Bored Olives: Revisitied

I was thinking of what I could do to spice up Blogographer a bit, as well as thinking about how I can get people to visit those truly incredible blogs from the archives that I'm sure don't get seen much anymore. Inevitably, those two thoughts collided and meshed to make a great idea: "Blog" Revisited!

Every month, I will 'revisit' a blog that I have featured in the past, one that I believe truly deserves to be dug up and seen again by those readers who may not have had the chance to see it before (hopefully my readers aren't so transitory that this might be entirely necessary, but rather fun, haha!).

A little more than five months ago, in December of 2010, I did a blog feature on Bored Olives, one of my favorite blogs on the internet since the night I discovered it.

The blog, written by the affectionate Stephen Davis, is based on the supposedly true story of two star-crossed lovers (to use the perfect Shakespeare quote for the moment) who, when I first posted, seemed destined to skirt along the edges of passion and love eternally, their fates ever pulling them apart.

Well, it's quite easy to say that things have changed in the world of protagonists Dom and Stacey! I'll avoid serious spoilers, but to sum it up, the two have finally done something about their relationship, and drama is beginning to really sprout up around them on it! The story gets thicker and thicker with each new e-mail released.

Want to read more into this fantastically captivating plot? Revisit the great Bored Olives!

Bored Olives

"An email love story"

'An email love story' - that so aptly describes the blog that I think anything else would not have done perfect justice.

Bored Olives is written by the warm personality of Stephen Davis, who claims he was constructing a computer from secondhand parts when he realized the hard drive had not been erased. He says he began to peek through the contents of the previous owner, finding saved e-mails that unfurled a bumpy romance between the nihilistic Stacey Marchenkova and the witty Dom Borax.

Stephen Davis posts one to several of the e-mails every Sunday and Wednesday, depending on the size of the e-mails involved. What's even more surprising than the luck Stephen had when he stumbled upon a complete record of the quirky e-mail romance is the conversation that happens below the post.

Readers comment by the dozens, leaving their own opinion on what they think about the particular e-mail, and how the relationship has played out so far. They speculate where it will go, and even form 'teams' - Team Stacey, Team Dom, Team S&D (Stacey and Dom), etc. Even I must confess that I have a tendency to relate myself to Team Dom, but that may be because I'm a guy and I get where he's coming from much of the time.

There was a slight controversy over how real this whole thing might be; understandable, considering it makes the reader quite emotional to go through all of these e-mails at once. However, this blog is more than just whether or not Bored Olives is a facts-based account or a clever tale. It's a story about just what romance can do to people, such as the way Stacey's outlook on the world is distorted by her feelings, and Dom is consumed with winning over Stacey with his intellect, his wit, and his subtle hints.

Get on reading at Bored Olives, and witness the e-mail love story for yourself.