It was the eve before Blog Camp…
Posted under People I love, Witterings
Oooooh so many thoughts and emotions. Mostly excitement because what could be finer than rocking up at a random stranger’s pad to spend the weekend with, um, a whole load of randoms from the interweb? Hoorah. Seriously, I’ve NEVER been disappointed by my many, many ‘real life’ encounters with people I initially met on the internet. I understand why many people feel anxious about taking the next step and meeting internet buddies for real…but my personal experience has been nothing but fabulous.
Think about it…these are people you have generally conversed with online for weeks if not months, or more. You share things you are often not comfortable sharing with ‘real life’ friends, for whatever reason. You’ve bonded, you’ve checked them out, you’ve bantered, you’ve giggled, you’ve shared stuff…and you already have the mutual interest that brought you together in the first place; it could be online dating (MrSpud, that’s you)…pregnancy/childbirth/hideous early days of motherhood and beyond (BFF and the ‘wife‘, that’s you)…and now bloggy peeps, or bleeps (that’s all of you reading this). When I think about my friends, I no longer differentiate between ‘real’ friends and internet friends, many of whom (perhaps 100 or so) I’ve never actually met. Means nothing to me – we don’t have to meet to be buddies.
But tomorrow I get to meet some of those interweb weirdies and I can’t wait. I’ve been packed for weeks…but today I made the final preparations. I finished up my crap gifts (pictured above) and wished I was capable of making something other than trouble; I packed the boot of the Shit Picasso (ek, I hate that car) with wine, gifts for bleeps, gifts for our hostesss, my dressing up box, a couple of axes for late night murdering in beds, spare liver, Blog Camp T shirt, stain remover to erase any blood splats from late night murderous activites, camera and entire lens stash for the Nikon gals (WE ROCK!), GPS, map and Grudge Book. I’m all set.
Hopefully there will be live blogging from the Camp (tequila permitting). If you don’t hear from me by Monday then they raided my axe stash and got me first. BUT REMEMBER GIRLS…I GRUDGE YOU FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE….
They don’t call me Scary Spud for nothing you know.
Is it wrapping paper or material? – I love it.
Have a fab time at Blog Camp, hopefully *see* you Monday x
Oh I can’t wait to hear all about it!!!! Three weeks ’til I head out to Reno, do you think they’ll let me take axes on the plane?
Have fun dear Spud have fun!!!!!!
Daisy, it’s wrapping paper ‘Clarice Bean’! Not very mature I know. It’s looks like material because this is a close crop of a much larger photo!
Ali, erm…no. You’ll have to knit your own axe when you get there;-)
LOVE the wrapping paper, gorgeous!
I’m sure you’ll have a fab time, they’ll all fall even more in love with you, as you’re as funny and entertaining IRL as you are online.
Don’t forget to take pictures….eve. If it is of late night murderous activities! I want to see it all!
I knew that was Clarice Bean! Awesome! Nice touch! I can’t wait to hear about Blog Camp antics…wish I was joining in.
I’m so jealous! Damn living in Australia!
Really? Are you bringing your grudge book? I’m scared!
I’m so excited for all of you!! Have fun!!
what’s a grudge book?
What’s inside the wrapping paper????? I have to know!!!!!
Ok lets see if I’m a FACE and not a number…
DAMN IT ALL TO HELL!!! I DID THE THING AND DID THE PICTURE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO PAY FOR THIS. WHERE THE HELL IS MY AXE???
omchelsea….Grudge Book, mwah ha ha…where I keep a note of all those that ‘wrong’ against me and their crimes…tee hee. See here http://bit.ly/pexd
Hmm I’m thinking MrSpud needs to look at the gravatar settings. Ali spent an entire working day trying to get hers to work yesterday. Now bambi too…
Ali, pah I can’t TELL you what’s in there! Not yet…they’re a surprise! That’s why I only photographed a very small part of the pile of parcels.
Mwah ha ha!!! You’ll have to wait…x
Have a fabulous weekend my lovely! The gifts look fabulous, oh how i heart stationery and wrap. I could spend hours browsing the huge paperchase on TCR. don’t get too drunk and start playing twister though.
He he.
I can’t wait to see what’s in your dressing up box (and those pressies)!
I’m just having the first cup of tea of the day; trying to line my stomach for the tequila.
Grudge Book… great idea! I’ve gotta start one of those. Wish I could go to Blog Camp but alas, my axe is at the cleaners and won’t be ready until next week by which time I shall have missed all the fun.
LMAO…. Bambi and I really were separated at birth!!!!! Seeing her comments has really made me giggle this morning!!!! hahahahahaaa :D :D :D :D :D
Wow, blog camp! That sounds so much fun! :)) hooray :)
Ok. It’s been 24 hours. when I logged into gravatar it had my stinking picture. lets give it a shot…
Hold your breath and cross your damn fingers.
EFFING PIECE OF SHIZNAT STINKING PIECE OF EFFING CRAPP!!!!
WTEFFINGF???
I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT.
EFFFFFFFF
I’M COMING TO ENGLAND AND BRING MY EFFING AXE. DAMN IT ALL TO HELL AND BACK
ONE MORE EFFING TRY BEFORE I PULL OUT ALL MY HAIR AND DIG MY EYES OUT WITH A SPOON!! GRRRRR! I’M SOO EFFING ANNOYED RIGHT NOW
BREATHING DEEPLY
MY EFFING CASHE IS CLEAR
NOW I CLEARED EVERYTHING