Checking in with My Interns

Those of you who follow BSBP on Facebook (as y’all should) may already know this, but for those of you who don’t, I’ve got two unpaid interns working in my “blog pimping department.”

Steven Kunkel and Adam Henning have been working tirelessly to spread the good word about Blank Stares and Blank Pages for months now.

The two have used social media to shove my semi-humorous, borderline psychotic, y’all-laden rants down the throats of hundreds of new, unsuspecting readers and broaden the blog’s readership.

These two volunteered for this endeavor on their own and I saw little reason to dissuade them as their efforts certainly have resulted in more views.

This week, however, the tireless work of the blog pimping interns finally paid off in a really big way.

Earlier this week I posted a pair of stories about intrepid sports reporter and BSBP Celebrity Crush list member, Heidi Watney.

The first entry focused on the unfortunate news that Heidi had suffered a broken collarbone playing Ultimate Frisbee and the ramifications the incident held for whomever had wronged the foxy, flaxen-haired fräulein.

The second entry detailed my plans to win Heidi’s love and affection—or at least her company for an evening—via Project Cupid’s 3rd Annual Charity Date Auction.

Adam, being the audacious intern that he is, went ahead and tweeted the second story directly to Ms. Watney, imploring her to read what the authorities will one day undoubtedly describe as “the first of many warning signs in the case of Heidi Watney’s disappearance.”

Here is what unfolded…

Do you see that, My Faithful Readers?

Seriously, do you see that?

That right there is Heidi Watney referring to my blog entry as “pretty funny!”

One of my most beloved celebrity crushes—she freakin’ knows baseball, y’all—thinks that my writing is “pretty funny!”

The intern has done a fine, fine job on this one.

I am pretty funny. Heidi is clearly smitten.

…and together, we’re obviously in love and headed toward a fancy, outdoor July wedding.

As for Adam, he has clearly taken the lead over Steven in the race for the full-time position of (unpaid) Chief Blog Pimping Executive here at BSBP.