BlogHer preparedness

I know these fine ladies are attending BlogHer this week: - Gorgeous Footsteps in the Sand - La Petite Chic - The Spohrs Are Multiplying - Sizzle Says - Greeblemonkey Am I missing anyone else who regular reads me and vice versa? I want to make sure I make arrangements to meet everyone in between the stuff I'll be doing there for work. And I'm stealing the following from La Petite Chic, who stole if from someone else. Things You Should Know About Me When We Meet at BlogHer 1. There are some bloggers who are more extroverted online than they are in person. Or they're more blunt online than they would be in person. Me? In person, I'm just like I am online. What you read is what you get. A pleasant online Nanette is just like the pleasant real-life Nanette. 2. If I know you (and I feel like I know the gals mentioned above), I'm fine with you touching my pregnant belly if you're a belly-toucher. I know there are some pregnant women who don't like others to touch their bellies, but if I know you, it's cool. If I weren't pregnant, though, I would find that weird. Can you imagine women just groping each other? Ok, wait - that sounds dirty... 3. I haven't really given a lot of thought to what I'm going to wear. I may end up pretty casual in jeans or maybe I'll wear a dress. I think it all depends on the shoes. These days high-heels are no longer my friends, so I spend most of my days in flip-flops and flats. 4. I'm attending BlogHer because of work, actually, so I may bug you about your thoughts, from a blogger's perspective, on a piece or two I'm writing about the event. I also may have to leave a very social and fabulous conversation to go track down more info for my pieces and network as I've promised my editors. 5. I smile a lot. It just comes naturally. I can't help it. If you are a brooding, dark personality, I apologize in advance for offending you, heh. 6. I also giggle a lot, but I'm (hopefully) not annoying or obnoxious. I try to find the fun in everything I do and everyone around me. 7. I might hug you. I do that to a lot of peeps when I feel I already know them from the blogosphere. (I already know that Sizzle is a hugger, too!) Hey, if it didn't scare justJENN, then it probably won't scare you. Having said that, if I get a "please don't hug me" vibe from you, or if you're wearing something with a lot of spikes, then I won't hug you. 8. I talk fast. Feel free to ask me to repeat myself. 9. I may totally blank on your name or tell you something I've already told you or lose my thought in mid-sentence. I promise I'm not always so flaky - it's pregnancy brain. 10. I may complain about being thirsty because it's not second nature for me to remember to drink a lot of water, especially when I'm really busy at events. I may also leave you a lot to use the restroom, thanks to Em Dash. "The internet is like a giant jellyfish. You can't step on it. You can't go around it. You've got to get through it." - John Evans