tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post3965992221825506396..comments2023-09-06T06:48:34.820-07:00Comments on Life: The Ongoing Education: Read More Than Just the First SentenceLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04389047861929002263noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-15535824995588855742008-08-03T09:37:00.000-07:002008-08-03T09:37:00.000-07:00Well, I wasn't at BlogHer, so no comments on that ...Well, I wasn't at BlogHer, so no comments on that bit. But the you in highschool? Could've been me. And your perspective of it all? I loved reading it.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I came over from AM to say hello and now I've commented on a few posts so just wanted to say "hi!" and "I've added you to my reader!" - I just love finding new blogs to read! ;)Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607474600318564658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-8544357255113320972008-07-31T20:08:00.000-07:002008-07-31T20:08:00.000-07:00Wow! I think you made your point beautifully. Po...Wow! I think you made your point beautifully. Popular or not, I think your pretty damn cool. And I'm not one of the cool kids either. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-32197488873255613142008-07-31T16:16:00.000-07:002008-07-31T16:16:00.000-07:00I'll also be claiming it. Not just claminamamaming...I'll also be claiming it. Not just claminamamaming it. Whatever that is. <BR/><BR/>Delete this too!:PMaríahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11222253058280821035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-65296647604937649242008-07-31T16:15:00.000-07:002008-07-31T16:15:00.000-07:00"It reminded me that popularity is a lot of percep...<I>"It reminded me that popularity is a lot of perception, and that I have worthwhile contributions to make."</I><BR/><BR/>Goddamnitt if that wasn't the most prolific thing I've read about BlogHer thus far I'll shoot myself. I'm stealing it. And clamining that you stole it from me. <BR/><BR/>So delete this comment. After you read it. So there's no record that you didn't steal it. Hmph.Maríahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11222253058280821035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-86868755784077927952008-07-31T14:07:00.000-07:002008-07-31T14:07:00.000-07:00jennster - "it's too bad my blog doesn't always re...<B>jennster</B> - "it's too bad my blog doesn't always reflect the awesomeness that is me." AMEN, SISTER! :-PLarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389047861929002263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-16474369048816270552008-07-31T10:34:00.000-07:002008-07-31T10:34:00.000-07:00i think i hate the word popular. it's just so........i think i hate the word popular. it's just so..... i don't know? perceptual?? varies by each person? depends on your mood? maybe that's what perceptual means jennster, you tard. anyway, i don't consider myself a popular blogger- but i know that i rock in real life, so it's all good. it's too bad my blog doesn't always reflect the awesomeness that is me. HA!j.sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704830625784773198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-15842113389305731632008-07-31T10:28:00.000-07:002008-07-31T10:28:00.000-07:00Luv you for being honest and frank about the BlogH...Luv you for being honest and frank about the BlogHer extraveganza. I'm pretty new to the whole scene and I don't get that whole "I'm not popular" gig that cause huge, Incredible Hulk sized chips to grow from shoulders all over the blogosphere. Really, people, if you measure your self-worth by how many comments you get on your site, you GOTS bigger problems! <BR/><BR/>See you in '09, not caring Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-48352737055843729842008-07-31T02:45:00.000-07:002008-07-31T02:45:00.000-07:00cheers to AP classes in high school and managing t...cheers to AP classes in high school and managing to be friends with all types of people! <BR/><BR/>i agree with the others' sentiments here - popularity is all about perception and is difficult for everyone at times, even those considered 'popular'<BR/><BR/>great writing!luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07623389405478450863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-37652612467322775722008-07-30T18:34:00.000-07:002008-07-30T18:34:00.000-07:00Bitterness? Nastiness? I missed all the angsty p...Bitterness? Nastiness? I missed all the angsty posts obviously.<BR/><BR/>Great post - I think a lot of us can relate to this.BetteJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650981249204116251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-7138534981354067932008-07-30T16:08:00.000-07:002008-07-30T16:08:00.000-07:00I wouldn't say you aren't popular, L. You ARE like...I wouldn't say you aren't popular, L. You ARE like stunning in personflutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-3257452179357562612008-07-30T15:20:00.000-07:002008-07-30T15:20:00.000-07:00aurelius - it took me a long time to get there, bu...<B>aurelius</B> - it took me a long time to get there, but yes, i'd say that these days, that sums up my attitude towards the world around me. i'm not the insecure person i once was, and i'm SO glad. life is easier when you're not always reaching for other people's prizes.<BR/><BR/><B>ali</B> - liar. you're totally a "popular" blogger. :-P<BR/><BR/><B>mojo</B> - you should talk to neil (Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389047861929002263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-10719959701536876842008-07-30T13:33:00.000-07:002008-07-30T13:33:00.000-07:00Love you Lara.This was an awesome post.Love you Lara.<BR/>This was an awesome post.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165254990366078066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-21158060258157161032008-07-30T10:29:00.000-07:002008-07-30T10:29:00.000-07:00I didn't go to BlogHer. I'm new to the blogging c...I didn't go to BlogHer. I'm new to the blogging community. I read about BlogHer and was interested in going but wasn't able to make it. And then after there was all this bitterness. From grown women. I don't get it. I wasn't there. I can't speak to what did or didn't happen but shouldn't we, as women, be each other's biggest cheerleaders?Bree Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848073169770640684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-76105268922322299842008-07-30T09:17:00.000-07:002008-07-30T09:17:00.000-07:00This is a fantastic post. I'm really glad you deci...This is a fantastic post. I'm really glad you decided to write it.<BR/><BR/>I had a similar experience in high school. I called myself a kind of floater. I was friends with anyone really, including the popular kids. <BR/><BR/>I think what makes the difference in meeting new people and making friends, is knowing that they are people too. I think sometimes it's easy to assume that when someone Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-79941386946108174962008-07-30T08:41:00.000-07:002008-07-30T08:41:00.000-07:00I think you may be my favorite person right now. ...I think you may be my favorite person right now. Loved this. I too wasn't "popular" but had awesome friends who were, best friends even. I always said that I dabbled at popularity. I think people get it in their head that popular means that you can't speak to them, if you aren't one of them. That they are untouchable and unhurtable. If the posts since BlogHer have shown anything, it's the Issahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309906249557761472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-26758980016410212062008-07-30T06:49:00.000-07:002008-07-30T06:49:00.000-07:00Yeah, but was there a group at BlogHer that you wo...Yeah, but was there a group at BlogHer that you would consider "the drama geeks"? That's where I was. I'd like to go to BlogHer, but I keep thinking people would be like "you're nomo-what??"<BR/><BR/>This is one of the better post BlogHer posts I've read. Gives me hope.Run ANChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088821030860597465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-90793734851071076982008-07-30T06:42:00.000-07:002008-07-30T06:42:00.000-07:00Wow, you make me wanna go next year! Very nicely w...Wow, you make me wanna go next year! Very nicely written. You made me remember what a chip I had on my shoulder as a high school student. If one of the 'populars' had been nice to me, I would have thought they were making fun of me and been a bitch about it. Hmmmm. Sounds familiar.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-33809616666981991022008-07-30T04:48:00.000-07:002008-07-30T04:48:00.000-07:00Well said. And, for the record, you look like a yo...Well said. And, for the record, you look like a young, brunette Geena Davis in the picture with Mom 101.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785403140233495009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-8997226330448434302008-07-30T04:09:00.000-07:002008-07-30T04:09:00.000-07:00I just wanna know when does BlogHim happen? I dem...I just wanna know when does Blog<B><I>Him</I></B> happen? I demand equal time!<BR/><BR/>On another note, I'm trying to spread some love around today. Maybe this falls in the category of "self-promotion", but really I'm just trying to gather some good karma for a friend who could really use it right now.<BR/>Can you take a moment to <A HREF="http://mojo11.blogspot.com/2008/07/Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498213932233245032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-10517445531815458492008-07-30T04:05:00.000-07:002008-07-30T04:05:00.000-07:00that's why i cannot understand why there's so much...that's why i cannot understand why there's so much hate going around. i'm not a "popular" blogger either...but all of them were nothing but ridiculously nice to me. <BR/><BR/>next year? more time!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11127692699186571544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-17206097556505088912008-07-30T03:31:00.000-07:002008-07-30T03:31:00.000-07:00Did some of them occasionally have somewhere else ...Did some of them occasionally have somewhere else to be? Yes. Did one of them maybe have to ignore me to care for an infant once or twice? Yes. Did they have honest-to-goodness friendships with other women that were deeper than the acquaintanceship they shared with me? Yes. Did any of that make me feel insecure and unloved? NO.<BR/><BR/>That bit says a lot about you. This is the first time I haveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-57348190262985659262008-07-30T01:19:00.000-07:002008-07-30T01:19:00.000-07:00Um. We are the same person. I read this thinking, ...Um. We are the same person. I read this thinking, "Heather, did you write this in some sort of drug-induced haze?" <BR/><BR/>I wish we could have hung out. I only saw you briefly in the lobby as Ali and I were on our way to get coffee. Next year, for SURE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com