Intrigued

Today has been an intriguing day online. I followed one of those links in the Best of Blogs to Michele's Blog. She started this addictive chain-mail... DOH!... I mean blogger game. There are currently over 1400 comments on her blog due to this... here is the game:

How to play:

* Leave a comment here that says hello.
* Now, go visit the person who commented above you and say "Hello, Michele sent me."

Pretty simple, eh?
Okay, I am still a newbie in the blogger community, so this may have been around since the days of the cavemen, but it was an adventure for me. It reminded me of a blog version of "Random acts of kindness". The messages that were posted on different bloggers comment boxes were generally positive and out of kindness. Some made me feel good about myself...okay, it does not always take a lot to please this goober. But it did exposed myself to other people's blogs... those I probably would not have ventured to see otherwise... not because I am picky, but because there are so many out there.

During the game, it also made me think about an article I read about a book I should read. The Year of Yes as it was talked about in this article. According to the article, the author spent an entire year accepting dates from anyone who showed interest. She went out on 150 dates with people included a homeless man, several non-English speakers, 10 taxi drivers, two lesbians and a mime. It made me realize, even though I may be picky (and I have a fear of being rejected, let alone being shy) I need to "test the waters" to see what I really like. Okay, I have not yet read the book, so I don't know all the horror stories or the pyscho killers now potentially stalking her, but the idea is sound. In fact, my own mother made that suggestion to me a few years ago. I guess it cannot hurt to broaden my horizons.