The blogger as celebrity

Veronica, official daughter-in-law of NewMexiKen, reports:

So, [Saturday], I went into work for a little while, and then took a break to buy a birthday gift for a friend of mine. I was shopping at a very cool store near Union Square when I saw a familiar-looking, ultra-hip woman sitting on a couch. I couldn’t help but recognize her — it was Heather Armstrong of dooce. I went up to her and said, “You’ve been recognized.” She laughed, and we introduced ourselves.

I told her a really liked her website, etc., and we chatted for about 10 minutes. She’s…really pleasant. I thought it funny that I felt a bit star-struck when talking with her — the blogger as celebrity. When I got back to my office, I wished I’d asked her: “So is it weird talking to me knowing that I read your website and therefore know all these intimate things about you while you know nothing about me?”