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Friday Favorites: Pre-BlogHer Link Party

July 29, 2011

Next weekend I will be in San Diego attending the BlogHer Conference. I will be hanging out with my roommates Kelly and Laurie. This will be my 3rd BlogHer Conference and their first. BlogHer can be a bit overwhelming just because there will be a ton of people attending (over 3000), and it can get chaotic.

I wrote a humorous post over a week ago comparing Blog Conferences and Sorority Rush, but really, it is not that scary. I think the #1 thing that you can do while at a conference is meet people and introduce yourself.

So let me introduce myself!

I’m Julie, and sometimes people call me “Angry Julie”.

I’m in my mid 30′s, married, and have a 6 year old son. I live in Orange County, CA. No, I am not a Real Housewife of Orange County. I’m not sure that I can even qualify to be a Housewife. I work full-time outside of the home. Amongst the chaos of having a 6 year old and working, I like to take photos. I am a Nikon girl, so don’t try to convert me to that other brand that starts with a “C”.

I like to dress up like a girly girl at blog conferences so you might see me in dresses. When I’m on my own time, I’m usually wearing jeans, t-shirts, and my Rainbow flip flops.

This picture was taken of me last year. I really need to get a new profile picture. I’m a year older now, and not quite as tan. I even use a different camera.

I hope to meet you while at BlogHer. Please come introduce yourself!! I promise to be nice….

I figure that you might want to meet other people attending BlogHer 2011 also. I’m starting this today so that you can go and check out the blogs and sites of other attendees.

So if you are going to BlogHer, please link up, and visit some other bloggers and Twitter peeps whom are attending.

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Our First Day in New Orleans

April 19, 2011

Blogging

Last Wednesday morning, I got up at the crack o’ dawn, 3:15am. Tiffany had scheduled our flight to New Orleans at 7:05am in San Diego. I was able to find my way to Tiffany’s house in the dark, and we made it to the airport. I think we were both half asleep as we descended on our way to Las Vegas, and then New Orleans. We checked into our hotel, Chateau Bourbon, and then headed towards The French Quarter. The main reason that we headed towards The French Quarter is to go to the French Market, and more specifically Café Du Mondé. We were in search of beignets.

While we savored our beignets, we enjoyed some local musicians and a little “street performance”. It was the perfect combo for a warm afternoon in New Orleans, and our first day of the trip.

We were in no hurry so we took some time and went sight seeing in The French Quarter. You can see some of the pictures that I took below.

New Orleans is a pretty eclectic city. Tiffany looks awesome in sunglasses, and well, you never know what kind of knick knacks that you may find in all of those tourist spots along the way.

We took a different way back and walked down Canal Street, which has stores and restaurants along both sides of the street. And the best part was the streetcars going down the middle of the street. I never got a chance to ride the streetcars, but they only cost $1.25 each way.

Tiffany and I arrived back at our room, and Ciaran had arrived. We all decided that we wanted a really good meal on our first night in town. Per the recommendation of Alexandra, we headed towards Galatoire’s Restaurant. The food and service were amazing. We all finished our dinner off with a dessert. I had warm pecan cake with coffee ice cream.

The restaurant was in the middle of Bourbon Street, which was wide awake with activity when we left. It was quite entertaining. The only thing that I could compare it to, was Las Vegas on steroids…

I just had to include the last picture, for shock value. It was the perfect ending to a really long day. We headed back to the hotel and went to bed. It was a great first day in New Orleans.

I will be back with more stories and photos, later this week…

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A tribe, a kinship, a social group

January 13, 2011

Blogging

I will be attending my second Blissdom Conference at the end of this month. This will be my eighth blogging conference. I even created my own verb to represent last year, “conferencing”. I love connecting with all of the bloggers that I’ve met through various social networks.

Photo by Jill @ScaryMommy. Jill, Me, Cara, and Cyn representing at BlogHer10′ in NYC.

In addition to attending Blissdom11′, I will be one of the Official Conference Photographers, and the Newcomer or Newbie Tribe Leader. As an Official Photographer, I will be sure to get your best smiles, and maybe even some bloopers. I have photographed three conferences and a party in the past year, so I’ve found the best way to get photos in candidly. You never know when you will want or need that photo of you and your blog hero for the future post, or even recap post. So if you are attending Blissdom, be sure to find me and my camera. If you know anything about cameras, or if you are a camera snob, you should know, I shoot Nikon, and yes, that is my real camera strap.

Amongst my wandering, chatting, and photo snapping, I will be mentoring and guiding the Newcomers, or Conference Newbies, or Blissdom Newbies. My first rule is “don’t take yourself too serious”. We are all bloggers, and we may be more successful than some, or even just beginning. We all have our own history, and our own background. Just because you are talking to “another mommy blogger”, you may not realize that this woman is an attorney, or maybe holds an MBA. My friend, Tamara of The {Un}Experienced Mom and Blog Conference Newbie was supposed to be the Newbie Tribe Leader, before she found out that she was moving right around the conference. Tamara and I met at Blissdom last year, after a session and instantly bonded over some of my “Julie-isms” and thoughts over things. We also like to rock a headband. And Tamara is a smart cookie, in her day job. I hope that I can fill Tamara’s shoes with all my wisdom and humor.

I thought I would share my Blissdom Recap Posts from last year, so you can get a little taste of what I saw at Blissdom10′.

A View of the Opryland Hotel in Nashville

Hanging with Harry Connick Jr.

Nashville’s Newest Stars

Overwhelmed with Love

Wordless Wednesday: Blissdom Bloggers

So as the Newcomer Coordinator, I thought I would provide some useful links. Some of these suggestions and tips may be mine, and the rest, well, they are from my rad followers and friends on The Twitter.

Attending A Blog Conference: Tips & Advice {Blogging Basics 101}

Blog Conference “Essentials Not to Forget” Checklist. {Blog Conference Newbie}

Blog Conference Travel and Packing Tips {AngryJulie on Blog Conference Newbie}

Business Cards for Blog Conferences. {Blog Conference Newbie}

Dadvatar: The Blissdom Chronicles {Busy Dad}

Do You Have an “Elevator Introduction” Ready? {Blog Conference Newbie}

Fashion Friday: What to Wear to Blissdom, Revisted {Musings of a Housewife}

How To Prepare For and What To Expect at BlogHer {MomSpark}

Know What To Wear To Blog Conferences {LA Stylist Mom on Blog Conference Newbie}

Laptops at a Conference: Yes or No. {Blog Conference Newbie}

Post-Conference Blues {MomSpark}

Profile Photo. {Angry Julie}

Things About Blissdom {Mom Tried It}

Why is Twitter Helpful for Preparing for Blog Conferences {Blog Conference Newbie}

So now as the Newbie Tribe Coordinator, I thought I would set up a little space for everyone to find each other and see who’s coming/going to Blissdom. If you are newbie, you can put {newbie} behind your name, or experienced, you can put {Blissdom09′, Blissdom10′}, and if you are also following a certain Niche Tribe, you can put your niche {Photography}.

Come on now, don’t be shy, link up with your blog or site name!

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