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blog parties, blogging, friends, gratitude, help, humor, parties, shyness, Valentines Day
I have never really enjoyed parties, but it seems that blog parties are different. You see, I am naturally shy and introverted, which means I get my social nourishment from spending time with 1-2 people at a time. It’s not that I don’t like people – it’s just that too many people at once feels overwhelming and somewhat draining.
But blog parties are different. Thanks to Jacqueline, I experienced my first virtual Valentine’s Day party, this weekend. For entertainment, there was a short humorous video presentation and a ‘slide show’ of delicacies to wet the appetite. My only complaint was that I was more hungry when I left, than when I got there! There was even a creative poetry game of tag, which I’m looking forward to reading later this week. 😉 (Reblogged here)
When I first sat down I met mliae, who makes a ‘mean’ vegan egg salad, not that I’ve had a chance to try it yet. I was really moved by Paula’s compliment about my ‘naughty’ poem fragment. She and her husband had tips for running, which was specially helpful for my son who will be running his first half-marathon in 2 weeks. This son also happens to be vegan – thanks mliae.
Have you ever had your comments marked as spam, or received comments incorrectly placed in your spam? Funsie has a potential hack for you. And when Turtle and Diane popped in, the party really heated up. They are newish, shy (and less shy) bloggers like me, who are also exploring the vast blogosphere oceans. There are many more bloggers who I met this weekend, but these are the ones that popped by to say “Hi” (or Like 😛 )
Actually, I attended a couple more ‘parties’ over the weekend, at Danny’s and Jason’s, and there were a number of people who followed me home! Relationship guru Paul, giggly Stella, and creative author Jens, are all relatively new to the blogosphere and I’m pleased they joined my neighborhood. Oh… and let’s not forget colorful Collette, and experimental author Don, for their interest in my blog. Wait… I hear a knock at the door… it’s Itsallbuki, a quiet blogger from Lagos, who has great relationship tips – check her out!
Finally, a special extra mention to Jason for reblogging my epiphany post that sparked off my blog 1.5 years ago. He continues to be a great blogosphere networker, especially helping us newbies. I wish him well as he settles into his new house (self-hosted blogging)!
Have a great week, EVERYONE!
Hubby
jacquelineobyikocha said:
Hubby, thank you for the kind mention. I am truly glad that you came, found it entertaining and made some friends which is my primary objective. Do have a good week and my kind regards 🙂
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hubby1974 said:
Thanks Jacqui. Your blog party was quite unique. I have seen a bunch of other bloggers write about it too. You really did a great job – can see you really enjoy the blogosphere. And one of the best things about this type of virtual party, is that there’s no cleaning up afterwards 😉
Cheers
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jacquelineobyikocha said:
That’s the best part of it 🙂 Thank you
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simpledimple said:
Awww… like minds we’ve got here today. I have written on this laudable virtual party by our dear Jacqueline, too. Thanks a ton for the mention. I appreciate it and am glad to connect with you. Cheers and a beautiful day to you. 🙂
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hubby1974 said:
Hi Stella, Thanks for your comment. I only now caught up after my ski trip yesterday, and just had a chance to read your writeup of THE party – Amazing! Like minds, definitely.
We both started blogging around the same time – you look like you’ve caught the ‘blogging bug’, too. Your blog reminded to look at those blogging 101/201 courses… I look forward to reading more of yours soon.
Take care 🙂
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simpledimple said:
My greatest pleasure! Let’s share knowledge in our posts and ideas. Thanks for coming on board my blog. All the best as you write your stories. 🙂
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theturtle said:
Well , I must say , for a shy guy you did very well at Jacqueline’s party meeting so many people 😉
I guess we the shy ones will need a whole week now to settle down and to calmly visit with everyone we met 🙂
Thank you for the mention , and I’m looking forward to stay here a bit and then pop in into the others .
Have a great week , and Turtle Hugs 🙂
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hubby1974 said:
Hey Turtle, you are not wrong about taking a week (or more) to settle down and fully process all that socializing. 😉
BTW – I love the pic of your homepage and Gravitar… this was part of the motivation for me to personalize mine, finally.
Thanks for reading and commenting. You don’t need to be shy here. 😀
Hubby
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theturtle said:
Thank you ! and yours is looking awesome now , glad you changed it 🙂
Turtle Hugs
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Opinionated Man said:
Sounds like a lot of fun and a great networking opportunity! I appreciate the kind shoutout as well! 🙂
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hubby1974 said:
You deserved the shoutout – you continue to be a great supporter of new community members.
btw, I discovered your Mom’s blog – looks very interesting.
Cheers
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Opinionated Man said:
I’m glad you found her blog interesting! She is a much better writer. A real writer. 🙂
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hubby1974 said:
Listen here. I have no idea what you are talking about. Granted – I am not a writer, but as a ‘reader’, I can say that your writing is very engaging, informative and thought-provoking… but it’s good to remain humble 😉 and give respect to our parents.
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Opinionated Man said:
Heh well that just shows how generous you are! I appreciate that. 🙂
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mliae said:
It was great to meet you 🙂 It was a fun party, and I have to agree with you that blog parties are much less draining. Thank you so much for the mention and I hope you enjoy that salad…nom! 😀
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hubby1974 said:
That was my first ‘real’ blog party. I am glad you reached out to me. Actually, except from my contribution to the group poem, I wasn’t so sociable compared to some other guests: shows the networking potential for these sort of virtual parties.
When I get around to making the vegan egg salad, I will try let you know how it turned out.
Take care.
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lovehappily said:
Wow, I am glad to have connected with you. Your presence in this blogosphere makes it lively and fun-filled. Thanks for the mention. I really appreciate it, and I look forward to reading more of your work.
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hubby1974 said:
Wow x2. Thanks for reading. Your comment is so sweet and really heart-warming. I didn’t actually expect to meet so many amazing people this weekend – it’s a little overwhelming.
I am looking forward to share notes on relationships, particularly when complicated by emotional health issues
Cheers.
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lovehappily said:
You are welcome. Great! I will be looking out for the notes. Cheers to you, too.
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Colette B said:
Thank you for the kind mention 🙂 Wow, you must have had a busy weekend with all those blogparty calls! I made it to Jackie’s, lots of fun atmosphere, which is where I found your blog, I couldn’t have managed attending another one, unless I’d been really strict with time and visiting limits I suppose. But they’re very good to know about for another weekend. I enjoyed a few of your posts earlier and will read here again – I actually selected one of your posts earlier from January to reblog later 🙂
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hubby1974 said:
Hi Colette, thanks again for reading, commenting, Following and Reblogging. I’m glad we met through Jacqueline’s party. The other ‘parties’ I mentioned are regular ‘meet & greets’, which are usually more like leaving a link for your blog and sampling a few of the blogs to make new connections. Jacqui’s party encouraged more ‘interaction’ and had the really cool ‘poetry tag’ exercise.
Thanks again for the reblog – I am happy you enjoyed it.
Look forward to seeing you around.
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Jens Lyon said:
Thank you for the mention! 🙂
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hubby1974 said:
My pleasure – thanks for the Follow! 😉
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Fun Simplicity said:
Aww… Thank you so much for the mention. 🙂 I really appreciate it. I apologised for not being able to stay longer for the party. 🙂 See you around! 😀
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hubby1974 said:
Hey Funsie,
Thanks for the comment. You were around the party long enough to ‘meet’ – that’s all that matters 😛
Looking forward to connecting with you some more
Take care.
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sheldonk2014 said:
Sorry I missed the fun
I love a good party and a chance to meet people
Sheldon
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hubby1974 said:
Sorry Sheldon. I’ll be on the lookout for more open parties and if I find something I’ll try let you know.
This one was certainly somewhat unique, from what I’ve seen in the blogosphere over the last ~6 months.
Be well!
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hubby1974 said:
‘Copied’ message from my latest post: Just a very brief comment, to apologise to all those amazing bloggers who wrote such beautiful comments here yesterday. I plan to respond to each of you, but today I took my boys skiing for the day… check out some photos in my latest post .
Hubby
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itsgoodtobecrazysometimes said:
wow that sounds like an amazing weekend. I got hungover from the blog parties I visited 😉
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