This Ain’t No Blogher11 Wrap-Up Post
I’ve read all the wrap-up posts. I’ve looked at all the pictures. I’ve sniffled and grinned at the memories of Blogher in San Diego. They were nice, they were sentimental and I thought about doing my own.
Then I said to hell with that!
I don’t want to wrap it up. I want to drag it out, squeeze every ounce of inspiration and awesomeness that I can from it. I don’t want to tell you about the sessions (mostly because I didn’t sit through any of them), I don’t want to rub it in your face that San Diego was paradise and I had a better week than you (even though it was and I probably did).
I want to take all those experiences and twist them around and wring out all the juices that made them so tasty and bathe in it. I don’t want to wrap it up, I want to keep it wide open, a gash left gaping. I want to be as authentic to that week as I felt during that week. And that can’t be done by telling you I met some cool people and did some cool things. That doesn’t even come close.
The last month, especially the last week, has reminded me that I live better when bursting at the seams. It can be a little messy, I’ll grant you that. But I want to be authentic, alive, uncool. The most powerful, memorable moments of my Blogher experience were the times I was incredibly uncool.
“The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.” –Lester Bangs

Can I tell you a secret?… I’m so uncool. I heard so many times at Blogher that people were surprised to learn that I wasn’t a punk rock, loud mouthed, inappropriate asshole. Uhm, FYI, yes I have really good social skills and understand appropriate conversational boundaries.
But more than that, I LOVE those moments of genuine connection, when everyone lets their guard down and we’re just real. That happened so many times the last week. I had forgotten what a rush that is. I want more of that, so I’m telling you now, I’m SOOOOO uncool. I’m a freaking dork, a mess, a needy girlfriend who wants to have a standing date every Friday and Saturday and needs to be told I don’t look fat in these jeans. You need to know that about me if we’re going to keep dating.
I’m secretly uncool on the inside… but more than that, I bet you are too. And I want that. I want that uncool space inside of you. Want you to dump your uncool all over the place and we can be uncool together. THAT is what it’s all about. Jump in, be uncool with me, raise your uncool flag and wave it around like you just don’t care. Be my homie in uncoolness and we will start an uncool revolution.
You’re my uncool mo’fo’… and don’t you ever forget it.
An uncool honorable mention to Amy, Eden, Woogs, Morgan and Fadra. You amazing ladies rocked the uncool with me and I’ll never forget it.
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