TequilaCon 2006
Posted Monday, April 17th, 2006 by nycgadgetgirlI recently received an email from Jen over at Run Jen Run, inviting me to join the fun at TequilaCon 2006. Those of you who know me in real life will be amazed to know that I said…. *drum roll*… YES.
Group social things are just not, well, my THING. Something about being alone in a crowd has always freaked me out. It’s strange because I’m fine if I’m in FRONT of a crowd. Being the center of attention? Fine. Public speaking? No problem. Making small talk with a group of people I don’t know? Forget about it! It’s like I have this odd shrinking violet recessive gene or something.
However, amidst my recent introspection, I’ve come to realize this is an important part of expanding my social circle so when the invitation arose, who was I to say no? Besides, people are coming in NY from all over the country for this thing and it is less than a dozen blocks from my apartment! It’d be pretty lame not to go.
So, this post serves two purposes: (1) makes my intent to attend public, so I can’t back out, and (2) serves as an open invitation to any fellow bloggers that want to join us!
April 17th, 2006 at 9:23 pm
i’m the same way with the public speaking. in fact, there’s always a weird moment when i give speeches. at the mic, i’m totally comfortable. but as soon as i finish and wander into the crowd, i start to freak out as people come up to me. i thought about designing a podium that i could carry around my neck at all times, but worried about the strain on my back. heh. kidding. sort of.
April 17th, 2006 at 10:52 pm
SO happy to know I’m not the only one. I’ll be latching right onto you when I feel myself shrinking into a corner.
April 17th, 2006 at 10:59 pm
Well then I’m even happier that you said yes!
And if it helps any, I know you public speakers have that trick of imagining everyone in their underwear. Well, we really will all be in our underwear… so there’s that.
April 17th, 2006 at 11:02 pm
Depending on how much I have to drink, that either sounds hysterically funny or hellishly frightening. Maybe I should have a couple before I get there…
April 18th, 2006 at 6:40 am
I’m proud of you. I am so frigging shy that I do not do really big public things. I get very nervous and although I can speak to people, crowds make me want to run. Plus I don’t drink. Maybe I should start…
April 18th, 2006 at 8:19 am
big groups of complete strangers that i am actually expected to have real grown-up conversations with? eep! i can’t think of anything more frightening. but i’ll be there too, probably nursing a cocktail in a dark corner somewhere
April 18th, 2006 at 9:06 am
Maybe I should have a couple before I get there…
Depending on how spendy the drinks are (and I’ll bet they’re spendy), “pre-funking,” as we used to say in college, may not be a bad idea.
April 19th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
Don’t sweat it…I think we are probably all pretty similar in regards to hanging out in crowds. I get very nervous in groups of new people, too.
I don’t drink, but I usually make up for it and my nerves by talking too much…so just hang near me…I never shut up!
Remember, we’re basically all nerds who like to write on our computers.
April 21st, 2006 at 11:18 am
I have to finish running around and visiting the attendees’ blogs. I was too busy this week to finish! I’ll start with Sarah.
April 22nd, 2006 at 6:41 pm
Crap, and here I am half a world away!