Pogue Posts is the name of the regular column by David Pogue, the gadget extraordinaire of the New York Times.

But a few days ago that phrase had taken on a whole new meaning for me.

This is my Pogue Post:

Yup. Mr. Pogue, well his publisher, sent me that book. All the way to Thailand. Free of charge!

Why? I was a part of the book. Well along with thousands of other Tweeple that follow David Pogue’s Twitter and participated in his first crowd-sourced book, The World According to Twitter.

Being a Pogue freak that I am, I tried my best to come up with the wittiest of tweets to respond to his daily questions. Out of all the mind-opening, cleverly composed tweets I sent to him, these are the two he picked to include in his book.

“I underestimated my own hair and bought 1 box of dye instead of 2. I had a fox tail instead of a ponytail for a week.”

“I can make the come-hither gesture with my index toes.”

Now the world will think I am a freak. But all is forgiven once I flipped to the first page.

OK I know, for a fact, that he signed every single copy he sent out to his “coauthors” but it feels great nonetheless. Besides, he already sent me Twitter DM a few times, so I believe we’re friends now.

So, can I get an internship at the New York Times Tech desk next, Mr. Pogue?