Blogger Meetup With Lawyerdoll

Reading a blog is looking into someone's life through a prism.  You seem some of who they are but not all.  I've learned, from almost a dozen meetups, that there are always some things that don't come through the online window.  Meeting someone in person, however, will tell you all you need to know in five minutes.

Lawyerdoll and Freeda are sisters.  I've been reading their blogs for years.  They're fun and funny.  Yesterday, Lawyerdoll  offered me the chance to meet her in person for the first time.  I jumped at it and we spent a few enjoyable hours in Queens.

We started out our meetup by watching Lawyerdoll shop for shoes.  To choose three pairs from a mountain of open boxes, she weighed the pros and cons of each pair, how they'd fit into her shoe-collection, and whether she wanted to be practical or fashionable.  It was instructive to listen to her inner dialogue.  Afterward, we went to a Thai restaurant for dinner.  We had pleasant conversations about fashion, family, criminal justice (her career) and social issues.

Another fun meetup!