BlogHer - Pre-BlogHer '09 Meetup - Comments

Bummer, I can't believe I

3KidsandUs — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:43:26 -0500

Bummer, I can't believe I didn't see this group before. Looks like I missed the meet up. I'm just north of St. Louis in by Springfield. We actually lived in St. Louis for a few years, it would be have be nice to head back for a day.

Cat @ 3KidsanUs.com

Wish I could make it

ExtraordinaryMommy — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:26:56 -0500

I have a family obligation the afternoon of the 13th, but would love to meet up sometime in the remaining weeks before Blogher.

Danielle
ExtraordinaryMommy.com

Looks like we have a road trip planned!

Average Jane — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:04:53 -0500

I'm trying to get some other KC area bloggers to come with me to hang out with you guys. So far it looks like it'll be me and Betizuka. Looking forward to it!

FINAL DETAILS

KBestOliver — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:10:55 -0500

Hey y'all--

Saturday, June 13th @3PM, Soulard Coffee Garden 910 Geyer.

Really, really hope to see you there!

Probably won't make it on

Dana Loesch — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:41:37 -0500

Probably won't make it on the 13th, unfortunately, as that's when the St. Louis Bloggers Guild gathers for our big June meeting. See you in Chicago though!

Dana Loesch
Mamalogues.com

Host,"The Dana Show"
St. Louis Bloggers Guild

Date is definitely set:

KBestOliver — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:38:32 -0500

Date is definitely set: Saturday, June 13th, sometime in the afternoon. Still working on a good place to have it, but I've got a few places in mind.

I'm near Springfield!!

heathenmom — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:37:41 -0500

YEAH! Another person close to me! So are you flying out of Springfield? I am looking at flights this afternoon.

Springfield close enough?

Jenny86753oh9 — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:15:50 -0500

I have no problem driving to St. Louis for any tweet/meetup....

I'm anxious to meet a few local bloggers before heading out to BlogHer'09!

Jen

Count me in!

JediMom — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:27:33 -0500

Let me know when the date is set! I'd love to come ... I'm going to my first BlogHer this year and I'm bringing my 12-year-old daughter who has a club penguin blog.

Not from St. Louis, but close enough

heathenmom — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:22:23 -0500

I'm not in St. Louis, but it's a close enough drive that I will try to work out coming to the meet-up. I am excited to be attending my first blogher this year. I would love to get to meet a few people before I arrive in Chicago.

Please do! Glad to hear KC

KBestOliver — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:05:06 -0500

Please do! Glad to hear KC will represent.

Actually a Kansas Citian...

Average Jane — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:49:10 -0500

But St. Louis isn't SO far away for me. If I can't make it to the June 13th meetup, I'll see y'all in Chicago and perhaps at your next post-BlogHer meetup.

Pre-BlogHer '09 Meetup

KBestOliver — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:05:52 -0500

When it comes to meetups, or tweetups, or anything of that nature, I may say I’m going to go, but I never do. I’m intimidated, for one, but even more, I hate small talk. I’m just afraid of what I don’t know. These leads me to choose sitting on the couch and watching Food Network over meeting new people whom I kind of already know but are not sure if their online persona will match their real life persona. But, lured by the siren song of booze, swag, and free WiFi, I signed up for BlogHer ’09, the meetup of all meetups. Completely logical decision.

Luckily, BlogHer wants to help bloggers connect in their hometowns before their annual convention, this year in Chicago. We’ve started a St Louis BlogHer Group, one of the fabulous new feature on BlogHer’s site, and I’m putting together a meetup for those very women—St Louis-area bloggers. Don’t be afraid. I’m just like you. I want to put real-life faces with the blogs I read every day, but I always make an excuse. Not this time. I want to meet the women behind the words. It will be informal—just a gathering in a local coffee shop. It will be friendly and welcoming. There is no “inner-circle” of bloggers that will ignore you and secretly judge you for not getting 10,000+ hits on your blog every day. Hopefully, you will have fun and leave with a few new friends. I PROMISE I WILL NOT BITE.

Here’s the plan. Whether you are a food blogger, a craft blogger, a photoblogger, a mom-who-blogs, a or jill-of-all-trades like myself, come have coffee or other beverage of your choice on Saturday, June 13th, location and exact time TBD. The details will be finalized by Monday, May 18th at the latest. Bring a blogger friend, perhaps someone who might not even be familiar with BlogHer, and help strengthen the blogging community in St Louis. I hope to see you there!