So where was I?

[sisyphusshrugged]

We took a family trip to Philadelphia. HM is a huge fan of 1776, so we visited all the places where our earliest history happened and had an enjoyable wallow in patriotism and nostalgia for a time when all the problems seem more simple (because someone has already solved most of them).

While we were there, HM and I went to a get-together of bloggers thrown by Jim (who is my dutch uncle despite being younger than I am) and a very nice young couple named Black (she's HM's new friend).

Also present: Susie Madrak (Suburban Guerrilla); Fred, who is tall (Slacktivist); Lambert, likewise (Corrente); Bruce, who has a deck (The Story So Far); Adam (Throwing Things); Melanie (Just a Bump In the Beltway); Mithras (Fables of the Reconstruction); Paul (The AWOL Project); Danny (No Loss For Words) and Julie (Nasty Riffraff).

Liberal bloggers have, so you know, great hair.

They're charming and smart and funny online too.

City Hall, which was outside our hotel room window (well, still is, probably), really does look like Anna Nicole Smith's wedding cake, but in a good way.

Comments

[tlachtga.livejournal.com]

I was invited by Jim, but was supposed to be out of town that weekend; I wish I could've gone. It sounded like it would be a lot of fun.

[jmhm.livejournal.com]

Oh, you know, it really was. Our hosts put on an awesome spread, and it was one of those parties where it gets to be midnight and you're not quite sure how.

[tlachtga.livejournal.com]

Cool!

[dannyscl.livejournal.com]

Eeek. Actually, I didn't make it to Jim's party. I had another party earlier and got roped in to staying until considerably later than I hoped.

Glad to hear the party was a good time. I wish I had made it.

[jmhm.livejournal.com]

shit, I used Jim's pre-game list - I guess I figured I spaced...

[(Anonymous)]

Seething with jealousy, I am! Sounds like you and HM had a great time. I like Philly a lot too.

- Elayne (http://elayneriggs.blogspot.com)