- July 21, 2008
- 19 Comments
- Bloggy Bloggy, Fa' Real?, General, Just Jenny, Lucy
Back from BlogHer. Back to reality.
I landed in Seattle around 10:30 last night. As I made my way to the baggage claim, I realized I was surrounded by airport strangers who just weren’t as excited to meet me as I was to meet them. Whut? I know! So, I saw fit that I have a little talk with myself as I came down from my BlogHer ’08 high. Perhaps, I had overdosed – or at least gotten reeeeeeealy comfortable with extreme extroversion. So much.
Somewhere between the Newbie mixer on Thursday night and leaving the city of San Francisco Sunday morning, I became all too comfortable with saying “Hi!” in excitable ways, reaching out for hugs to warm-looking strangers and just striking up conversation with any-stinkin’-body, ‘cuz… That. Was. Why. Everyone. Was. There! Fear of rejection – No! OK, I might add that the evening mixers also included free liquor – nothing helps bring people together like a little drinky-drinky. I digress.
ANYwho… On the long walk for my baggage (literally, not figuratively) the following is the discussion that was taking place in my head… These types of conversations are especially easy to have when an individual has more than one personality:
BlogHer Jenny: Hi people! Hi everyone here at the airport! Where’s your Blogher badge… what’s your name… what’s your sign URL? Huh? Huh? Huh? Hi! Why do you look away when I smile at you? I’m a blogger!
RealWorld Jenny: Oh my gosh. These people think I’m crazy. I think they might be onto something. I have got to get a grip.
BlogHer Jenny: Ooh, I need to check Twitterific on my iPhone… who’s Twittering? What are they saying? I’m so lonely here in this great big airport of cold-hearted people…
RealWorld Jenny: OK. I am home. When I go to the grocery store tomorrow I need to remember NO ONE ELSE THERE blogs. If I was odd before, I am supremely odd-er now. I will not hug my checker, I will not ask for her URL…
BlogHer Jenny: Where’d I put that pin? The one that says, “I went to BlogHer ’08 and all I got was this pin. Oh, and drunk.” I need to link to the gal who gave it to me. Where’d I put that pin???!!!
RealWorld Jenny: I totally can’t wear that at home.
BlogHer Jenny: Where are the appetizers? It’s dinnertime and there are no appetizers!
RealWorld Jenny: Airport people don’t wander around with trays of appetizers at night for their guests. This is not a BlogHer mixer… this is not BlogHer mixer…
RealWorld Jenny: Don’t talk to everyone at the baggage claim. Don’t talk to everyone at the baggage claim… No one will give you their card, except for maybe a therapist.
BlogHer Jenny: Nobody likes me here in the airport… where’s the love? Where are the BlogHers???
RealWorld Jenny: Focus. Focus. You are Jenny. You are good enough. You are strong enough. You are not at BlogHer anymore. Reign it in a little. Reign it in…
I woke up this morning with no voice. I woke up to my children this morning – and my Mom, Dad, Brother and Sister who all arrived Saturday for a week-long visit. My youngest just asked me for “APPLESAUCE!” I just got her some “APPLESAUCE!”. Now she wants “CHOCOLATE APPLESAUCE!”
RealWorld Jenny: …Honey – what did you feed the kids while I was gone?
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I came so close to leaving my business cards scattered around in the airport because I wanted to hand more out. And I woke up this morning looking forward to free breakfast.
We had planned to attend the Newbie Mixer our plane was delayed because of thunderstorms in Orlando. Then once we got to San Francisco we found out our luggage didn’t make it. By the time we got to the hotel it was over. We were bummed out we missed it. We did however really enjoy the rest of the weekend and networking with all of the other BlogHers.
i have these conversations in my head all the time.
Appetizers before dinner?! FREE BOOZE?!!!! Holy crap, I gotta try and go to the next one!
I swear they never mentioned free booze in their marketing pieces. Total flaw, man! I’m so BlogHering in ’09!!!
I was having the same conversaton with myself today at the doctor’s office. If only life were more like BlogHer!
Hilarious and I can totally relate. It’s amazing how long it take my brain to reprogram sometimes. Can’t wait for next year when I finally get to Blogher!
I was totally doing that to the staff at Macy’s as I left the reception. I was getting A LOT of fisheye.
I can’t BELIEVE we never connected. Were you really there? REALLY?
Okay, I thought I was the only one that had entire dialogues in my head…. the only real problem is when I laugh out loud and everyone is looking at me as they take a giant step away. Glad you had a blast! Lucky you!
Totally relating! At work today I kept smiling at people and they’d frown at me. Not at all like BlogHer! Had a great time being surrounded by my peeps.
You mean, it isn’t NORMAL to have those two sided conversations in my head?
How else can I figure out what The Calm One will say in any given conversation if I don’t play it out in my head first?! Actually, when I do that, the conversation gets short-cutted and he doesn’t have a chance b/c I am already mad at him for what I think he’s gonna say. Poor guy can’t win.
Hey,
Uncle Dave gets on to me all the time for talking to people….he tells me that sometimes people DON’T want to talk to me…..WHO woulda thought that?????
I thank we should all be friendly….sometimes people just need a little push….or a friendly little “hello” or something…..
and FREE BOOZE?????? Maybe I need to be at that next one with you!!!!!
Love you….enjoy your family….and what did my nephew feed his children while you were gone?
I totally agree with you.
I am all alone at home and there are CHORES HERE. This blows. I want drinks and dancing and free food.
I want crazy adventures to shady lesbian bars with fun girls!
It was great to meet you and Jennifer, btw.
Oh and Hai! You live in Seattle? I traveled to san francisco and one of the ten people I forced my self to talk to in macy’s furniture section freakin lives an hour and a half away. Ha! Of course!
and also Jennifer of preteens and toddlers and so forth? I totally copied her url down wrong..please help me to make contact!
OMG. I so totally get this. Completely!
Also, that button was from my BlogHer roommate! http://andsosheblogs.com
LOVED meeting you!
OH MY GOD YOU JUST DESCRIBED THE LAST FEW DAYS FOR ME!
Seriously. Why is no one at work talking about Twitter and the Dooce/Bloggess drama? What is wrong with these people?
that was me! I’m the pin girl. If you really lost it and need another one just let me know.
also? you can totally wear it to the grocery store. I did.
Didn’t get to go obviously, but since I don’t know a single soul IRL who seriously blogs, I can totally relate. Remind me to never introduce my son to chocolate applesauce.