Kathy said around evening on June 28, 2007
Somehow, dramatic hamster Monday has spilled over through Wednesday. So far Thursday has been shaping up to be somewhat normal, although it’s only 9:30am and as you know, anything can happen. We handed in the bulk of the book after painstakingly editing it 432 times and sending it off into the Publisher abyss. We cut the cord. That was worse than leaving my baby at the gym day care for the first time.
But, this just means that we are that much closer to seeing a printed and bound copy in our hands. Hopefully those hands will be manicured, massaged and have had more than 4 hours of sleep. I know Joelle crashed sometime last night after the email was sent after being awake for ohhh… over 24 hours, or perhaps more. When she said something about a “hairy clam jacket” I knew she was certifiably delirious and ordered her to bed. We did notice that Barnes and Noble picked up the book for pre-sales in addition to Amazon so we’re really excited, yet terrified for the book to be completed.
One thing I’ve been excited about is that I will be attending this years BlogHer conference in Chicago. I am really excited to go (ok actually I am more excited about not having to wipe someone’s butt for a whole day). The girls from Wiley & Sons will be there so I am anxious to meet all the people who helped with the book in person and thank them for putting up with our neurotic perfectionism.
A couple of blogs friends are speaking at various panels during the conference too so I am amped to get to see them in action. If anyone is planning on attending and will be at the event and/or cocktail parties, let me know. I’d love to meet some bloggers I know, as well as some I don’t. I promise not to get you drunk and take photos of your drunkenness for posting on Flickr. HAHA. Yeah right like I’d give up the chance to post a photo of you with a lampshade on your head. Come on you know me better than that.
from Virginia Beach, VA
Cocktail: Calypso Cooler
Congrats on getting this far with the book....alive and well. Very exciting about B&N!!!
Sounds like you will have lots of fun at blogher and I hope that no one gets too drunk and has an accident, you know so that the whole “not having to wipe someone’s butt for a whole day” stays a reality for you!
from your moms.
A lampshade I could handle. It’s the pictures of me done up in bondage garb while a group of smashed bloggers re-enacts scenes from Pulp Fiction that I don’t want to see on your Flickr account. I don’t want to be the Gimp… again.
from your moms.
Oh, I wish I could go to BlogHer! Someday I will...maybe next year. This year is rife with wedding planning shtuff, so BlogHer is right out. Dammit.
I have a place I could stay, and everything! BAH!
I cannot WAIT for my copy of the book...it should come out some time in October, no? Perfect wedding present for me! From me! (I already ordered my copy, of course..) I’m planning on learning a lot from it, and look forward to any tittilating tales that it might include about hairy clam jackets…
from West Palm Beach, FL
Cocktail: Champagne Bellini
@Faith: Aww thanks lady!
The date they keeping telling us is October 1st 2007. The day my head officially explodes.
from Crazy, USA
I am there! OOOhhh I get to meet the other half of Moxie, now I’m thrilled that I decided to sign up for it
I’ll have to email you my cell # so we can hook up 
Congrats on making it through the bulk of editing - ever get that gnawing “will this thing EVER be done” feeling? Heh.
from Clive Owen's Bedroom
Cocktail: Mojito
No, I am not going THIS year. However, next year I’m all about being shit-faced on Flickr with a lampshade on my head. That is, if you’ll promise to do the same while droppin’ it like it’s hot.
from West Palm Beach, FL
Cocktail: Champagne Bellini
@Lisa: It’s so on.
@Brandi: I always drop it like it’s hot. Or at least I try to drop it like it’s toasty warm.
from Crazy, USA
w00T!
from Lakewood
Dramatic Chipmunk is the funniest thing ever. I cant stop watching it!
from your moms.
see ya there, girlfriend.
and i already beat you to posting pics of people with lamp shades, last year.
let’s see if we can find some more this time.
from your moms.
Me. You. Lena. The W. Booze. Bloggers.
It’s like a dream, it’s too good to be true.
Oh, and there will be lameshades on peoples heads. Even if they are FAKE PAPER LAMPSHADES.
haaaaaaa!
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