[Edited] BlogHer '08: Lost in the Midst of 1,000 Recaps. And a Give Away.

• First plane ride. Not nervous at all. Pretty fun. Wished the lurches from take off and landing were more dramatic to give it more of a roller coaster feel.
• Aly for some reason thought that with the time changes the trip from North Carolina to San Francisco would only be like, 2 hours. Yeah… I know.
• At SFO we waited almost 2 hours for Jillian to arrive because her flight was delayed.
• The Westin’s staff is shitty. The customer service was just awful and I’ll be blogging about that soon.
• Went to Boudin’s just for Miss but didn’t eat because I hate Sourdough bread.

Those two were always eating. I mean every time I saw them they were eating.

• Got my septum pierced. [Clicking slideshow will open another window]

• Met Polly in person and fell in love instantaneously. If you come to BlogHer next year, you must talk to her for a bit and see her happy dance. It’s like some jolly leprechaun jog. I love it. And her son? Holy hell – he gave everyone baby fever. A better photo of him is here.
  

• Went to a few parties Thursday night before I got tired. Then I was all ready to hit the sack with my sticks.

but then VDog called and said that Mr. Lady & KimmyLyn were there. I had to get up. The sticks came with.

• She and I screamed and cried when we saw each other. There is love there, like real, super, true love. I got my first girl kiss from her the next night. It was hot.

• Mrs. Flinger licked me. KimmyLyn just looked sexy 24/7.

• Dawn is definitely a cool ass chick. It is because of her I went and bought a new bra @ Macy’s. I couldn’t let her see me with ass chest. And she’s got a thing for Angie.

• Friday I had my panel. It went awesomely, I think. I heard that it was one of the best of the conference. It was packed, and there was a shitload of discussion:

• I had lunch with Rocco. Mmmmmm, Rocco.
  

Rocco stared at my tits. Seriously. Ask anyone who was there. He read my tits like 3 times. We’re in love. I just know it. He does too. At least he realizes his love for my tits. The shirt was a hit. People loved it. I’ve linked to where you can buy it in my sidebar. T-shirthell.com is the shit.

• Then the sticks [I had already lost Karen MEG by this point, and Ashley had partied so hard that she'd fallen right off of her stick the night before] and my gal pals all cheered on Mr. Lady at the community keynote, as well as a host of other bloggers that read marvelous posts.

• That night we partied. Hard. BusyDad showed up [thanks to me! If it weren't for my popsicle stick trick d wife would not have felt guilty enough to let him come, so those of you who reveled in his greatness? That was alllll me baby!]

• Still didn’t get drunk. WTF is up with my alcohol tolerance? Shouldn’t it be like zero since I don’t drink? Anyway, there are pictures of me doing shots all over the internet now. Very unflattering pictures. Like this one:

and even worse:

I promise that my neck is not hairy. That’s just baby hair stuck to it from sweating. I swear it. But after the drinks started pouring, things got interesting, as VDog was able to capture:

1. Busydad, 2. Soapbox Mom, 3. Christine, 4. Kim, 5. Don Mills Diva, 6. OHMommy, 7. Aly, 8. Erica, 9. VDog, 10. Dawn [<--thanks girlie!]

• The next morning we went around San Francisco, to breakfast @ Tad’s and souvenir shopping.
  

• I didn’t attend any panels that day, but I did go swag shopping and make it to the keynote with Dooce, Elisa, & Stephanie Klein.

I sat through the uncomfortable ‘Mythical Hobbit’ tension, and groaned and rolled my eyes like everyone else when a lady stood up later on and attempted to make it worse. Not sure if that was her intention but that’s how it seemed. You probably have no idea what I’m talking about if you didn’t attend, but that’s ok. Let’s keep it that way.

Stephanie Klein was one of the most beautiful people I met during the conference. I was able to spend a short bit of time with her each day and there was no attitude, there was no holier than thou vibe, no upturned nose. There was just another BlogHer that didn’t really know anyone and there to meet people and have fun. Stephanie – I think you are THE awesome, and I’m not just saying that because I want to be your apprentice. :P

• Then there was the Macy’s party.
  

Yvonne took that. She made me look hot. She let me nab the next two two after this next one out of her Flickr photostream as well.

• I went to Morton’s with Mr. Lady & Kim. We sipped martinis and talked for hours. I love those women dearly. They are my friends, not just my blog pals, or bloggy buddies, but my honest to goodness real life friends.

• The three of us stayed out so long that we missed the CheeseburgHer party. But we did get to see some folks in McDonald’s hats. Including two of my very favorite people, Stephanie & Yvonne:

One of whom Mr. Lady and I fought over. I won, but decided to share.

And long after everyone had called it a night, Lindsay and I sat in the lounge talking. For hours. I am just in love with that woman. She’s got the best spirit, ever.

• The next day I said goodbye to Jillian, and Aly and I spent the day site seeing around San Francisco before heading home on the red-eye. There are plenty of pictures of those things, but this is the BlogHer ‘08 Recap, not the San Francisco in General ‘08 Recap.

I met some other awesome people like Mocha Momma [who I kinda knew before, kicks ass at Wii tennis and has the most gorgeous daughter ever], Bossy [who towered over me and made me feel uberfat], HerBadMother [who gracefully toted around the sweetest infant in existence and despite being the most elite of the elite was extremely warm and friendly], Motherbumper [sweet, tiny, and a kick ass dresser] The Bloggess [perpetually drunk, engaging and gorgeous], DutchBlitz [who can knock you down with her beautiful vivaciousness], Jennster [who can dance her ass off and looks hot when sweating], Casey [who is so bubbly and adorable you want to put her in your pocket and take her home for quick pick me ups when you're feeling down], Liz [who's smile is dazzlingly contagious!], The Two J’s [from BlogHerAds who are the two coolest bitches on the fucking planet, who are also responsible for me being invited to speak!], Karen [to whom I admitted that I stalk her feverishly and probably scared her half to death], and Playgroupie [who had the best hair there, hands down]. I also met Andrew, who I’m in love with now, but he doesn’t know it. Like, really in love with him. I’ll be hunting him down as soon as I drop 50 pounds. So far I know he lives in NY. If I can’t find him, I’m sure I’ll be able to track down Ms. Green and cut off her toes one by one until she fesses up to his exact whereabouts.

There were so very many more people that I met. You’re in my mind, I just can’t link anymore or my CRTL button will pop off and smack me in the eye. I had an amazing time. Next year. Those of you reading – I hope you get to live it, either again or for the first time. You won’t regret it.

—–[Edit] There was a paragraph here in which I attempted to express how starstruck  by Heather B. I was, but didn’t do it adequately, as it seems to have given others the impression that I was saying something negative about her. That was NOT my intention. In this case, she is my Dooce, and I am her The Bloggess. I would never post anything negative about another blogger, ever, and definitely not the one that I adore the most. Heather B., I am extremely, extremely sorry. I didn’t mean to lump you in with the ‘mean girls’ – I meant that you are such a big fuckin’ deal to me that I couldn’t work up the nerve to say hello, not that you gave off any sort of…anything bad at all, because you didn’t. You still are a very big deal to me. Hence this replacement paragraph. I am so embarrassed and I hope you’ll accept my apology. [/Edit]—–

I got lots of things to give away to you guys and I’ll give away the first right now. As you probably know, I edit all of my photos via Picnic.com. The pix in this post were no exception. I’m sharing the wealth. I’m giving away a year of Picnik Premium to two lucky persons. To enter, just leave a comment on this post before Monday, July 28th, 2008 at midnight. Oh, and if you went to BlogHer ‘08 you’re ineligible being as you received the same thing in your swag bag. Greedy asses. :)

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