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OMG I'm going to Blogher 09. Yessiree bob. I will be among those 1500 people vying for all the good swag and the karaoke microphone. And maybe a free drink. Even though I have a wedding dress to fit into in 74 days.
Here are a few things about me:
- This is my first Blogher conference. I started blogging at http://humanbeingblog.com in late December, and before that, I didn't know anything about Blogher.
- I used to blog on a members-only site for about four years. I was almost as popular as Dooce on that site (ha! as if). But then I was blogging about sex. That can make any girl popular.
- I guess you'd call my blog a life blog or a personal blog, although lately its been a wedding blog. I don't blog about sex anymore, although I'm thinking about starting a new blog.
- I'm getting married for the 2nd (and final) time on Oct. 3.
- I'm mom to an 8-year-old and stepmom to a 12-year-old, and I sometimes blog about them. Which is why it would be inappropriate to blog about sex on my blog, IMHO.
- I'm not as funny as The Bloggess. Really, I'm only funny in comments, not on my blog.
- My favorite food is sushi. My favorite song of all time is Hotel California. My favorite color is turquoise.
- If you ask me if my hair color is real, I'll probably lie. So you'll never know.
- IRL I'm a writer and PR hack for a cancer center. So I can bore you to tears about the mechanisms of cancer stem cells in relation to proteins etc. etc. And I'll try not to.
- I survived Stage III melanoma in 2001.
- I'm a salsa dancer. Avid. Love it. Anyone know of a good club to hit in Chicago after the parties?
- I'm sharing a room at Blogher with two people I don't know. I just scored a conference ticket when they opened up the waitlist, and I lucked into a bed at the Sheraton.
- I've edited two books on bedwetting, which makes me an expert. Yet my daughter and stepson never wet the bed.
- If I could have one superpower, it would be the ability to fly.
- I'm shy 1:1 but not in groups.
- Last time I was in Chicago in 2000, I was with a bunch of my high school girlfriends. We started drinking at 5 pm on Friday and pretty much never stopped. I can never drink a Lemon Drop again. And we also got picked up on by two very mafioso-looking dudes with names like Big Eddie. I hope not to be so drunk this time around, but if Big Eddie still wants me to be his mistress, I may consider it. For a suite at the Drake.
- I'm most worried about how to not come off like a stalker of those bloggers who I often comment on.
- And about how I will possibly stay on my diet during this conference.
- I have 3 ferrets and 2 cats, none of whom will be sneaking into my suitcase, although the ferrets will try.
- My one hope for Blogher: figure out how to make enough money on my blog to pay for my trip. Kinda like Vegas--I usually win enough at blackjack to cover my expenses. Here's to hoping!
