the amazing adventures of jen14221

blogher10 in pictures

I went to NYC for Blogher 2010.  It was awesome.

I took MegaBus from Philly to New York on Thursday morning.  Then I went on a tour of Ellis Island with Liberty Mutual.

 

It was 104 degrees.

Hot enough to cause my makeup to slide off my greasy face.

 

Hot, but awesome.  I met a bunch of cool bloggers.

 

Then I went back to the hotel and Laura and I cracked open a bottle of Veuve.

 

Then we went to a few parties in the hotel and played "I Never"."I Never"is actually not all that exciting when you are 41.  Although I have not done everything, like some of my slutty friends.

On Friday morning, the conference officially started.

I posed with a wax figure of Bruce Jenner.  Well, I thought he was wax BUT THEN HE SPOKE.

I ate Jimmy Dean sausage.

I thought about attending a session, you know, to learn something.  Mostly I walked around the Expo Hall and stalked Padma Lakshmi and stocked up on free stuff that I told myself I did not need, and did not want.  Except I did want the free multiple pairs of Spanx and the Luna bars and $50 coupons from Soap.com.

I also had my makeup done and I looked hot.  Trust me.

 

See?  SMOKING.  Also Sparkly.

 

My sister @Meribon came to party with us on Friday night.

It was so much fun to hang out with a bunch of the Peevers from The Peevery.

On Saturday I actually did attend a few sessions and also walked around the Expo Hall again, got my makeup done again by my new BFF Debra, makeup artist to the stars.  Michelle scored an invite for the two of us to go to a private party at some snazzy salon on 9th where I had my hair did and drank seventeen glasses of sangria and then we crashed the vibrator party at the Warwick Hotel.  Where I scored my very first vibrator.  YES I AM 41 AND I'VE NEVER HAD A VIBRATOR BEFORE. 

You can stop reading now, mom.

Then, back to the Hilton.  I did not eat a snowcone. I did eat everything else.  And I drank 10,000 glasses of red wine.

 

I stole this sign from somewhere.  I can't remember exactly where.

 

I danced, I wore neon necklaces as a headband and I had a blast.

Then I went to the CheeseburgHer party and snarfed down a cheeseburger and then I went to my room to throw up.

pre-blogher post

Did you know I am going to BlogHer tomorrow?

If you follow my Twitter feed, you must know.  I also apologize in advance for the next several days of tweeting about WHOOO DRUNK or HOT CHICKS or AWESOME SESSION or WHOOO DRUNK.

I had to be in Philly for work Monday-Wednesday but first thing tomorrow I'm hopping the MegaBus to New York City. 

I have a small carry-on suitcase stuffed with my work clothes for the first half of the week and my party clothes for Thursday-Sunday.  I'm really quite proud of my packing skills.  Besides my work clothes, I packed three purses, four pairs of shoes, four dresses, about six tops, two skirts, and a pair of jeans.  Also undies, two pairs of Spanx and my very special extra-large bras.  And 17 pairs of earrings.

I will be unable to collect swag or carry any of it home.  I'm really not all that into swag anyway, unless it's like a free iPhone (here's hoping!) or maybe a lipbalm or two.

I RSVP's to six or seven parties, and was invited (as an influential blogger - or something) to an event at Ellis Island where I can have lunch and get a tour and talk about Responsible Blogging.  Ha. 

That's tomorrow afternoon.  And then I plan on non-stop stuff until I board a plane on Sunday to fly home and attend the Taste of Williamsville.

bloggiversary

Six years!  Jeez.

an influential blogger?

Did you know that I am an infuential blogger?  Well, it's true.  People care about what I have to say.  I was even on Jessica Gottlieb's blogroll for about a day.  To be fair to myself, she did not delete me from her blogroll like this person; Jessica deleted her entire blogroll. 

Anyway, do you remember how I went to BlogHer in July?  And how I attended skipped all the sessions that told me how to "sell my blog" because I was more interested in roaming the Expo Hall and getting free massages and shit?  And because when I started my blog it was more about me telling my story than anything else, and I don't do ads because I'll never be Dooce? 

Well, I am starting to get a few offers to do some product reviews and giveaways, to which I say - bring it on!  I would like very much to reward my 10 or so readers with some fun stuff, and not just trays and earrings. 

So, stay tuned for an extra-special review and giveaway featuring a super-fabulous product from Just Wine Racks ...something awesome!

breaking up is hard to do

Back in July or August, a woman I know removed me from her list of Facebook friends.  She warned me she was doing do, due to the fact that we had a friend in common, someone she no longer wished to be associated with.  I am pretty sure that to prevent this, she had hoped I would delete the friend in common, or beg her not to remove me, or some such nonsense. 

Later, I noticed that I was no longer receiving Twitter updates from this person.  I follow a ton of people on Twitter, people I know both in person and from the internet, so you might think it strange that I even noticed, but she was a prolific Tweeter and when I no longer saw any of the Tweets, I knew I had been blocked.  BLOCKED!

So, I sometimes check out her blog, and today I noted that I am no longer listed on her Blogroll.  So sad. Really, so sad that she is no longer exposed to my wit and humor.  Really, I feel very badly for her.

oh wait, i still have a blog

In five + years of blogging, I have never felt so neglectful.  Sorry, little blog.  This last week was a doozy.  Here's what I did:

• Worked.  Philadelphia is HOT!  And it smells a lot like my cat's litter box.

• Went to two thousand meetings in Philadelphia.  Being at work is no fun at all, but still, I am glad to have a job.  Thanks.
• Shopped at Macy's.  Tried on a Kenneth Cole SIZE TWELVE, BITCHES dress, which fit, but did not look fabulous without the Spanx.  Still, it fit.
• Went to the annual Buffalo Spree writer's meeting.  Must pay more attention to my freelance journalism career.
• Weighed myself: 186.
• Went out on the town (downtown Buffalo) in a limo (I know, what the fuck?) and ate dinner at MIDNIGHT (what am I, 25?) and then went dancing in a club.  Well, I did not dance per se, but my robotic husband did (again, what the fuck?) and got home at THREE AM.  Once more, with feeling:  What the fuck.
• Threw my sister a wedding shower.  She is getting married in just a few weeks and my bridesmaid dress is a little super tight in the top front area.  Because people who wear J. Crew have no boobs, I guess.  Will looks awesome in his ring-bearer suitage, though.
• Went to our next-door neighbor's all-day clambake slash pool party.  Complete with jousting!
• Took Will for ice cream.
• Took Will to Fantasy Island (that waterpark skeeves me right out, there are band-aids floating in the lazy river and the bathrooms had no TP).
• Took Will to Darien Lake.

I still have lots to tell you about Day 2 of BlogHer, which was 100 years ago. I also have an upcoming SKyMall crap feature planned out.  So stay tuned!

first stab at a blogher recap

It's been almost two weeks since BlogHer 2009 in Chicago and I still have not written a recap for all my fans.  I know some of you follow me used to follow me on Twitter and may have stopped after my 27th drunk tweet about OH MY GAH I LOVE BLOGHER SO AWESOME with a few shits, dammits and fucks thrown in for good measure.  You can go ahead and read my Twitter (selected exerpts) feed and laugh with me at my highschool-esque self getting all excited about free drinks and celebrity sightings.

So, here's a first run at a recap.

BlogHer was awesome.  The end.

Just kidding.

I've been blogging for over five years.  Here's my very first post, all about me and baby Will and getting a pedicure.  How hilarious, because that's exactly the same kind of shit I still blog about.  Just hat Will is no longer a baby.  Sob.  

So, blogging five years.  Never went to BlogHer before.  Never even considered it.  But last summer,  Peeved Michelle had a great thought and a plan was born.

To be continued...

bufblopofo 09, day thirteen

Topic for today:

Holy crap you guys! Tomorrow is The Last Day Eve! YOU CAN DO IT.

I was going to finish with this question like last year, but decided I’d use it for day 13 instead. Link to whatever you posted exactly one year ago (or whatever’s closest), and give your readers an update on that topic. If you haven’t been writing for a year, give us a list of three or four things that are going on in your life right now that you’ll want to update one year from now.

This is a good topic, because today is a very special day for me.  It's my blog's FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

This is what I talked about last year - on my fourth anniversary.

Wow, I've been doing this for a long time.  It may be time to stop.

not a total loser

Hey!  I'm kind of awesome!  Look at what I won:

I'm really so thrilled, and Peter is even a little proud.

blog anniversary alert

Yep, it's my anniversary.

I've been blogging crap and nonsense for four years.

First post ever.  Check out baby Will!

First anniversary post - eh, there isn't one.  We were in Orlando.

Yeast infections and Mighty Taco.  Second anniversary post.

Third anniversary post - random listing of random stuff.