So there is this mega conference for bloggers and it is going on right now.  Last year I saw all the tweets from the folks attending and it seemed like a lot of fun.  This year I am even more jealous that I am not there.  So I am daydreaming about what I would do if I were there:

10 ) I would pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming.  The idea of going to a place with all the bloggers I read online and actually meeting them seems so weird.

9 ) I would stalk Aunt Becky from Mommy Wants Vodka and then hump her leg for introducing me to the blogosphere.  I would never have started a blog if it weren’t for her.

8 ) I would stalk Laura from A(n) (Un)Common Family because we have a mutual real life friend and it would be really cool to meet her in person.

7 ) I would likely be really shy about approaching other folks.  To me, they are famous and soooo out of my league.  It would be really hard to start up a conversation.

6 ) I would NOT get really drunk and make an ass out of myself.  Unless it was required to overcome the shyness mentioned above (hopefully without the “making an ass out of myself” part).

5 ) I would actually attend as many sessions as possible.  I have absolutely no idea what I am doing and would love some ideas to help me navigate social media.  I’m pretty sure I’m doing Twitter wrong and maybe I could learn how to do it right.

4 ) I would drag my SIL with me since she just started a blog and make her do most of the talking.  She’s way cooler than me.

3 ) I would go to the parties and enjoy myself!

2 ) I would make at least one new friend.

1 ) I would realize that these awesome bloggers are people just like me.  And I would appreciate that they share their lives with me through the computer even more.

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Ah, finally have the computer back so I can blog.  Yeehaw!

My blogging idol over at MommyWantsVodka posed a question to the world – Why do you blog?  I thought it would be fun to answer this question in my blogging newbieness and then look back on it later to see how the answer has changed.  Assuming I keep writing, of course.

Well, let’s start with social media.  I was introduced to Facebook by a longtime friend.  I played some games for a while but then I just liked to keep up with folks I like and let them know what I’m up to.  Then I noticed my SIL was using Twitter.  OK, maybe I’ll check it out and see what all the fuss is about.  I didn’t get it.  Why would strangers follow each other and give a rat’s ass about what they were doing?  I was about to cancel my account when I just started following folks mentioned in other people’s tweets until I reached 100.  That’s how I found MommyWantsVodka.  I checked out the blog and thought, “hey, she’s awesome” and started compulsively following other bloggers and checking out their blogs.  I’ve slowed down now but what I noticed is that these folks are out there talking about their real lives and I find it interesting.  And funny.  And sad.  These folks can elicit all sorts of emotions from me and I don’t even know them.  Didn’t expect that.

So then I think that maybe I’ll give it a shot.  I always seem to have something rattling around in my brain and I go over and over it as if I’m proofreading in my head.  I was never much into journaling with paper and pen but every once and a while I would write out my thoughts and I felt better.  So I would treat my blog as a place to just unleash whatever was in my brain and see how it goes.

I must admit I do hope that folks find what I write about interesting or funny or at least not full of crazy.  I like to see if folks are viewing or commenting.  But mostly I like to get out what is in my head.  It’s kind of like therapy and a hell of a lot cheaper.  I haven’t experienced any hateful comments or anything like that yet but I imagine I will be quite upset by it.  But it’s a chance I’m willing to take because so far, I really like doing this.

So that’s it.  That’s why I blog.  Because I wanna.  And the internet lets me

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