recall she never minded the spotlight in college and even had a fan club/entourage. So I’m not surprised that she’s a psuedo cyber celebrity.
Wow. Now it IS five. Jish just made the paper for his Star Wars Kid fundraising drive.
Wow. Now it IS five. Jish just made the paper for his Star Wars Kid fundraising drive.
Dates? What dates? I got bupkis.
Dates? What dates? I got bupkis.
Josh,
Find a link to that picture and post it here. We’re going to rustle you up some ladies.
Josh,
Find a link to that picture and post it here. We’re going to rustle you up some ladies.
One of my sites, PictureYourself.org, was mentioned in the NYTimes in December. It was a short blurb, but I still bought 6 copies of the paper to share with friends and keep for the memory! (I don’t expect to be in it again any time soon!)
One of my sites, PictureYourself.org, was mentioned in the NYTimes in December. It was a short blurb, but I still bought 6 copies of the paper to share with friends and keep for the memory! (I don’t expect to be in it again any time soon!)
Oy god, all of you, everyone I’m friends with, stop being so damn interesting! I’m going to get spoiled.
Oy god, all of you, everyone I’m friends with, stop being so damn interesting! I’m going to get spoiled.