At the risk of revealing exactly how nerdy I really am, I must confess that seeing this on Twitter actually made my day:

For those who know me, they know that I love to read. For those who know me well, they know that I love to read Penguin books.

As a person with self-diagnosed bibliomania, I tend to collect books despite the ill effects collecting may have (say, on my bank account). I especially love collecting Penguin; they have the most comprehensive collector’s sets after all . As a result, I lurk about the Penguin websites, checking out the latest reads, surfing through the Penguin Book Club page, and occasionally even dipping into the “Current Job Opportunities” site to see if there’s any way I can fit into the Penguin team myself.

Imagine my delight upon seeing that I have been tweeted by Penguin Canada! I can’t seem to talk down my giddiness even though I know that social networking sites are made specifically to connect with the general public. This is what it must feel like when your favourite celebrity shakes your hand or, for a closer comparison, when your favourite celebrity acknowledges your tweet and tweets you right back. It’s even more exciting that PenguinCanada’s shout-out to me was Friday’s last tweet… I get to enjoy seeing my name on the top of their site for the entire weekend!