Debbie, connecting with so many women who feel the same way about this conference has actually made me want to go—or at least to find some way to get together with all of you! (Like Mother Shaffer's idea, for instance!) I hope I get to meet you some day!

Mother Shaffer, HA! I love it! Especially the idea of a whole conference for bloggers whose blogs don't fit into neat categories. Is there such an event? If not, maybe you can just throw that conference together for us. I'll be there for sure. :)

Rayne of Terror, free tickets are extra nice. :) I'm glad you went—sounds like a great, fun time right before having your baby. Your perspective on the conference is very realistic and balanced. I especially love this, regarding next year: "...now I know what I’m missing and I won’t feel bad about missing it." That's how it works, isn't it?

Sugar, "overwhelmed" is the perfect word for how I imagine I would feel there. I'm glad you had some good connections and sessions, but I'm sorry it was disappointing in so many other ways. Finding a posse is really hard, isn't it? It's one of life's biggest, ongoing challenges, I think—on line and IRL.