After my mind blowing Marilyn experience (we are on first name terms now !) the day continued to be filled with awesomeness. And not only was it fun, but it was also educational. . .
1. Originally I thought a grouping of Bloggers was called a “Gaggle” I am now aware it is actually called a “‘giggle” (easy mistake) based on the cacophony of noise we emit while together. My apologies to all the other diners during our chaotic 14 blogger lunch.
2. yes, bloggers need constant food and will drink alcohol before noon. Actually, many of us require alcohol before noon to write the totally awesome, vulnerable posts we consistently publish.
3. It is socially acceptable to be on your iPhone during conversation with a blogger. And as mom bloggers, our multitasking skills are better than average – we can tweet & eat, text and chat, or even check our analytics whilst ordering lunch . . . a true skill!
4. Most Bloggers are introverts, which means as we giggle and converse we are all counting the minutes until we can hide in our darkened room and recharge our internal battery. This is exactly what I did directly after lunch. . . 4 hrs of darkness – bliss!
5. Asking Bloggers to join a team activity and then compete for prizes will cause chaos and massive competition. Violent to the core we WILL take each other down for a $50 Old Navy Gift card! (thanks to the Chevrolet Road Ralley we were able to display our awesome professionalism across the streets of Toronto)
6. tweeting is like booze to a blogger. The more we tweet, the more insane we get. . . After a day of solid tweeting we can barely stand, let along communicate in 140 characters.
7. Bringing 50 hopped up, tweet-hyper bloggers who just finished a 2hr roadralley together to a bar flashing lights, free wine and Microsoft Kintect (totally mind blowing system by the way) on a black stage is a recipe for disaster. Or, total awesomeness. . . you decide.
8. Like wind up toys, when wound we go until we are done. This means that when the microsoft party ended at midnight many a blogger hit the city streets (via Chevrolet drivers) and started bar hopping. This isn’t pretty and I am not proud that I participated (no, I DID not lead this . . .I swear it was (BLANK) but it happened, and we need to acknowledge that!
It was an amazing day, full of fun, and fabulous (new) friends. The sponsors for this Blissdom afternoon where lively and creative. . . right up my alley.
And I have already put a Kinect system on my christmas list: no cable here and a winter on it’s way, we need all the entertainment we can get!