O Rly?

Reading a lot of posts about BlogHer, and I must say although I'm a wee bit jealous that there's no possible way for me to be there, some of the stuff I've read perplexes me and disappoints me.

Yes, I can totally see the need for some sort of Grrl Power Get together, in regards to the Mommy Blogger arena (Are Mommy Bloggers still getting criticized, or is that so last season?) and maybe the previously male-dominated technical area, (Haven't we already proven that women can be the bomb there too?) but what if you blog just because? Am I irrelevant because I do it for fun? Am I worth nothing because I don't have a theme or some cause to rant over? I mean I don't particularly give a rat's ass about increasing traffic, nor do I think that my "blog content" is one of the three things it should be. I just write crap and I'm going to keep writing crap. I don't need anyone to tell me it's crap, especially a bunch of people at some conference I can't even go to.

But I wouldn't mind meeting some of the ladies that I read, not because they have some sort of impact on the blogging world, but because I have read them for over 2 years and actually give a shit about them as people.

Have I mentioned I haven't had a cigarette since Thursday? And I need coffee.

Comments

[Margaret-fellow crap writer]

NO COFFEE?? OMG, I'm from near Seattle and can't imagine that. I agree with you about the conference. Blogging has become big business, instead of just a fun way to connect with other people, and write CRAP if we feel like it.

[Mikey]

We could always meet at a bar

[Tonya]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of organized get-togethers (clubs, conferences) of any kind. It seems in those types of groups, politics always raises its ugly head. Some of what I've read about Blogher sounds like high school with cliques and snarkiness and that just wouldn't be my cup of tea.