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Thursday
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When in Houston...
Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 11:11PM
In two weeks, half of the damn internetowebosphere is going to descend on Manhattan for the annual BlogHer conference. Well, the half that I'm not on. I'm going camping with this chick for her birthday. Because nothing says, "I love and value you, and I sure am glad your momma shot you out of her chocha on this day, 24 short years ago" like making that person smell you after 3 days without a shower in the middle of a Texas summer.
If you're going, you might want to check out Mom 101's primer for bloggers hitting the big city, and Adam P Knave's ongoing primer for the big city hitting bloggers. If you're not going, well, you might want to check out The Retropolitan's summary of Cloverfield, which is damn near the best virtual tour of New York you'll ever take. Complete with horrifying monsters and equally horrifying plot developments.
Since I can't go to the conference, but I still want to take awkward self-portraits with my partners adentro crimen, I'm having a little get-together on Saturday night for anyone and anyone who wants to come. It's officially the Houston Pre-BlogHer meetup, but I like to call it Mochadad's birthday party plus. The plus being six months or so. Shut up, everyone likes birthday cake.
Morton's the Steakhouse has opened up their bar area for us and will be extending their weekday 'Power Hour' prices to us for the evening, including $5-$6 select appetizers, $5 select beers, $6 select wines and $7 select martinis (Manhattans totally included. Themes, we stick to'm).
Everyone is welcome to attend, and no, you don't have to dress like it's prom...just no hats. They're kind of weird about hats. You can get directions to Morton's from the map below, or call 713-659-3700 if you get hopelessly lost. There's a parking garage on Fannin Street and Valet out front, which is actually pretty reasonably priced.
See you there?
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If you're going, you might want to check out Mom 101's primer for bloggers hitting the big city, and Adam P Knave's ongoing primer for the big city hitting bloggers. If you're not going, well, you might want to check out The Retropolitan's summary of Cloverfield, which is damn near the best virtual tour of New York you'll ever take. Complete with horrifying monsters and equally horrifying plot developments.
Since I can't go to the conference, but I still want to take awkward self-portraits with my partners adentro crimen, I'm having a little get-together on Saturday night for anyone and anyone who wants to come. It's officially the Houston Pre-BlogHer meetup, but I like to call it Mochadad's birthday party plus. The plus being six months or so. Shut up, everyone likes birthday cake.
Morton's the Steakhouse has opened up their bar area for us and will be extending their weekday 'Power Hour' prices to us for the evening, including $5-$6 select appetizers, $5 select beers, $6 select wines and $7 select martinis (Manhattans totally included. Themes, we stick to'm).
Everyone is welcome to attend, and no, you don't have to dress like it's prom...just no hats. They're kind of weird about hats. You can get directions to Morton's from the map below, or call 713-659-3700 if you get hopelessly lost. There's a parking garage on Fannin Street and Valet out front, which is actually pretty reasonably priced.
See you there?
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Reader Comments (15)
Details on Saturday nights @blogher pre-conference meetup: http://www.whiskeyinmysippycup.com/2010/07/23/blogher/
RT @mrlady: Details on Saturday nights @blogher pre-conference meetup: http://www.whiskeyinmysippycup.com/2010/07/23/blogher/
So sad to hear your not going to NYC. I was hoping to meet you! Oh well, maybe next year or some other social function to which bloggers descend.
The only thing I like more than birthday cake is smelling someone after 3 days without a shower in the middle of a Texas summer.
I am so there. I'll arrive fashionably late (like you expected anything less) due to family stuff. Save some cake for me. Oh Hell, who are we kidding? Save some wine for me!
Man! The one year I'm not going to be in Houston that weekend. Grr.
SEE YA THERE! :)
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@outsidevoice 7ish. Or, you know, when @txelz gets there. :) http://www.whiskeyinmysippycup.com/2010/07/23/blogher/
@allisonzapata 7ish. Here's the deets: http://www.whiskeyinmysippycup.com/2010/07/23/blogher/
I'm not going either! But knowing what Manhattan is like in August, I'm thinking that you and Rach will achieve more or less the same result as the attending bloggers walking around midtown in the heat and thick smog.
Or maybe it's just me being bitter. One or the other.
Thanks so much for coordinating the meet-up! I had a great time, and enjoyed getting to meet people who live outside "the bubble".
That conference is over rated and filled with people who think that blogging is two years old.
MWAH Elisa xoxoxo ;-)
Well, it'll be hot but we'll be lounging on the beach or in the water or under the canopy ;-) cold drinks and silly kids surrounding us ;-)
Sad not to see you, though xoxoxo
I can't wait.
Also.. I love that you're telling people I'll be 24 ;-) heh.
Also.. today sucked. I'll call you tomorrow.
MWAH!