I am ๐ I went last year and it was a great day out, plus I got to meet some fantastic bloggers. Really looking forward to this year’s event – too bad you live so far away, Louise.
Yes! It sounds like fun, although I’m not good if I meet heaps of new people all at once. It takes me a couple of days to recover. (I know that sounds weird!) Have fun! xx
No, it doesn’t sound weird at all! I’m not so good in big social situations either – I can get quite panicky. I usually find someone and glom onto them for the day (which is probably quite annoying!) However, last year luckily I knew a few bloggers already (at least, I knew them online), so I felt a bit more comfortable.
That’s the thing with bloggingโyou get to know people rather well before you actually ‘meet’ them! I can see it would be like meeting up with old friends. I’m like you in that I feel quite panicky. I can cope with it for a short time, but after a weekend, I feel overwhelmed. I remember feeling like it after medical conferences. Writers’ festivals are similar, although so many writers are introverted that they’re not as confrontingโwe’re all wandering around with our eyes on the ground, lost in our own little worlds!
I haven’t been to a festival yet, and I really need to go to one, especially with London just a short train ride away. I did go to an event at Bloomsbury Publishing and felt woefully unprepared and panicky most of the day! ๐
Just realised I left a word out of my first sentence above: Have you ever gone to a K-Mart store and *asked* where to buy a ‘K’? It was a reference to a line in your post about buying a wall at Wal-Mart. Rather silly joke I know. I’d better go to bed before I embarrass myself even further. (No, I haven’t been drinking!)
Thanks for sharing the latest information from the Bloggers Bash Committee, Helen.
See you in June. ๐
You’re welcome Hugh! Looking forward to seeing you and to another fun day out ๐
I wish I lived closer!
I know! It would be lovely if you could come along ๐
Aw, thanks Helen.
Have you ever gone to a K-Mart store and where to buy a ‘K’? ๐
Are you going to this bash, Helen?
I am ๐ I went last year and it was a great day out, plus I got to meet some fantastic bloggers. Really looking forward to this year’s event – too bad you live so far away, Louise.
Yes! It sounds like fun, although I’m not good if I meet heaps of new people all at once. It takes me a couple of days to recover. (I know that sounds weird!) Have fun! xx
No, it doesn’t sound weird at all! I’m not so good in big social situations either – I can get quite panicky. I usually find someone and glom onto them for the day (which is probably quite annoying!) However, last year luckily I knew a few bloggers already (at least, I knew them online), so I felt a bit more comfortable.
That’s the thing with bloggingโyou get to know people rather well before you actually ‘meet’ them! I can see it would be like meeting up with old friends. I’m like you in that I feel quite panicky. I can cope with it for a short time, but after a weekend, I feel overwhelmed. I remember feeling like it after medical conferences. Writers’ festivals are similar, although so many writers are introverted that they’re not as confrontingโwe’re all wandering around with our eyes on the ground, lost in our own little worlds!
I haven’t been to a festival yet, and I really need to go to one, especially with London just a short train ride away. I did go to an event at Bloomsbury Publishing and felt woefully unprepared and panicky most of the day! ๐
Just realised I left a word out of my first sentence above: Have you ever gone to a K-Mart store and *asked* where to buy a ‘K’? It was a reference to a line in your post about buying a wall at Wal-Mart. Rather silly joke I know. I’d better go to bed before I embarrass myself even further. (No, I haven’t been drinking!)
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