UPDATED!!! If you’re like me, you both relish and cower from networking opportunities. I love to meet new people but I can find big conferences overwhelming. So when I heard other Californians on Twitter talking about getting on the same flight from LAX to Chicago-Midway for BlogHer ’09 I thought, what a great idea…do some pre-conference networking in a smaller group. Since I can’t fly directly from Sacramento to Chicago-Midway on Southwest, I’ll be going through LAX and boarding the so-called “#partyplane” with a bunch of women who I’ve been chatting with over Twitter for the past year.
Below are the bloggers I know are on the party plane (thanks to Heather’s roll call and Kim’s memory). (There are a couple more that I’m pretty sure are on it but I haven’t confirmed so don’t want to give misinformation.) Are you on the party plane? If so, add your name via comment or email me at lifebehindthecurve [at] gmail [dot] com and I’ll put you on here too.
Emmie (@EmmieJ) from Life Behind the Curve
Lex (@laprimera) from On the Side
Heather (@mamaspohr) from The Spohrs are Multiplying
Mike (@newbornidentity) from The Newborn Identity
Meghan (@AMomTwoBoys) from A Mom Two Boys
Kim (@houseofprince) from House of Prince
Miss (@JustOneMiss) from Just One Miss
Red Lotus Mama (@RedLotusMama) from Red Lotus Mama
Yvonne (@joyunexpected) from Joy Unexpected
Stefanie from Baby on Bored
Adrienne (@adriennevh) from Adrienne’s House (she had to change her flight to Wednesday so she’s on here as an honorary Party Plane attendee)
Undomestic Diva (@undomesticdiva) from Undomestic Diva
Tina (@sendchocolate) from Send Chocolate NOW!
Suebob (@suebob) from Red Stapler*
Katie (@overflowinbrain) from Overflowing Brain*
Stephanie (@bizziemommy) from BizzieMommy
Caryn (@rockinmama) from Rockin Mama
Elizabeth (@MintCool) from Traded My BMW for a Minivan
VDog (@VDog) from VDog+Little Man^
Jennifer (@thesmartmama) from The Smart Mama
Lee (@LeeofMWOB) from Moms Without Blogs
* = Outbound flight only
^ = Return flight only
Update: Oh, and if you haven’t already heard, @undomesticdiva went to great lengths (no pun intended) to get transportation to the hotel for all of us (and our luggage, because that girl thinks of everything). Woot! Kim (@houseofprince) is working on arranging return transportation so be sure to let her know if you need it. Cost will be $20 per person plus tip. And many many thanks to Southwest Air (Christi @SouthwestAir) for giving us coupons for a lot of little liquid courage. She must have known that there were quite a few #partyplaners who are a little anxious about flying. 
I am on the party plane! Looking forward to it! Help me, I don’t love to fly…. but I love BlogHer and I would run there with meat tied to my butt while being chased by large, hungry dogs. And flying is better than hungry dogs. So, there’s that.
T.
@sendchocolate
Hell yes, I’m on the party plane!
Holy shit. That’s a whole lot of wordiness on one plane.
Dear Other Passengers on LAX – Midway flight: you’re probably better off paying the change fee and switching planes. For your information, there are flights at 6:50 am, 8:10 am and 10:45 am that may be more, uh, comfortable for you.
I’m on the party plane! I’ll be the one trying to find the corner on the cylindrical airplane.
Oh and I’m @overflowinbrain on Twitter.
Wow. I feel sorry for anyone else on that plane.
I feel sorry for the flight crew! They better have enough booze in stock on that plane!
If they allow WIFI on our flight, I feel sorry for Twitter.
Secondly, (is that a word?) I feel sorry for me. Because you heartless bastards will undoubtedly be Twittering my cowardedness as I cry/sob/look for the falangie the whole time.
sigh, of course I’m flying out of Orange County..When is the party plane leaving? What flight is it? I wonder if I could make some changes??? hmm
Yeah Yeah Yeah! I’m on the plane! : ) Can’t wait to meet all of you!
Welcome aboard!!!
THREE WEEKS! WHOOT!
I went to BlogHer last year and had an AMAZING time with six other women. When it was in SF it was easier to attend. Wish I could go again. Please post about it so I can feel like I went!
Lesley, have you checked out BlogHer@Home? You can still have fun!!! http://www.blogherathome.com/
God bless everyone else who ends up on that plane. Whoo.
That will be one fun plane!!! I am using airline miles to fly to Chicago or else I would join you. Take some twitpics that you can send as soon as you land..
Woot! I’m so glad to be on the party plane. I almost flew out of Long Beach . .I feel sorry for the other passengers. They really should switch flights. ASAP.
FUCK YEAH!!!!
Sha-boo-ya roll call!
I am traveling back to MDW with y’all – unless I get a good lunch date – because I am picking up my rental car there for 2 more days of Chicagoland fun.
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Iпосмотрите на это? кто нибудь такое видел? ШОК http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReFNwiahSiM