I had totally talked myself out of going to Chicago for BlogHer.
Going to a national blogging conference seemed like a big commitment for a blog that (at the time) hadn’t officially launched yet. I had planned on reconsidering next year.
But, last week Tuesday, my friend Mona tweeted that she had an extra discounted conference ticket, and it got me taking another look at the conference website. The agenda was a great fit with the goals and dreams I had for my now 8-posts-old blog. Maybe it’d be better to figure this stuff out now, at the beginning, and start off on the right foot.
I decided to say yes.
Mona took care of the ticket transfer. I booked my flight and hotel, and then started figuring out what to pack and whether I’d have time to see anything in Chicago besides the conference center.
So the next couple weeks there will be some Chicago stuff and some conference stuff mixed in with what I already had planned. I had also been thinking of experimenting with the format – going with shorter/more frequent posts instead of weekly mega posts. I think this is a great time to try that out.
Let’s see how this all goes!
My only experience with Chicago is pretty similar: a whirlwind stop in the city. About the only thing I got to do was see the Sears Tower. Funny I don’t remember anything about the elevator ride to the top. But I do remember seeing ice blowing off the top of the building (it was early December).
Also, I picked up an awesome coffee mug at the airport to give as a Christmas gift to my girlfriend.
I’m not sure I’ll even make it to see the top of the Sears (now Willis) Tower.
Sweet of you to think of your girlfriend in Chicago! She’s one lucky gal. ;)
I was going to recommend seeing “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me” (that’s what I’ve told myself that I would do if I ever went to Chicago), but a quick check tells me that it’s sold out for that weekend. Well, I’m out of ideas :P
Yes, I checked on that too! I briefly considered skipping out on a few hours of conference events and making my way across town to wait in line in case of a cancellation, but I decided that didn’t really make sense. WBEZ is closer to where I’ll be, but they only give tours on Tuesdays. What’s a public radio fangirl to do?! Hope I run into Ira Glass at the airport, I guess.