I first met Bernadette at the Reddit Party last year. (Coincidentally, there is another Reddit party in San Francisco tonight.) She was hiding in the corner and caught me taking her photo so I introduced myself “to not make it seem as creepy as it is.”
She recently started blogging so read her blog! (Now if only Mager can get her on twitter—whoops, scratch that.)
Every so often since that party, she’ll say something just to get a rise out of me followed by a disarming smile or a laugh. Luckily I can’t hear it over the party noise, so my reaction makes me seem all cool and “mysterious” when really my hearing is just going.
A lot of people seem to think the stuff I write is fiction—that this is some made up character or persona I craft for myself. Or I’m just a very talented liar with a good memory. But no, this stuff really happens. I don’t have that good of an imagination.
Luckily, my friends do. I count Bernie as one of them.
I love Bernadette Balla. A lot.
“An Ode to a Cool Chick” – I like it.
Last week, the father of a close friend of mine died. He was like a father to me growing up. Sometimes I feel like I don’t take enough time to thank/appreciate some of the people in my life. I’m glad you took a moment out to do so. 😉
@Andrew Mager: We all have secret crushes on BB. 🙂
@Keith Case: If I started an Ode to a Cool Chick blog, I’d never run out of material to write about. Luckily, Cyan, Cianna, Mager, and Sean beat me to it. 🙂