Awesome things

BPoT #198:

A most welcome surprise!

Great news! Because I mentioned 1000 Awesome Things in my post yesterday, I wanted to email Neil Pasricha and thank him as well as to share the post with him. I only half thought that he would email me back, thinking he'd certainly be too busy with other things, but there in my inbox this afternoon was a most gracious reply. Read the conversation below:

Dear Mr. Pasricha

I have been an avid follower of your blog for some time now, and will be very sad 167 days from today when we finally get to the end of the awesome things countdown. I just wanted to tell you how much of an inspiration you have been to me, both in life and in my own writing. I wanted to share this special blog post with you, since you have been such a positive and shaping influence in the creation of my own blog: http://livressontliberte.blogspot.com

I invite you to read it, if you can find the time, and if not, just know how much I have appreciated your daily words of wisdom.

I hope you all the best in your future endeavours.

Truly,

Eliza S

Ps. If you're not a nerdfighter, I think you would probably like being one. Google it. ^_^

From: 1000 Awesome Things

To: Eliza Smith
Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2011 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: Thanks

Hey Eliza!

Call me Neil! And I love your blog! Fantastic job. Keep up the great work and many thanks for the shout out. Blogging is so much fun. Keep being an Apostle of Awesome!

Neil

He obviously didn't say anything in response to my attempt to induct him into Nerdfighteria, but this response is further affirmation that he would be a perfect citizen of it. Calling someone "an Apostle of Awesome" is exactly something John or Hank might say (by the way, if anyone reading this doesn't know what I'm talking about, you should look it up too.) DFTBA