Comments on Tales of the Trees: Blog Friends

that happens to me all.the.time. i'm always t...

2009-08-31T18:40:42.116-07:00

that happens to me all.the.time. i'm always telling some story that seems to be connected to something i read about on a blog. and then they ask me who i'm talking about and it's so awkward explaining yourself!

I so get this and do the same thing! I love my blo...

2009-08-29T19:09:56.379-07:00

I so get this and do the same thing! I love my blog friends and I'm so thankful to "know" each one....including you!!

And I just saw that my word verification for that ...

2009-08-28T15:26:43.455-07:00

And I just saw that my word verification for that comment was "no win". Which is so true for describing blogging friends to non blogging friends! :)

I've only been blogging about a month, and I c...

2009-08-28T15:26:02.482-07:00

I've only been blogging about a month, and I can already SO relate to this. It's so hard when you tell a story about something, or where you found out about something, and say "oh from a blog friend." You get THAT look, if you know what I mean.

I've started saying, "I know a girl who dot dot dot", since I get follow up questions with the I know a friend thing. Like, so where do you know her from? haha.

lol I know exactly what you mean about just callin...

2009-08-28T11:28:59.268-07:00

lol I know exactly what you mean about just calling them "friends". I usually will just say, "This girl I know had that happen to her." (or whatever the situation is). Or if I get a comment from someone and bring up in convo with a friend I'll just say, "Someone told me today that ____" LOL Makes it was less complicated.

Okay so we would so be friends in real life. Okay...

2009-08-28T07:43:30.550-07:00

Okay so we would so be friends in real life. Okay I know I'm older and all, but a girl can live her youth again precariously through others right? =) (Did that make any sense? In my head it did...anyway..... =)

I LOVE all of your stories and dare I say antics. You just crack me up. So you go right on and brown or don't brown, but seriously refer to me as your friend. =)

Love you sweet girl,
Dawn

I love my blog friends and you, my friend, are one...

2009-08-28T07:33:40.234-07:00

I love my blog friends and you, my friend, are one of my best blog friends! I hope we can meet up in Dallas!

Yep, do this all the time! I'll just say "...

2009-08-28T06:36:09.337-07:00

Yep, do this all the time! I'll just say "my friend just had a baby" or something and it will totally be a blog friend. I love my blog friends! I wish you all lived closer.. =)

It's so funny that you say that. Today I almos...

2009-08-27T16:52:57.868-07:00

It's so funny that you say that. Today I almost said "Yeah my friend is pregnant."

But I've never actuall met her before. And I feel silly.

So true, so true. This made me chuckle, b/c you...

2009-08-27T14:35:19.383-07:00

So true, so true.
This made me chuckle, b/c you're right, if someone is not involved in the blogosphere, those of us who are can definitely sound a little freakish.

I know EXACTLY what you mean...I was telling someo...

2009-08-27T13:42:58.800-07:00

I know EXACTLY what you mean...I was telling someone the other day, "Well, my friend (blah, blah, blah)" and they were like, "Well, how do you know her?" And then I felt like a moron, because they do not blog and I was like, I sound like a crazy person...

haha ;) I SO agree with you on the "my friend...

2009-08-27T13:36:40.080-07:00

haha ;) I SO agree with you on the "my friends..." versus "my blog friends.." because that just sounds SO.DARN.WEIRD. to people who do not understand.

When you get a chance, come on over to my blog sometime ;)

xo

I am SO glad that I'm not the only one who doe...

2009-08-27T11:36:08.106-07:00

I am SO glad that I'm not the only one who does this! Just this morning, I was talking to one of my "real life" friends and she had a situation that was similar to a blog friend.

I was like, "Oh, yeah. One of my friends just had that happen to her, too!"

Because, really, it's too difficult to explain that I know all about a person, but have never met them in real life, lol.

I don't cook or post recipes. However, if I ever do and you have a question about it, please feel free to call me, lol. I won't be creeped out by it, lol.

I SO have the exact same problem with Target carts...

2009-08-27T10:46:20.288-07:00

I SO have the exact same problem with Target carts...and I don't have that issue with any other carts at other stores...hmm...

Haha - I so do this all the time! I tell people &...

2009-08-27T09:40:16.081-07:00

Haha - I so do this all the time! I tell people "oh my friend had that happen to her" but it will actually be a blog friend. I agree that it would be hard to explain to everyone about "blog friends." Y'all are the best though :)

1. Why does Target make their carts too wide for t...

2009-08-27T09:28:10.315-07:00

1. Why does Target make their carts too wide for the aisle?? You can never pass anyone w/o ramming into their cart.

2. You have me laughing out loud (with a bite of banana in my mouth,just to give you a pretty visual) at you saying you were just going to call her up, but oh wait you're not really friends.

3. I say "friends" now too, because I don't want people to think that my only friends are my internet friends. haha!

p.s. we are real friends and you can call me if you are ever in a cooking emergency. :)

thankfully my target has plastic carts! they are t...

2009-08-27T09:13:33.391-07:00

thankfully my target has plastic carts! they are the best.

love all my bloggy friends too! i like to think of you all as "real" friends ;)

how did the sandwiches turn out? i'm guessing you had to brown the meat before making the subs.

I feel the same way! But I have this crazy fear th...

2009-08-27T08:34:22.374-07:00

I feel the same way! But I have this crazy fear that when I reference a blog friend as just "a friend" IRL, someone's going to call me on it and be like, "Oh yeah, which friend?" And then I'll have to go through the whole, "Well I've never actually met her but she really is a good friend, I promise!" deal. Some people just don't get it. But I wouldn't trade my blog friends for anything.

No worries, I do the same thing! Ha! We are all cr...

2009-08-27T07:46:40.043-07:00

No worries, I do the same thing! Ha! We are all creepers I guess! And I don't think you brown the meat first, I ususally don't.

oh but i loved this - I always get all awkward try...

2009-08-27T07:35:03.290-07:00

oh but i loved this - I always get all awkward trying to explain the whole blog friends thing . . . like you said, those who aren't a part of it just dont get it!

ps - did you make the sandwiches? how did they turn out?

Yeah, I have to say, the whole "China Pen Pal...

2009-08-27T07:15:24.889-07:00

Yeah, I have to say, the whole "China Pen Pal" just wasn't all it was crack up to be, right? LOL

And I'll be your "friend" if you'll be mine. :)

So did you actually make the sandwiches?? I'm making them tonight, so I need to know these things!! I don't think you're supposed to brown the meat, it cooks in the oven, right? Let me know. I'm hope the kids will like it!!

i am totally in the same boat on the friends thing...

2009-08-27T06:59:29.519-07:00

i am totally in the same boat on the friends thing! i definitely dropped the "blog" adjective and just refer to them as friends.. my husband on the other hand calls my blog friends, "fantasy friends."

I do the same thing - I refer to all of yall as fr...

2009-08-27T06:55:36.387-07:00

I do the same thing - I refer to all of yall as friends, not blog friends. LOL It's so hard to explain it to someone who doesn't blog... They just don't understand!

Btw, I love the fact that you had a pen pal growing up. I had MANY of them. Seriously, I don't know how my mom afforded all of the stamps!

OMG, you really sound like me. I refer to blog fri...

2009-08-27T06:51:52.519-07:00

OMG, you really sound like me. I refer to blog friends as just friends, much easier. People really don't understand the blogging community, really...I've tried to explain but it really falls on deaf ears. Whatever. Hope your dinner was scrumptious!

I just found your blog and I LOVE it. I just want ...

2009-08-27T06:47:11.729-07:00

I just found your blog and I LOVE it. I just want to say that I refer to my blog friends as "friends" now, becasue it is become so much easier to explain things. Sometimes I get mad when I don't know people's real name on here because then I have to refer to them by their blog title :)