Guess what? A month and a half ahead of time, I have already researched, chosen, and purchased my own birthday present. On August 3, I will turn 33, an age I have decided to be excited about because it involves a double digit and therefore bodes of Good Things, much like a four-leaf clover or photos of Kellan Lutz with his shirt off. Then, on August 6, I will roll merrily into New York City, where I will attend BlogHer ’10 with approximately one zillion other women.
I have big hopes for this BlogHer-for-birthday plan, though many of these hopes are thrashing and drowning in my pre-conference anxiety. Do they have a special seating section for people who own Eensy Weensy Blogs? Are women who write content that awkwardly straddles the mommyblog/humor blog/whoknowswhat blog shunned, or encouraged to skip the nightly cocktail parties? When I close my eyes and try to visualize the conference, all I can imagine is a throbbing mass of women, 30% of whom are skinnier than I am, 70% of whom have better shoes, and 99% of whom have better known blogs.
See? THEY'LL ALL BE WEARING THESE. EVERYONE.
Thankfully, wonderful, splendid Taryn is also going and has sworn to shield me from the waves of success emanating from Christian Louboutin-shod Amalahs and Finslippys and Chookooloonks. I’m hoping she’ll also warn me of any impending fashion mistakes. At the last conference I attended, a huge writers’ affair where I knew no one and was totally outranked, I chose to wear a bright-blue patterned shirt, which I thought perked up my black pants nicely. I was feeling fairly self-assured when a woman standing near me said, “Wow! Nice shirt!
“Thanks!” I said, thrilled to be speaking to someone finally.
“That color blue is so…brave,” she replied. Then I think she may have snickered.
Suffice it to say, I will wearing all black at BlogHer. THE ENTIRE TIME.
(Anyone else going?)
Your blog is fantastic and you should stand tall in your shoes, wherever you get them! You make me wish I was going… or perhaps we should just start our own conference. The Brave Blue Bloggers? We’ll work on it.
…I do have to admit those are pretty cute shoes though. I wonder if Target does a knock-off?
Someone really said that to you??? bitch.
I think you’re brave for going. I’m a stay-at-home coward.
Waaaaaaaa . . . I had planned to go from last August until about March. I had even booked my hotel room and convinced my real life BFF to join me and make a girlie trip out of it. But then an out-of-town soccer tournament was scheduled for the same weekend and I had to give up my BlogHer dreams in favour of a family vacation surrounding the tournament. I still haven’t gotten over it. In fact, I just cancelled my hotel room last week. And now I find out YOU were going to be there?! And you just KNOW we would have totally hung out.
I feel sick . . .
Oh yeah – in all my misery I forgot to tell you “have a great time!” and “don’t worry, you’ll be great!”
I want to hear ALL about it. Unless you get to meet The Pioneer Woman (she was there last year). In which case I couldn’t bare to hear about.
Waaaaaaaa . . . .
Good luck with your plans.
Black is a good choice.
Elegant, and yet ready for a spontaneous funeral should it arise.
Dang! I had every intention of going (it’s pretty local to me), but then my summer got insanely busy and I won’t be able to go after all. There’s always next year (sigh).
Sadly, I will not be there. Maybe next year. *sigh*
I’m sure you will have a fantastic time!
How do the Mean Girls infiltrate everything?
I’ll have to ask my Mother-in-Law how she gets around so quickly…
Oh crap, this is a lot of pressure to put on someone who still wears $5 fake Birkenstock sandals.
“brave” that should never be used to describe a person’s clothing choice- Seriously!
I am not attending BLogher because if you think you have a lowly blog… (wait though, I do have those cute new shoes Champ got me!)
I can tell you though- congrats on 33- I broached that subject this past November and was thrilled that I finally am the walking talking jersey number for my favorite Sox player- Varitek!!!!! Soon you will be able to join the cheering squad as well
I am jealous. We cannot be friends ANYMORE. (As Zoe would say)
No really, I’m excited you’re going. And your blog may be “small”, but it’s still one of the best-written things out there. Period.
Oh wow, you’re turning 33…. 33??!? I know I said that I would go with you, but forget it. Everyone will think I am your elderly Auntie. Just WAIT till you see my sensible shoes. (It’s OK – you can pretend that you don’t know me).
I WISH I was going. In fact, I wish I was going and I wish that everyone who has posted before me was also going. And I totally agree with what Sara just said. Your blog rocks. They should have a special section for that so that you can sit there.
Have a blast. I LOVE NYC though so am going up there in 3 weeks but will miss BlogHer.
And you wear that blue and be brave. I bet you looked fab.