into someone else's life.

Tonight I came across a blog by a guy I don't know and haven't ever met but we happen to have a friend or two in common. As I read through his thoughts on his life I was struck by the honest, open simplicity of the way he described various occurrences from the last while. No pretenses, just communication. It was refreshing actually. It was like he was writing for himself, yet aware that people like me would be looking in, and so he explains everything very neatly, almost like it was for a child. Although what he writes about is not remotely childish, perhaps it is as a child would view the world. I dig it.

It is one thing to read a friend's blog. It's great actually. But it's something entirely different to look into someone's life whom you have never met and wouldn't even recognize on the street- and finish feeling like you have been been for a two hour coffee with them for the third time that week...

I think we'll go for coffee again.