An online offline encounter

I've been busy preparing for BM so this is a day late, but on Thursday, I had one of those moments that made me smile and grin for quite some time.

I was paying for food at Trader Joe's thinking nothing other than what I was going to make for dinner, how I needed to get home, and how Burning Man was just around the corner. Then, a women with a super cute baby and her husband called out to me, "you're Kokochi, aren't you?"

I was at first worried that I didn't recognize someone I had met, and tried to jiggle my memory, but was relieved when she explained that she found Kokochi via a link on SFist (what link?? I'm curious now), and had been following. She knew me as Kokochi, knew about Tesla, and knew Tesla's 2nd burn was around the corner. Some might find such an encounter odd or spooky. But I love it. After all, I yap on and on about the mundane daily stuff that matters to me, and to meet someone who actually reads and knows me? Awesome!

I of course instinctively thought of asking for a picture, but she was leaving with her cutie baby and husband, and I had a baby waiting at home too, so I let it go. It is powerful though, to have an offline confirmation that what I do online is real to someone.

So thank you, Jennifer. (I'm absolutely horrible about names...I hope you remind me your baby and husband's name.) I am very very glad you introduced yourself. Totally makes me happy I blog with full public access.