tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393593.post3162848489646470886..comments2023-02-25T02:46:30.300-08:00Comments on CLOGS: Blogher'11 BluesCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07176940677309656548noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393593.post-38443168299804267322012-07-25T11:00:50.327-07:002012-07-25T11:00:50.327-07:00I am going for my first time next week. I commend...I am going for my first time next week. I commend you for going and enjoying the sessions etc. I am glad it has inspired you to write, that is the main thing. I am shy by nature and am going solo, but I am not a partier. I will check them out and see. If I get overwhelmed, I will go to the hotel and read. I always bring a book when I travel solo. Great to have in restaurants etc. Thanks for the post. It has made me prepare.Winniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15926597921523807422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393593.post-31664756215607870332011-08-12T08:34:12.445-07:002011-08-12T08:34:12.445-07:00I like that you tried and that you have plans to t...I like that you tried and that you have plans to try again. You amaze me in a good way!Emsxietyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10483824195560194154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393593.post-32946379039959207542011-08-12T06:36:08.383-07:002011-08-12T06:36:08.383-07:00I can certainly understand your frustrations! Blog...I can certainly understand your frustrations! BlogHer conference is massive and there are just sooooo many people. It's hard not to feel a little lost and frustrated in all of it.<br /><br />I am not by nature a very socialable kind of person so when I went last year it wasn't easy for me to integrate into social settings unless I knew someone. I tend to wander off and do my own thing when things get overwhelming which many of those parties do. There were times it felt like a popularity contest. But the core group of people that I knew from BlogHer like Denise, Sassymonkey, Somer, FireMom all helped because I sat with them. <br /><br />So definitely go with someone next year! Or even get a roommate, that's helpful too! I shared my room with 3 other ladies last year and it was wonderful. We got along awesome!Jennifer Zimdarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425473100115145977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393593.post-23048106065956415192011-08-11T18:40:23.042-07:002011-08-11T18:40:23.042-07:00I meant plain old Blogher conferences not Blogher&...I meant plain old Blogher conferences not Blogher'11 conferences. Be sorta hard to go to Blogher'11 again unless I find a time machine to go back when I signed up way back in Sept of 10 :-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07176940677309656548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393593.post-63290713352370180882011-08-11T18:38:41.158-07:002011-08-11T18:38:41.158-07:00I definitely think I learned two things for if I g...I definitely think I learned two things for if I go to a Blogher'11 conference again:<br /><br />(1) Definitely bring a buddy who can relate to being socially anxious<br /><br />(2) Get a room at the hotel so I can have an alone space nearby to refuel with alone time.<br /><br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07176940677309656548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393593.post-88332597774114259492011-08-11T15:15:23.025-07:002011-08-11T15:15:23.025-07:00So sorry that the conference wasn't a better o...So sorry that the conference wasn't a better one for you, I would love to go to one of these some day. That said, I would do just as you did, and hide because honestly, who would want to look at t-h-i-s? <br /> <br />Maybe between now and next year, you can find a person to go with. We are always more courageous in groups, even if that group consists of two. I think that having someone to share the whole experience with might make it a lot less threatening.Neekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09052916108597525735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393593.post-12856916230156981292011-08-11T06:33:50.899-07:002011-08-11T06:33:50.899-07:00I suck at parties and meals. Meals because I'm...I suck at parties and meals. Meals because I'm already cranky and overhungry. Parties because they're so loud and I'm in maintenance mode. I am. Aiming Low was SO crowded and SO hot and I just couldn't breathe. I was just very thankful to have FireDad with me so I could default to talking to him. I know it's a cheap way out sometimes, but it's what I needed to do this year as my back injury makes me feel like a big stupid head when I have to shuffle down the hall after a long day of too much time on my feet. I feel like people are thinking, "What's wrong with HER?" Which they aren't, because they're caught up in their own stuff. But my GAD just goes into overdrive. So my anxiety is up ANYWAY and then all the people and GAH! And I didn't realize who you were one time until you were gone and FAIL. LOL I'm awesome at that.<br /><br />I had a better time in sessions and in the hall and out and about. <br /><br />Please know that you weren't alone with your tears and your overwhelm. And please know that if I had met you in a hallway or session, I would have been much more personable. Unless it was the book pitching session, and then I would have been triple-y freaked out. ;)Jenna Hatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395559692981642575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393593.post-74410114313691369952011-08-10T22:06:25.230-07:002011-08-10T22:06:25.230-07:00Ha! In other news I forgot I attempted a blog year...Ha! In other news I forgot I attempted a blog years ago....And has it set up on Blogger which is connected to google! Chuckle! <br /><br />Take Care <br /><br />Victoria <br /><br />PS Mercury is still in retrograde isn't it?Victorias_Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618623437870361676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393593.post-48795992110596724862011-08-10T22:02:13.273-07:002011-08-10T22:02:13.273-07:00I think I would find the conference over-whelming....I think I would find the conference over-whelming. I commend you for going, facing your anxiety head on, and making the most of it. It can be tough and I have no idea how I would fair just because you have to put yourself out there to meet people. And I can find that very daunting...<br /><br />Sometime it's nice just to hide behind the screen an admire everyone from a far :) And Harry Potter sounds like the perfect escape to me!Victorias_Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618623437870361676noreply@blogger.com