i've seen a lot of opendiary refugees making their way to bloop, and i've been hoping that it will jumpstart this place back into action. for quite some time now, people have been complaining that the bloop "community" is dying. on the surface, i've been thinking "pfft, what community? i come here to write the things in my head for myself, and i don't care if anyone reads them"... then i stop myself.
i have met 5 bloopers in person. one of those flew from washington to stay with me. another has visited me (and vice versa) from michigan several times. she even brought her visiting-from-australia boyfriend to spend new years at my place a few years ago. i consider her my little sister and we talk every chance we get. i met yet another blooper while on holiday last year. [edit: actually 6 bloopers; i forgot the time i met someone at random - she recognized me while i was shopping in her store.]
there are a number of other bloopers that i keep up with on facebook, instagram, etc. i've been invited to a blooper's wedding. i've donated to their funds for various things. i've reconnected with people who don't even write here anymore, thru other avenues. so yeah, i'd say we have a nice little bloop community here.
i was talking with a friend earlier, who i actually met over on opendiary waaaay back in the day. we figure we've "known" each other for 13 years. that is longer than either of us have known a lot of the people we hang out with in real life. longer than we've known our partners, our college friends, our work colleagues. she is fantastic, and might even start writing on bloop. i hope she does.
holy shit you guys!! i was writing this entry, and got distracted when my husband came home. he had picked up the mail and there was A PACKAGE FROM A BLOOPER! for real. it caught me so off-guard. it's from amanda and it's CANDY! that she MAKES! aaaaah! so cute! it had an adorable little note and it tastes delicious. she is just the loveliest! (psst: check out steel city candy when she really gets rolling).
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What awesome timing to be interrupted by post from a blooper, it couldn't have been better timed. Getting the community back a bit would be nice, I think most people here have fallen into the trap of talking to the same people. Getting some fresh blood in this place can't be bad.
