A Day in Paris

Saturday, March 12, 2005

Blog Meet

Well we had our Paris/France Blog Meet last night. There was a good turnout... about 15 or 20 people. Many Pink Cosmopolitans were drunk. There is a list below of those who showed up.. if I forgot someone, let me know. Thanks to Petite Anglaise, who organized the event.

Despite a common concern about meeting people in person that we've been talking to daily on our blogs...no worries....it was really fun. The Paris/France bloggers are a ... friendly, nice, welcoming group of people. It was really interesting putting faces and blogs together. For me, most matched up as I imagined, but there were one or two surprises. We did miss Jason, who had left Paris the day before.

Last night was a great success, and as such, I'm sure it will be repeated. So for those of you who couldn't come to this event... you better get there next time. No excuses!

Petite Anglaise, French Freak, Francophony, Holy Smokes, La Coquette, Dispatches From France, AussieLass, Bienvenue a Mon Monde, Chocolate & Zucchini, Put Your Flare On, The Earth Beneath, Passive Smoking, L'Oiseau, The Baseball Desert, A View From Ivry, Bilingual Kiwi, Les Yeux de la Tete

-- said Auntie M in Paris
1:24 PM

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Comments:

So very good to see you again last night M. It was a lot of fun. Hope to see you again soon!

# posted by Pat : 2:45 PM

I am so sad I missed the event last night. I thought about all of you guys (or ladies as the case may be) yesterday.

So, who fell down first? It probably would have been me if I had been there.

# posted by Jason : 4:01 PM

How nice that you all met! I think it would be a little weird to put faces with blogs - in fact, what a fun icebreaker game! At least for dorks like myself. ;)

I know there are quite a few Chicago bloggers who live in my neighborhood. Sometimes I wonder if anyone on my bus or in the coffee shop or walking down the street are bloggers whose sites I enjoy reading.

# posted by pismire : 4:02 PM

Pat, Thanks. It was fun chatting with you too.
Jason, We really did miss you. I can't answer your question because I was the first blogger to leave... had to get the kids.
Pismire, I doubt you're a dork!

# posted by Auntie M in Paris : 6:45 PM

Hey There! It was nice to meet you and I hope that we get to talk more the next time we have a meet up! Catch ya online!

-Aimee FLARE

# posted by Anonymous : 11:18 PM

I have met 3 bloggers so far, and I will say that each time has been a wonderful experience! I'm glad it was the same for you!

# posted by Margie : 2:42 PM

Flare, Sorry we didn't get to chat more... but it was such a good turnout!
Margie, Yes, all the bloggers I've met have been really fun. You do worry so...

# posted by Auntie M in Paris : 5:34 PM

Margie, Just to be clear... I didn't mean you personally. I meant that a person never knows what to expect from an online friend, but I've been pleasantly surprised with my blogging friends.

# posted by Auntie M in Paris : 7:41 PM