We missed you guys at NN10! Please start saving your coins for Minneapolis! I anticipated that it would be fun and nice to put faces with names but I misunderestimated the adrenaline rush!
Hope I got all the names right...let me know if I screwed up. (Ha, forgot that I'm back here where someone will always let you know if you screw up!)
MINNEAPOLIS IN 2011! Now that, to quote our Vice President, is a BFD!
First, I promised JanF that I'd get a little dirt in Las Vegas. I don't go back on my promises.
In the "no one else from the convention knows" category....We have our own Carville-Matlin couple! Yup, hayden is a blogger here and I will not be posting a photo or real name. She's married to a "Republican operative" in Washington, D.C. I met her at the
People of Faith Caucus. She described the challenges of having a "mixed" marriage. Said it's okay to tell you about it. You will frequently find her at Brothers and Sisters. I called her Matlin for the rest of the convention. One important stat: The People of Faith caucus had zero (0) people attend last year. This year there were eight of us so an 80% increase. The attendees were diverse, one Jewish young man, one Muslim/Catholic young man who had just left Washington after working on the Wall Street bill.
Dirt I can't post: My daughter left on Saturday morning at 5:30. At 6:30 she called me and said, "Mom, you are not going to believe who's sitting on the plane across from me.....Michelle Bachmann!) She then proceeded to say in a loud voice so Michelle would hear it, "OMG, you are soooo lucky to get to see Nancy Pelosi
this morning......what, oh wow, you're gonna love Harry Reid, but really , mom, ya just can't top seeing Al Franken tonite!"
She took some pics but being the honorable person she is, she forbid me to publish them. She said even Michelle is entitled to get on a plane with no make-up, shorts, golf shirt, straight hair and have some privacy. Sigh. She did say this, however
she is...reading "the National Optimist" and wearing golf shirt that says, US Embassy, Baku".
Okay, on to some pics....
jlms-kqw, Laughing Planet, Ellinoriane, RLMiller
This pic to me signifies a whole lot of good diaries! That's a load of talent in one spot. I think it's my favorite pic!
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My goal next year is to get one, just one, pic of Smileycreek with her eyes open! But ya know what, it doesn't matter because this lady makes you smile! She is radiant. Paradise50 is a lucky guy!
Paradise50 (mr. Smileycreek), Smileycreek, Vicki (who I'd love to have a hug from everyday of the week. Yup, that's what would make the world a better place, a hug from Vicki per day.)
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exmeardan, Indiemcemopants...right before the final keynote with Senator Franken
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navajo (who I have renamed Princess Skinny arms) and SandiegoDem....and of course Bill & Michael at the Cheers and Jeers dinner Thursday night
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sidepockets and BruinKid (he who picks great music!)
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Me and Edrie (who should receive one honking big medal for handling all the volunteer stuff! The T-shirts were gifts...my husband just calmly suggested that I might not want to wear that in public, he's such a fuddy duddy! (just kidding)
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Brillig, sardonyx, mik
I felt like I was in the presence of brilliance with sardonyx! Oh to be that smart...oh well, an old lady can dream!
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She sure doesn't look angry to me? This is angry mouse
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Indiemcemopants, SmileyCreek...(note the closed eyes again!)
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thefatladysings!
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I was delighted to meet CCASAS who is from Tampa, Florida. We met up at the Common Values panel. I'll have a lot more to say about that panel later. Brilliant insights regarding LGBT issues, torture, Sojourers.
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Loggersbrat & Ramaro at the closing keynote....are they cute, or what!?!
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FlojaRoja....good job on the MojoFriday diary!
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Sharoney & Mr. Sharoney...his first NN and sure looked to me like he was having fun. What a cute couple!
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Solarmom....another neat lady!
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Tia Rachel....I was glad to be able to thank her for doing the Daily Show diaries every day....for us on the left coast, it helps make the decision whether to stay up late and not miss Stewart & Colbert or nah, go to bed.
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At the Chairman's quiz...
Josh Balotsky
and Sidnora from New York. Josh is a total John Belushi look alike.
He was captain of our team which beat the pants off everyone lost big.
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Another from the Chairman's quiz..this is Sidnora again and my daughter who thought her mother needed a chaperone in LasVegas.
Her e-mails to my son about the event follow
E-mail #1
...the first time I've complained- this sucks!! Were at a sponsored event shoulder to shoulder in any 85 degree bar no chairs and more crowded than Sistine chapel. To be continued....
E-mail #2
...but I got two of the pub quiz qstns right so I helped moms team a bit so that was ok. Moms having a ball...I don't get it. 10,000 degrees in here, blaring music, 5000 people in space that seats 500 and she's loving it. I. Was thinking I might start Ashtanga yoga or join an Indian sweat lodge to lose weight but this sauna is doing the trick. I might be moving my 7 am up to the 1 am resets. :). Moms reading over my shoulder laughing. See ya
Our son was gracious enough to fly in to stay with his dad. Because my husband has some health issues, there's no way I could have gone for 5 days and relaxed had he not been there, so.....cheers to my kids!
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Meteor Blades, KellyRN, and Sandy on Signal...Kelly is hilarious! She had us all laughing. Sandy on Signal is the nicest, most dedicated person, she personifies goodness. Her IGTNT presentation had everyone weeping. I love everyone I met, but the person who made the strongest impression on me of the whole convention was Sandy. She personifies everything good about DailyKos.
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Garrett of Income Inequality Kos fame.
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Kitsap River and maggiejean at the Community panel
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Kim Oconnor...she had on the sexiest "Marilyn Monroe" type dress one night and damn it, I can't find my pic of it so somebody please, find it and post it!
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jotter, norm's back, KimOconnor
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Land of Enchantment, jnhobbs, TexDem
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I'll be eternally grateful to navajo for the only decent pic of me....from the Cheers and Jeers dinner. See more at her photo diary http://www.dailykos.com/...
For all the NN10 photo diaries check here: http://www.dailykos.com/...
NOW ON TO MINNEAPOLIS!
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