I am having the most surreal couple of days imaginable.
Let’s start with yesterday. Around lunchtime, I discovered myself in an article on Valleywag. Valleywag! I’m part of the “Real” half of the fifty hottest girls on Digg. When I say “Real”, I mean that the writer checked some things out to find out if these 50 girls were, in fact, girls – or if they were merely guys with female profile pictures designed to attract attention. I don’t know whether to be weirded out by this or strangely honored – mostly I’m confused and amused! We had a good laugh about it in the office. FYI, I’m not an aspiring voice over actor, but I might work for that company. I might. Just sayin’.
After I got home from work, Mr. X and I packed our things for a 3-day trip to Toronto. As we were leaving it was obvious that a storm was moving in. Once we got on the highway, it really started to come down. We were heading into a storm cell over the KW area – the lightning made the sky seem as bright as day! Cars were pulling over to the side of the road and at one point the traffic completely stopped because of a construction zone. While we were stopped I noticed a vehicle on the side of the road coming towards us. I assumed it was a construction truck, but no – it was a car backing up towards the on-ramp to get off the highway. Gotta love the 401.
We arrived at the hotel unscathed and dry (thanks to underground parking). For him, we’re on a working vacation as he is getting additional training for work. For me, it’s a mini-vacation and a chance to do some fabric shopping for me…wedding dress! The trip is also a chance to meet one of my favorite bloggers…Reggy! We’re finalizing our plans as I write and I’m sure we’ll have some fun pics to share.
Speaking of the hotel, there is a huge Amma retreat going on here. I had no idea what/who Amma was, but I checked out their Canadian website and found their mission statement:
To seek out and participate in programs that help the poor and destitute in our communities through donations of money, food, clothing & education.
They are a pretty cool group of people who follow and carry out the humanitarian works of Amma, an Indian woman who has recieved many awards for her humanitarian activities. Amma is known as the “Hugging Saint” because she gives out hug blessings! That’s my kind of people. There are a lot of interesting people here, including one young guy who was next to me a while ago on the computer ordering vehicle taillights to be shipped to San Ramone. A few minutes later a woman addressed him as “Yogi Krishna”. So he was a yogi, ordering car parts to be shipped around the world. I love people like him!
To everyone who was at BlogHer, I have loved reading your tales of adventure in San Francisco! I’m trying not to be jealous and instead live vicariously through your stories and videos. I hope to make it there someday.
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THAT IS SO COOL!! You are famous!! I have to tell Andrew the Up-And-Coming Blog Manager about this, he will have a heyday and possibly drink himself into a stupor of disbelief. I am so proud of you!
I loooove driving through storms. I think it is the coolest thing to watch them develop, see the lightning coming .. then it’s all around you .. then you can watch it in your rearview mirror.
Anywho, I hope you got my message from last week! Say hi to X-Man for me.
I like your digg picture! That was a really weird list, though!
Also, the 401 near KW is AWFUL in the best of times (I swear its been in that torn-up, under construction state since February) and in the storm yesterday? Holy smokes, I’d have turned around and went home!
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i was confused by the end of your post about BlogHer, but then I realized it must have been a convention or something? either way – i was standing in line behind a girl at the san francisco airport and she was carrying a BlogHer shoulder bag!
Wowww that was NOT work safe! Thanks!!!!
BlogHer 09! I expect you there!
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Allison! That’s so cool! Too bad you don’t have a blog *hint hint* and you would have known what it is!
Okay now that I can actually comment instead of being shocked at the huge pictures of girls in their bras on my very public work computer:
Coolness! And I’m glad you aren’t one of those girls in their bras. Or the one loving pot a little (lot) too much. And that you are real.
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The rain coming home from watching the Dark Night was quite cool last night. Seemed to fit the mood I was in after the movie.
So very excited to meet you!! I’m sure we will have lots of fun photos to share!!
Also glad you are not a “bra girl” and are very real. Honestly now – they could have asked me! Looking forward to shopping tomorrow and meeting one of YOUR very own virtual friends!
I just stumbled onto this post today… really enoyed it.
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I saw the Digg thing on your Facebook status and had to check it out … too much. I could not be more jealous about you getting to see Reggy – wish I could be there too – give her my best! Cheers!
Hey Erica! How’s it going? Did you enjoy the rest of your stay in Toronto? It was sooo great meeting you and I hope we get to hang out again soon
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