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mark my word: twitter will doom us all

Making new friends is mentally exhausting even if you love them at first sight (#BlogHer10 Day 2)

August 7, 2010

in mark my word: twitter will doom us all

10:05:09 AM: Now @marymac session. Was able to get ready in 20 minutes because I never blowdry my hair & I don’t need to shave my legs. #YouHateM eNow?!

10:11:07 AM: sayz: Making new friends is mentally exhausting even if you love them at first sight… http://goo.gl/fb/aSIjV

10:13:19 AM: Love this! “We may just need to own this: Your shitty writing is better than most people’s good writing!” Paraphrasing @avengingophelia

10:35:14 AM: @ #BlogHer10 we deal w the collision b/w “fantasy” & reality. It takes a lot to reconcile inner images of someone w the person in front of u

12:08:00 PM: @WickedShawn haz 2 work TODAY. “My boss just asked what I would like for lunch. My response: To stab all of you. He just nodded.” U tell him

12:45:03 PM: Anissa talked about her experience & support coming fr Internet after the tragedy & she managed to make us laugh. How amazing is that woman?

12:55:14 PM: Awesome @AnissaMayhew said “Ppl who say blogging is not important can kiss my ass!” Right on! It’s amazing how she makes us LOL #BlogHer10

1:30:01 PM: A speaker said ppl r generally kind. Ppl r really not assholes. @AnissaMayhew added “Some ppl ARE assholes!” She totally rocks! #BlogHer10

2:17:16 PM: Walking towards Bryant Park in my sundress & higgh heel, meeting w my bitches, typing on my phone, feeling all Sex and the City-y. NYC rox!

2:51:45 PM: There are 2500 people here #BlogHer10! It's amazing we haven't broken up in cat fights all over! http://twitpic.com/2cjwx4

3:00:07 PM: The food is surprisingly good. Look! Desert SHELVES. NOT table! In fact, this is kind of evil. http://twitpic.com/2cjzvp

3:07:16 PM: @marymac has a surprisingly youthful voice, like bells. She is personable, adorable. Lk her blog http://twitpic.com/2ck2ff

3:10:00 PM: Empire State Building peeking out of Bryant Park. It's a gorgeous day for real. I'm in heaven http://twitpic.com/2ck3b5

3:19:50 PM: Chilling @ Bryant Park w sexy ladies. Here r @pattypunker @BrilliantSulk @pugalistatrest http://twitpic.com/2ck6fv

3:27:39 PM: This is truly an oasis in NYC inside Bryant Park. Beautiful day. Surrounded by beautiful friends. http://twitpic.com/2ck8wo

5:01:47 PM: I truly am in luv w NYC. Even the ppl are better looking here. Doesn't hurt the weather is gorgeous http://twitpic.com/2cl1ry

5:10:35 PM: Time Square fuckyeah! There were a lot of half nekkid hot men w nice abs walking around. I luv NYC!! http://twitpic.com/2cl4ho

7:17:03 PM: Sushi & sake @ Kodoma for dinner. Now searching 4 a BlogHer10 party to get on w our bad selves! http://twitpic.com/2cm8mp

8:32:23 PM: @ Sparklecom party. This is what I'm talking about! Oh yeah baby! http://twitpic.com/2cmyrc

11:08:27 PM: So I am like lying in bed Tweeting for you bitches at a fancy party in public. You r welcome. #blogher10

11:12:42 PM: @knowmeloveme at Cheeseburger party! She looks hot!! Check her out Chantelligence.com http://twitpic.com/2con6y

12:54:15 AM: sayz: Making new friends is mentally exhausting even if you love them at first sight (#BlogHer10 Day 2) http://bit.ly/d1V64F

12:54:16 AM: sayz: I Blog Therefore I Am. Corny yet true. http://bit.ly/95bN6R

2:47:17 AM: Apparently I danced w eyes wide shut like a maniac who’s never been out of the house. I did get a few ladies to own their sexiness. I rock

2:49:09 AM: What kind of fancy party shut down @ 1 pm? Hotel bar stopped serving @ 1 too. We had to go to some random bar & I had my 10th & 11th vodka

2:50:38 AM: Woohoo I guess I AM drunk. The bar closes @ 1 am. Not 1 pm. That’s be totally suck…

2:51:27 AM: Ok. Bad grammar! I am now confirmed drunk.

2:53:25 AM: Can you find hot pizza @ 3 am?! Fuckyeah you can in NYC! This one is 4 my husb who requested pizza http://twitpic.com/2cqnim

2:56:59 AM: @avapidblonde @pattypunker eating hot pizza in sexy party dresses @ 3am. I saw gawkers. #Noshit http://twitpic.com/2cqog6

3:00:42 AM: Hot chicks having New York Pizza @ 3am in Time Square. We were like a performance. Tourists stopped. http://twitpic.com/2cqpho

3:02:31 AM: Random guy in street: Look! Sexy ladies! Me: see? How awesome is New York? Guy: actually I’m from England. Me: You speak English well! LOL

3:04:28 AM: Random British guy: How dare you? Me: You speak American well? (Hit his behind w my pocket book) Off u go get some w your hot lady 2nite!

3:06:17 AM: Yeah. You really don’t want me to be all drunky & be “myself” & release me to the wild. I cackle. I flirt w every living thing, even grandpa

3:09:48 AM: It's 4 am. My flt is @ 8:30am. I'm not going 2 bed now am I? Thanks 4 putting up w #BlogHer10 tweets http://twitpic.com/2cqrza

5:39:33 AM: My favorite moment @ Blogher10? @BugginWord left a session early to fetch me 2 lunch w the gang. I was almost in tears when she appeared

5:41:05 AM: As I congratulate myself 4 handling this getting up early 4 the 8:30am flt so well, I dropped the ziploc bag w my cream etc into the toilet

5:45:26 AM: As I packed up this, my fuck-me shoes & my ho dress, I felt as if I were packing up my cape. Goodbye Land Where I Get 2 Pretend 2 b Awesome!

5:48:29 AM: THIS. Goodbye my secret identity aka ME! We had fun. It was nice spending time w you. Hello reality! http://twitpic.com/2cs14a

Tagged as: BlogHer Fuckyeah

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BlogHer, fuckyeah! (live blogging through tweets)

August 6, 2010

in mark my word: twitter will doom us all

1:51:24 AM: Seeing how it is almost 3 am and my flight is at 7. How I haven’t even started packing. Methinks I should just stay up & go straight to ORD

1:54:29 AM: Do you think it’s excessive to pack 5 pairs of shoes & my whole closet for 1.5 days? So I don’t have to decide now? And my toothbrush

1:57:23 AM: Husb: This party u r going 2 will b very boring. Me: Why? He: Every time someone says something or do something, 100s ppl will tweet abt it!

1:58:11 AM: Me: Can I tweet about this now? (He has no idea. I totally plan to tweet my way through BlogHer10 so I do not have to actually talk to ppl)
6:16:37 AM: Less than 10 hours I’m back @ airport again. Dejavu b/c I’m wearing same outfit as last night AFTER I washed them. Yes, I’m wearing wet bras

6:24:04 AM: Blonde lady is wearing jacket w fur, the famous Hermes purse, matching Cartier bracelet, watch & ring. I hope she’s not going 2 BlogHer10…

9:38:04 AM: Ah NYC! Every time I arrived, I got disoriented b/c it felt so familiar. Parts of it remind me much of parts in Taipei. The chaos. The smell

10:13:20 AM: This city is full of buzz. I feel my whole being is vibrating as soon as the plane flew into it http://twitpic.com/2c4syx

10:16:32 AM: I am here @ blogher10 after waiting 1 year. I am having panic attack. I just want to hide in my room. http://twitpic.com/2c4tym

10:18:23 AM: I’ve been holding my breath since I registered last year, half expecting something to happen to prevent this trip. Now I’m here I’m scared.

10:20:43 AM: Great time for my personna #3 Closeted Introvert to show up now. Ugh. You never outgrow social anxiety do you? Feels lk going 2 a new school

10:22:08 AM: I wonder whether I could just stay in my comfy room and just tweet to connect to the outside world. I should unpack now I guess…

11:09:21 AM: @BugginWord @avapidblonde @BrilliantSulk @forthebirdsblog came to my room to rescue me! I luv my ladies! Got my badge & heading 2 lunch now

12:33:14 PM: This panel is gorgeous. @mommywantsvodka want u to send her picture of your rash. Ok maybe not. http://twitpic.com/2c5ysl

2:05:43 PM: Even surrounded by ladies I luv online & now IRL, BlogHer still intimidates me. Not everybody is friendly & it’s awkward 2 explain who I am

2:07:25 PM: It’s different from other conferences where ppl tend to have more in common. There r all different kinds of ppl here, hard 2 keep my bearing

2:09:37 PM: The hardest was when someone gave the person standing right next 2 u her biz card but not you. I’m not offended. Just awkward. Need a drink!

2:14:21 PM: Eden Fantasys table outside of Sex panel. Free swag bag! My hub can't say I never bring him anything http://twitpic.com/2c6rol

2:25:46 PM: Blogher can be educational! @bugginword & @avapidblonde teaching us how to use the tool properly. http://twitpic.com/2c6v04

4:34:26 PM: Hanging with the ladies. Priceless! @BugginWord @avapidblonde @forthebirdsblog @BrilliantSulk luv u! http://twitpic.com/2c7uzn

7:10:51 PM: @bugginword @prgraffiti @ lunch today. bloggers who only write about vaginas http://twitpic.com/2c9551

7:10:54 PM: @ the vagina table w @bugginword & @prgraffiti. This is called Twatting apparently http://twitpic.com/2c955k

7:11:05 PM: @ Smores suite. Marshmallows w my besties. Those look lk balls? http://twitpic.com/2c957t

8:05:54 PM: All dressed up for the BlogHer gala. Woohoo! I'm so lucky 2 b surrounded by beautiful ppl inside out http://twitpic.com/2c9nba

8:07:56 PM: Yes. Women do check out each other's shoes. @avapidblonde @BrilliantSulk are rocking hot shoes http://twitpic.com/2c9o16

8:11:41 PM: I'll be honest… Well, you can tell fr the picture yourself. The gala weirdly turns into a karaoke? http://twitpic.com/2c9pak

9:26:43 PM: Balloons! We got balloons!! @theweirdgirl @BrilliantSulk @ #BlogHer10 Better than alcohol?! http://twitpic.com/2cafcv

9:28:14 PM: You know what balloons do to yur hair? Yup. Static! Let @BugginWord demonstrate for you #BlogHer10 http://twitpic.com/2cafxc

9:32:53 PM: After a year wait I finally met @TheBloggess in person. Even better that she stuck her tongue out http://twitpic.com/2cahlo

9:36:46 PM: You are not going to believe how gorgeous @TheBloggess & @avapidblonde look. Ok, you knew already… http://twitpic.com/2caj10

9:47:06 PM: I'm sure it's not normal for me to have such a crush on @TheBloggess. Suck it ppl. I'm tweeting mor http://twitpic.com/2camqf

9:58:22 PM: @TheBloggess read our aura & typing out things according to it. She looked so tired. She's so nice! http://twitpic.com/2caqs8

11:08:00 PM: We are trying to figure out how to use We Vibe @toywithme gave us. We have tried it on our head, neck, feet & hands. Great vibration!

12:28:08 AM: We are finally wrapping up the night. Here is @avapidblonde figuring out the bar bill #bloher10 http://twitpic.com/2cc7yk

1:02:13 AM: Walking @BrilliantSulk back 2 her hotel. The city is still alive. Problem is we r all walking around w We Vibe.

1:06:19 AM: This is at 2 fucking am! We are all dressed up & nobody gives us a second look.I luv new york city. http://twitpic.com/2ccjxa

Tagged as: BlogHer Fuckyeah

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I Blog Therefore I Am. Corny yet true.

August 6, 2010

in mark my word: twitter will doom us all

I have been chosen to be one of the employees featured on the recruiting page for my company’s website. Not to be cynical, but I do believe that they intend to show the diversity within the company and that’s the main reason why I have been chosen: Asian, female, liberal arts.

So I had to write a short bio in the form of answering standard questions such as “Why did you decide to work for XXX?” (The answer I would have given if I were being 100% frank: Eh, because they hired me?) “What do you like the most of XXX?” (Eh, the fact that they did not fire me? In this economic climate, are you kidding me? Nobody should be complaining abut their company right now!)

I have standard responses to these standard questions of formality, naturally. However, there is ONE standard question that always throws me into a reality check and thereafter an identity crisis:

“What activities/hobbies are you involved in outside of work?”

I have no hobby.

Ok. That’s not completely true.

I have never had a hobby in my life. Other than reading and listening to music and watching movies. Yawn!

I don’t run.

I don’t sing or play any musical instrument.

I don’t cook.

I can’t sew for my life.

I don’t even scrapbook.

Anything that involves fingers I am bad at. Yes, smart ass, that includes giving a hand job to myself and others.

I sat down and took stock of my life, how I spent my free time. (Not) surprisingly, I have been devoting my free (and not so free) time to Social Media. Twitter and blogging.

In the beginning it did concern me: what am I trying to get out of this blogging thing? It naturally bothered my husband as well since the time I sat in front of the computer meant the time I was not spending with him and the kids. But he came to realize, as I did, that writing my heart out is a great way for me to self-medicate. It is a wonderful way for me to release to pent-up tensions. The bottled-up need for this closeted drama queen to say, “Look at me!”

For what it’s worth, at the risk of sounding like an egomaniac, this is also my “craft”. It is something that I created. Every time I rattle out these words and hit the “Publish” button, I “made” something. These words, for better or worse, are mine. And mine alone. It feels good. I have also learned to do this for myself. Me alone. It feels liberating once I drill that into my blogging soul.

As you are probably tired of hearing, I will be flying to BlogHer, a conference for women who blog. I am a blogger. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

For the next few days I will be live blogging here through my tweets: You can find the live blogging posts ~~below~~ right above this one. I thought it would be fun to share what I am seeing, feeling and thinking at this crazy crazy event. I hope to meet you if you are going to be there; I hope to meet all of you, if you would like to be met that is, one way or the other sometime. You never know. This is a small small world. And insane too.

Tagged as: BlogHer Fuckyeah, metablogging

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Camping is for Bears: Live Blogging My Misery

July 31, 2010 mark my word: twitter will doom us all

2:19:39 PM: We didn’t get on the road till 2 pm. Just lk “Stuff White People Like” says about camping: we stopped by friggin REI! I’m driving now. 2:23:16 PM: sayz: Camping is for Bears: Live Blogging My Misery http://goo.gl/fb/DuYyx 3:46:31 PM: Tis a good thing I drove. Parking lot half of the way. Husband [...]

Tagged as: Camping Fuckyeah

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Crazy week ahead… How to keep my Tamagotchi alive?

July 29, 2010 mark my word: twitter will doom us all

2:59:29 PM: sayz: Crazy week ahead… How to keep my Tamagotchi alive? http://goo.gl/fb/74Hr6 3:00:14 PM: Let the live blogging begin! 3:02:08 PM: Here’s my schedule starting this Saturday: Camping till Mon. Tue 6 am flight out on biz trip. Back Thur evening. Friday 7 am flt 2 NYC. Nuts 3:12:16 PM: Thought I’d try out [...]

Tagged as: BlogHer Fuckyeah

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We interrupt our regular Monday Morning program to tell you…

April 5, 2010 mark my word: twitter will doom us all

The Fail Whale is Back! . . So how are we expected to start our Monday morning when we come back to our dreary cubicles, we start reading our emails, we find so many things to share with the anonymous Interweb, and we are “all dressed up with nowhere to go”? (Well, some smartie pants [...]

Tagged as: imma crazy like that, mark my word: twitter will doom us all

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The world needs a new meme “I comment therefore I am”

November 16, 2009 imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anyway

Unknown Mami over at well, Unknown Mami, struck gold with this great idea of creating yet another Internet Meme: I comment therefore I am. The idea is: we express ourselves, in addition to through our own blogs, also by leaving traces of ourselves with our comments all over the interweb. Unknown Mami decided that all [...]

Tagged as: Asian Americans, metablogging, posts in which i talk about race, sarcastic bitches rock

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