HeatHer '10: Days 2 and 3

I have to say, HeatHer 2010 was an AWESOME time! What started out as a random text to Avitable turned into a fun weekend of tweeting and a welcome distraction from that other thing going on up in the Northeastern US.

For us, day 2 of HeatHer '10 started out with a "Dora/Diego" breakout session. As the conference attendees watched, I wondered - who really did explore it better? Dora, Diego, Lewis, or Clark?


Later, we slummed it with a non-blogger and enjoyed the "Lunch with Locals" during which everyone asks if your kids are triplets or if the boys are twins. You know, the usual nonsense:


Day 2 ended on a fun note with an interactive "Silly Faces" session:


Which, as you can see, was quickly followed by the "Clean up this mess!" session.

Day Three dawned waaaay too early. At HeatHer, the attendees aren't hung over, but they are woken up with little elbows to the throat as small children climb into bed with you and proceed to steal your mattress space! But that's OK, because this attendee took a drive in a 'Vette!


Don't tell Ty-man, but we sped on some back roads just a little. OK, maybe a lot! After the test drive, it was time for the "I'm Gonna Wash That Gray Right Outta My Hair" session.


By far, saying good-bye to the old-lady-gray was the best session of HeatHer '10!

It was an awesome time and I hope next year's HeatHer '11 will be even better! Maybe some of you could make it down to the Deep South for some craziness in person? Mmmmm?

HeatHer '10: Day 1

The first day of HeatHer '10* was awesome! Three people used the #HeatHer10** hashtag on Twitter! Those three people were me, MrsRobbieD (who, by the way, has the trippiest Twitter homepage background), and Dave, and since I don't really count that means two other people participated! Woo hoo! You, my commenters, promised the following to make our conference awesome:

• Other HeatHer said she'd bring the margarita mix.
• Cissa Fireheart guaranteed some fire ants, sand, and napkins. The fire ants, of course, were saved for the HOA Bully's front yard.
  
• Lisa brought the poker chips and cards. Blackjack!
• Finn supplied half a Sephora store. HALF! I'll take the nail polish half, please!
• And Ms. Sybil Law? Well, she's hauled down the Clinique swag! Woo hoo!

In the wake of all that cool stuff, our conference went fairly well. Here's a breakdown of our happenings. To properly prepare for the awesomeness, I had to put on my Twitter bling:


Miss-Miss led a breakout session on how to properly color Dora the Explorer as a mermaid and the proper proportions of a starfish:


During this session, Dave decided to get creative with his crayons...



Later, Bubba hosted our first HeatHer '10 lunch. It was a poolside theme!


After lunch, J-man gave a keynote speech on snuggling and why we all need to do it more:


And Andy insisted on leading a session entitled Quadripeds: Why they need blogs, too!


Of course, we closed out the day with dinner. And at HeatHer '10? Breakfast is what's for dinner!


We've had a great first-day and hope you can all make it for Day 2 at THE MOST awesome blogging conference EVAH!

*Yes, I realize this is all a sad attempt to make it easier to swallow my voluntary absence from BlogHer '10. But, hey, anything to make the day fun, right? RIGHT?!?

** It's pronounced Heather, remember? It's not Heat-Her. Aw, forget it. ;)

HeatHer '10!

Since BlogHer '10 starts Friday (even though NYC has been inundated with my fellow estrogen-filled constantly-tweeting bandwidth hogs since Tuesday) and I'm not there, I thought I would have my own little conference right here in northwest suburban Atlanta.

Welcome to HeatHer '10!*

(Like that? It's the official HeatHer '10 conference badge. If I had any.)

Here at HeatHer '10, we keep things simple (and we refer to ourselves in the third person):

• Want drink tickets? Are none. If you want a drink, the coconut rum and Coke is in the fridge. Beer's in the door. Help yourself.
  

• Need swag? I think the kids can put some toys in a garbage bag for you to take home. I'll even throw in leftover scrapbook paper. Some old college physics books?
  

• Want to try out free products? I'll let you borrow one of my fifty Old Navy t-shirts. I'll even share my deodorant. Pinky-swear.
  

• Didn't RSVP a party? We'll be down at the neighborhood pool with a sandwich bag of Goldfish. Now THAT'S a party! And you don't even have to agonize over the perfect BlogHer party outfit!
  

• Lunches? Peanut butter and jelly. And there won't be any political bloggers to sneer at your political party choice when you happen to sit at their table because all the other tables are full. (Yes, that happened to me last year at BlogHer '09. By the way, LIBERTARIANS ARE NOT ANARCHISTS, THANKYOUVERYMUCHLIBERALBLOGGERWITHATTITUDE! *Pant, pant*) Just three kids who will stare at you and ask endlessly why you're here.
  

• Peanut allergy? The sub sandwiches at the local Publix are pretty good. It isn't a 24 hour NYC deli, but it's cheaper!
  

• Keynote speaker? Uh, that'd be me hollering at the kids about why it's bad to hit/steal toys/yell. Just sit back and soak up the knowledge I'll convey via a raised voice and bits of spittle. No microphone or stage here!
  

So, check out my Twitter happenings for the next few days, because I'll be hashtagging the heck out of #HeatHer10 with hour-by-hour whenever-I-feel-like-it updates of the exciting, crazy blogging conference that will be going on at Casa CofaCMGD. You'll probably see stuff like:









So let's make HeatHer '10 a huge success! That way, I can justify a badge for HeatHer '11. Heh.

*NOTE: Don't pronounce it "heat her" like it's two separate words. It's Heather! My name! But with a second capital H, because I'm trying to compete with BlogHer and... oh, never mind.