The inimitable Laurie at Foolery posted a bit of a rant the other day. It was about how all the she-bloggers are writing about how they are going to the BlogHer Conference next week. Laurie was moved to write after Bejewell at The Bean posted a fantastic missive about why we blog, anyway. Laurie invited her readers to join a counter-movement: BlogHus, and she got so fired up that she even made a fancy-pants logo:
(How cool is that?)
I proudly wear the badge of BlogHussies throughout the InterWebs. Wanna see who the REALLY cool kids are? Of course you do. Follow these easy steps:
- Take off your shoes
- Pour yourself a glass of Merlot
- Park your ass at your computer
- Go here
WARNING: Do this only if you have time to devote to the project, because you’re going to want to click on the links to read some of the finest writing ever to grace cyberspace.
I’m new at blogging, and I take my inspiration from both the “big name” bloggers as well as some of the more obscure ones. But what I really dig about blogging is how communities develop. Whether you call them “communities” or “networks” or “cliques” depends on the extent to which you want to feel included. Myself, I just like writing, I love the comments (even though I wish the lurkers would weigh in), and the occasional back-and-forth that develops. I have enjoyed connecting with folks whom I otherwise would never have encountered. The Internet has surely made the world both a larger and a smaller place in that regard.
So, whether you’re a BlogHer or a BlogHussy, whether you write or just enjoy reading, my glass is raised to you, because, after all, it’s five o’clock somewhere, and that means it’s time for a cocktail. Now, where’s my gin…
AARRRRRR!
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From one hussy to another, Salud! and bottoms up.
I am not a hussy so I have done the following:
1) shoes off
2) drank three martini’s
3) parked my butt at the PC
CBW: AARRRR!
Cigar: You may be an honorary Hussy. Actually, you can be a BlogHunk too – go to Laurie’s site, she made a logo for the guys. Because, you know, she’s all about inclusion.
…I found out about this thru you SINAFF because I somehow missed the BlogHussy sign-up over at Foolery’s place so I headed over there and asked her if I could play too…
…Can I say, “AARRRRR”! – you betcha! ;o)
…Blessings… :o)
oooh oooh oooh. i wanna be a blog hussy too. speaking of which, wherefore art though maggie? i got her “this blog protected note” and I am a adrift. what means that? eek.
Wow, Miss Soup, I’m all blushing and scraping my shoes on the carpet and stuff! Which is a filthy lie because I’m a BAREFOOT hussy.
Thanks for playing along — I hope you’ll feel free to run with the theme as far as you want to. Don’t know where it’s going, but it’s safer than picking up strangers in bars, and almost as fun! Which is another filthy lie.
Cheers to you,
Laurie @ Foolery