Oh hai!

So here’s the thing. Last night was the big San Diego Tweet-up (#sdtweetup). There were like over 100 people. It was at The W downtown. It was a blast. However that is all I have time to say about it now! Bummer! This work thing is for the birds… I don’t mind going to work so much. It’s that 9 hour wait till I get to go home that bugs. LOL! Where did I hear that? Anyhoo… more later on the Tweet meet with links and all that good stuff. Proms. 

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Okay, so it was Sunday morning. I had been out a bit to late, but was up early and feeling pretty good. I was opening at work and was due in by 6. I got myself showered, fed, dressed, and smelling good all with a minimal of fuss. I even made a lunch! Richard was ready earlier and headed out the door, even tho we were both due at our respective jobs at the same time. It wasn’t a carpool day, so I was lagging about 5 minutes behind him. I finally made it down stairs and was at the door balancing my man-bag, waters, lunch, and phone all at once. I opened the door to the garage to put on my shoes that are always sitting just outside that door. As I slipped on the second shoe I lost my balance.

Time stopped.

It was in slow motion that I caught myself and heard the door click shut.

Shut.

And locked.

“This can’t be happening” I thought. I blinked. I tried the door. Locked. I shook my head and tried it again. Harder. Locked.

I was in my garage with my man-bag, waters, lunch, and my phone. I had no keys. My car was locked. I was locked out out of the house. My keys were just inside. I panicked.

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Have ya all heard of Meetup.com? I had kinda heard of it, but never took it seriously. But now I have been to my first Meetup, and I have to say it’s awesome. Trust me when I say that there is a Meetup for everything. The one I went to was actually a San Diego Blogger Meetup. I had found it by following some local folks on the Twitter, one of which actually co-hosts the whole thing. I was a bit intimidated at first. I had looked at a lot of the profiles of attendees when I signed up and saw mostly web professionals, real estate, and pro-bloggers. How would I ever fit in? I mean this blog is clearly none of those things..

Well I shouldn’t have worried. Turned out to be a nice cross-section of bloggers that really did vary in experience and subject matter. I had dragged Richard along (kicking and screaming) with me to the nearby Cafe Bassam, and we both ended up talking to quite a few people. I even felt knowledgeable! I am kinda a blogging dinosaur, been around since 2003. It was weird to say that out loud. I also might have unknowingly pimped a friend’s book. Well, I know I did now… but as I mentioned it I didn’t. Heh. But it’s hard to talk about my blogging beginnings with out Julie and Moxie…

Anyway, it was a good time. I wish I could have stayed more than one hour, but my work schedule is brutal this week. Well, today actually. 4:30 in the morning… Ugh. Next time tho…

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