So about the Saturday before this past Saturday...
(subtitled: like most things, fad hits Nashville two years after everywhere else.)
Blogging about bloggers often gets tiresome, tacky, and weird. But I thought this story would be of interest to those of you who visit this site regularly because I know you and I've made you check it.
So let the blogfucking begin.
I received an evite to a Nashville blogger meet up, and decided to go for several reasons. One, considering my general media interests, I figured when a TV news station hosts an event and invites ya, it might be interesting to attend. Even though, for the love of God, I don't consider this blog a media endeavor of mine.
Two, seeing as I'd be spending the next week at a conference, meeting people early in the morning, and I had to be in lab early anyway, why not practice getting up early and talking to strangers.
So I went. At 8:30 in the morning. EIGHT-GOSHDERN-THIRTY ON A SATURDAY.
What. Were. You. Thinking.
I've met bloggers elsewhere before (I could include a link here, but too lazy to find one, now) but not in such a formal setting. This morning event was more of a blogging-as-new-media discussion, which I do find interesting, even though I don't consider myself to be a prime example of it on here.
My previous blogger-meeting-experiences were more accidental. In the setting of blogger-friend-having-a-book-launch-party turned look-more-bloggers turned "Blogger buying everyone a shot! No! four! Irish car bombs! WOOOOHOOOO!"
So, for future reference, I'd like to drop the keywords "happy hour," okay?
Anyway. It was interesting, but odd. Local people I don't know apparently read this. News to me. So, er, hi neighbors.
Snippets of this entire event were filmed and broadcast on the evening news. I know this because a coworker came up to me and told me I was on TV. I'm yet to see this, so if anyone has a copy, do share.
I don't know why attendees (myself included) were so shocked that there were TELEVISION cameras FILMING US at a... TV STATION! GASP! We's dumb.
At the event I asked someone how they found this site, and they mentioned a link on the website of WKRN, the local ABC affiliate. I later hopped over to their page and....
... were you aware that you may be reading one of Nashville's best blogs? Uh, me neither. Apologies/condolences to the really good blogs which were included in this list along with me.
Keep in mind that I live in a city where the (one) alternative newsweekly runs a column each week called "Desperately Seeking The News" highlighting the city media's worst gaffes. So don't be too impressed.
Also, have I ever mentioned that they turn off the traffic lights here at 11PM? No? Well, just thought I'd throw that in too.
And there you go. The Saturday before last Saturday.
Blogging about bloggers often gets tiresome, tacky, and weird. But I thought this story would be of interest to those of you who visit this site regularly because I know you and I've made you check it.
So let the blogfucking begin.
I received an evite to a Nashville blogger meet up, and decided to go for several reasons. One, considering my general media interests, I figured when a TV news station hosts an event and invites ya, it might be interesting to attend. Even though, for the love of God, I don't consider this blog a media endeavor of mine.
Two, seeing as I'd be spending the next week at a conference, meeting people early in the morning, and I had to be in lab early anyway, why not practice getting up early and talking to strangers.
So I went. At 8:30 in the morning. EIGHT-GOSHDERN-THIRTY ON A SATURDAY.
What. Were. You. Thinking.
I've met bloggers elsewhere before (I could include a link here, but too lazy to find one, now) but not in such a formal setting. This morning event was more of a blogging-as-new-media discussion, which I do find interesting, even though I don't consider myself to be a prime example of it on here.
My previous blogger-meeting-experiences were more accidental. In the setting of blogger-friend-having-a-book-launch-party turned look-more-bloggers turned "Blogger buying everyone a shot! No! four! Irish car bombs! WOOOOHOOOO!"
So, for future reference, I'd like to drop the keywords "happy hour," okay?
Anyway. It was interesting, but odd. Local people I don't know apparently read this. News to me. So, er, hi neighbors.
Snippets of this entire event were filmed and broadcast on the evening news. I know this because a coworker came up to me and told me I was on TV. I'm yet to see this, so if anyone has a copy, do share.
I don't know why attendees (myself included) were so shocked that there were TELEVISION cameras FILMING US at a... TV STATION! GASP! We's dumb.
At the event I asked someone how they found this site, and they mentioned a link on the website of WKRN, the local ABC affiliate. I later hopped over to their page and....
... were you aware that you may be reading one of Nashville's best blogs? Uh, me neither. Apologies/condolences to the really good blogs which were included in this list along with me.
Keep in mind that I live in a city where the (one) alternative newsweekly runs a column each week called "Desperately Seeking The News" highlighting the city media's worst gaffes. So don't be too impressed.
Also, have I ever mentioned that they turn off the traffic lights here at 11PM? No? Well, just thought I'd throw that in too.
And there you go. The Saturday before last Saturday.
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