Suzanne Calling

This was the year I would be going, remember? The conference ticket was purchased. The airline ticket, too. I had a couple of stumbling blocks, though. Namely, how was I going to pay for a hotel room and who would watch the kids. The hotel room was pricey, but I had a potential sponsor. Then, Game Teen's scout camp coincided with the BlogHer dates. It was a sign, I was sure of it. There are precious few people on this planet who can handle Game Teen for more than a few hours, so the possibility of only asking someone to watch Chef and getting a yes was much better. Something held me back, though. After the initial email exchanges with the sponsor, I backed off. Two weeks ago, I found a happy taker for the conference ticket and I changed the plane ticket to a voucher to be used between now and March. Between yesterday and today, it became clear why I shouldn't be going to BlogHer. It can be explained by this: GameTeen is asleep in his own bed tonight. He was as disru...

Are you a blogger? Do you have mom blogs , humor blogs, any kind of blog and want to go to BlogHer ? It's the event of the year in the blogging world, mixing and mingling with others who 'get' the idea of blogging and learning about how to become a better blogger. I want to go, but if you add up the ticket, the airfare and the hotel, for 3 nights, it'd cost me $1000 bucks (and that's if I get a buddy pass from my 'sorta sister') Enter Label Daddy ! Scott and Greg, the Daddies behind this company, truly believe in the power of blogging. They are wise men, seeing that the blogging world is much like our world was prior to radio, tvs and technology in that we reach out to small groups of people we know. We learn about things and share what we know, especially when it's a product we love. For that reason, they just announced the Label Daddy BlogHer 09Contest ! They believe in the power of blogging SO much that they will sponsor one lucky person's...

I will be going! How about you? More details can be found here . Anyone want to share a room? At least airfare will be cheap and if I stick around one more day, I can have a birthday Leinie and a pie at Lou Malnattis or Ginos. Woohoo!

By the end of the month, I'll know where BlogHer '09 will be held. I plan on attending next year, so the polling caught my attention. Alas, Denver and the lure of sleeping on Sarah's couch won't happen. The front runners are: Portland St Louis Philadelphia I haven't been to two of those places, so the odds are that it will be held someplace new and exciting to me. What about you? If you're a BlogHer member, are you going? If not, have you traveled to these locales? Tips for the traveler? If you live in one of these towns, what should a visitor see? I'm trying to plan ahead. WAY ahead, lol...