Alrighty then, I believe I have your attention.
I'll be blogging for dollars right after I finish swimming Lake Michigan to Michigan at midnight.
So, Blogher was very interesting. I honestly had a blast, met more awesome ladies and Avitable, life is good! Oh, also met karlerickson in the living flesh! Yes, he is all that and a bag of chips. The cheeseburgHER party was the grand finale for me and Lindsay and friends who hosted....you guys are absolutely the best!! Actually you are the best-est! True story. You are like "rock stars".
My neighbor who has the www.snarkymommy.com blog hosted the lovely Sarah from Life at 45 degrees and I was in blogger heaven.
Anywho, there always seems to be a few asses that come to these events. People who ask for you to pay their way to get here. Pay their way....you did see that, right? I was always taught that if you can't afford it, you don't need it. If they were sponsored by a company that is different. Asking for $$$ I don't believe in my simple mind is right. Call me old fashioned, I am old, from a different era, whatever. So Tug, next time you want to come to Blogher, just ask someone to send you money! M'Kay? It is allowed and people actually do contribute. Go figure.
They do give away quite a bit of "swag" at blogher. Yes, swag is just a moniker for free shit! Lots of it. Awesome free shit! Real clothes and toys and OMG my brain is about to explode any minute.
I made the rounds on Friday after registering. My arm hurt from dragging swag all day. I finally had to ask different Moms to just take it. I could no longer carry it all. Bags of swag. Seriously, I so am not kidding. Half of the items I swear to you I did not even want. I don't have wee ones anymore. No need for playdoh and little toy trinkets and such. They forced it on me. Here, you may know someone who might want this. Um, no, I don't believe I will be needing that stuff anytime soon. Oh well, lots of swag to be given away! Who knew.
Hence the name of my post! If you are a good blogger, you know, no run on sentences and the like, you can actually get some good swag. Lots of awesome stuff and then FedEx is on site to ship your shit home. W-O-W...I wish I could write! Only kidding because I don't need any strollers or baby clothes. I'm sure you get the picture.
Then, a very big then....we have the selfish people who will kick your ass to get to a Strawberry Shortcake doll.....I kid you not. Who does that? Knock me out of the way for a free item. Hell, just ask me next time....it's all yours. Remember me? I didn't want or need half the stuff I got. Yah, selfish, rude people. OMG and they are Moms, of little ones. Sheesh!
I'm thinking that some of the women don't get out much! To shop and stuff. Oy!!
In my stupid lil' brain these people were the minority. I met some wonderful, brilliant, awesome peeps.
(minor drama for a second) someone actually tries to STEAL my last hanging basket off my deck. Stupid Fuckers! I went off on the guy and if he ever returns here I probably will be in jail! Yes I was that mad! Don't mess with my shit! Get a job you loser!!
So, where was I? Oh, blogher, that's right. The good people. The ones that come for business and not all the drama. Those ladies were just fabulous! Lindsay, Chris, Mir, and Kristen, you really are stand up people.
I know there were tons more and I was so overwhelmed with the whole thing that I don't remember all their names. I do remember their blogs because I was smart enough to get their cards.
If you ever get a chance, in other words if there is a Blogher convention near you anytime soon, you MUST go. It really was all it was cracked up to be. Please don't get all down on them until you attend one. It was so much fun and I'm not being paid to say that AND I was an outsider!
On a side note, if you read karl's blog www.secondhandtrytophan.com, he is much funnier in person....
OK, done now, your welcome!
