Daddy Is Tired

I’ve been reading with great fascination – much in the same way I read about  Jon and Kate – about the now infamous Nikon cocktail party at BlogHer 2009.  Yes, the one that proves once and for all that indeed, Nikon hates babies.  I know that it’s true because I heard it on Twitter: #nikonhatesbabies.

I didn’t go to BlogHer, but this story makes me sad.  I’m sad that such a silly incident* blew up into such an enormous todo.  Toodoo?  Hullabaloo?  Whatever…people have forgotten what conferences are all about.  Conferences should not be about getting into cocktail parties.  They should not be about forming cliques.  They should not be about ostracizing some poor individual or company for making a mistake.  And conferences should definitely not be about if you have your baby with you.

Unless you’re at the AVN Expo (note to my relatives,  don’t click that).  If you’re a porn star, leave the kid at home.  Thanks.

Ahh, I can hear the cheers now.  Yea, verily, it’s about the bloggers!  It’s about content, and storytelling.  It’s about friendship and comradery!  It’s about banding together and standing as one.  We’re proud of what we do, and we’re proud of how we do it!

And while you suckers cheer for that, I’m going to elbow that baby to get my swag bag.  Daddy needs a new tampon purse and iPod vibrator.**

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*Yes, someone was denied entry into the Nikon party, but she didn’t mean for it to be blown up into the “major” incident that it was.  As things do on The Internets, it took on a life of its own.

**I don’t know if the swag actually included a tampon purse.

I just heard a commercial on the radio that asked, “Would you like to be one of those lucky parents whose children bring home good grades?” It was for some company promising that your kids could get good grades.

Let me get this straight, you think that it’s LUCKY when someone’s children get good grades? I mean yeah, there’s some luck when genetics come into play, but I hardly think that luck is the major factor involved when it comes to good grades. Maybe if some of these parents got off their butts and parented the kids instead of hoping the school will take care of it for them we’d be in a little better position all around.

Or maybe it’s just luck. Heck, that cinches it for me – I’m just going to close my eyes and hope for the best with Ellie and Matthew.