My human and I were a bit (well, more than a bit) exasperated with this year’s BlogPaws conference. But instead of starting off with my gripes, I felt it was better to start off with the good stuff BlogPaws had to offer. It did get my human out of the house for a few days, giving me a break from her incessant kissing and handling of me. And while she was at the conference in Tysons Corner, VA, she did make some connections that will benefit you, my readers. Plus she got to connect with other cat bloggers’ humans. Even staff needs an opportunity to cut loose sometimes!
But even better than networking with other humans, she got to network with some prominent cats!
Brighton, Disco and Coco from the Curlz and Swirlz blog were very fashion forward and had several wardrobe changes throughout the weekend. Above is Brighton’s punk rock look.
And Brighton and Coco weren’t the only stylish Cornish Rexes in attendance.
Most blogging cats, however, showed up in “flat” form, like Katie and Waffles from Glogirly. I don’t do flat because I think it gives me an air of mystery.
There were other critters at BlogPaws too, aside from cats and dogs. This bunny, for example. He weighed 34 pounds — he was huge! That is 7 times more than I weigh!
This guinea pig got a catered lunch!
I made sure my human stopped by the Greenies booth to refresh my store of treats!
But I was very disappointed that she did not bring home this treat!
But the scene stealers of the conference were the kittens! The Random Felines human brought along one of her fosters, Triscuit. She was very good the whole time she was there, allowing all the humans to hold her and coo over her. But by Saturday night she was exhausted! After the awards show (cat bloggers pretty much ruled the awards), she just wanted a nap.
Meanwhile, my human and a bunch of other cat bloggers’ humans headed up to the hotel room of Covered in Cat Hair’s Robin Olson, where a surprise birthday party for Allegra and Ruby’s human was going in full force! Disco and Coco were there, running around naked!
Disco, being a Sphynx, was about as naked as a kitty could get!
But the real star of the weekend was Odilia, a kitten being fostered by the Tails from the Foster Kittens human. She was born without eyes and has never had sight… but she is a fire cracker! She won the heart of every human she encountered with her sweet and spirited personality. Out of all the critters my human met, Odilia is the one she will always remember.
That was the best of BlogPaws. The rest I will report on Tuesday.
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Great report about Blog Paws! We hear that was too much focus on the woofies this year! Our mom likes woofies, but she gets so frustrated that cats appear to be in the minority everywhere you go except the CB!
Our mom hope to go to Blow Paws one day soon.
Sparkle, the mom said she was so happy to finally meet your human at BlogPaws! She agrees…the kittens stole the show. She got to play with Odi a little bit…not having sight sure didn’t stop Odi from having fun!
The mom agrees…the BEST part of BlogPaws was getting to meet the humans of our blogging furiends…and all the animals that were there.
Miss Sparkle Mum and I are coming to blogpaws one day. We can’t do 2014 but our blog plan continue, thanks to you, and we hope to make 2015. Thanks you for the report!
We HOPE, We Save UP!
Great report, Sparkle! you are a good boss to let your assistant out of the house to attend 😉 The best sure seems pretty good.
Pip, Smidgen, Minnie, Hollie
This looks like an event where you want to cuddle and take everyone home.
I think “precious” would be the word to describe. Blessings dear. Catherine
Thanks for sharing. Mum and I enjoyed reading. We wish we could have been there!
Hello Sparkle, this is Pippy from Feline Yogi. Thanks for this update on the conference. My human attended as well but she has been too exhausted to de-brief me so I was happy to find your post. Now I’m off to find out what she did with the Greenies treats that she has not told me about yet! Meow and Namaste!
All my Human saw were Triscuit and Odilia, and then she noticed there was a bunch of other writing and stuff but it was all just a giant blur. We’ll have to come back and read later, when she can breathe normally again.
Say, did she just see a cat in a WIG???
Oooh, that sounds like a lot of fun. I’m sure there are other kitties who didn’t go, so don’t feel left out. Hobbes and Grace had NO idea this was all happening, so you aren’t the only one who didn’t go. Hey…somebody’s got to hold down the fort, right?
I’m surprised all those kitties go though–aren’t they scared?
Thanks for the report. Mommie has been debating about going next year, but it seems like maybe it wasn’t great this year, so maybe not.
Nice to have your mom home safely with you.
What a nice reporting Sparkle. And we love all the kitties esp Odilia. What a sweetheart.
We have only read about Odilla on RF site and we are totally in love with her!
We really enjoyed the “good” part of BP!!!!
We didn’t know there’d be so many other kinds of animals there. Looks like a fun time! Our mommy would have latched on to Odilia too!
That was some darn good stuff but my Dad totally missed the bunny, My Dad, the Hat and me Flat were thrilled to see you again!!!
I am definitely getting the message that the highlight was the meet up with other bloggers!! Mum has just said in my ear that why don’t cat bloggers arrange their own meet? I will have to tell her that A Merry Car is a furry big place for cat blogger meets at the drop of a nekked cat’s wig ! Course, I hear Wales is a nice place 🙂
>^,,^< ciao, Austin x
Glad your human got to meet them precious kettehs Sparkle..my humom says she would loves to hold Triscuit and little Odilia..She telled me she worked at a restaurant in Tysons Corner when she lived in Virginia.. 🙂
We are glad your Mom had some fun and got to see
some kitties and critters and beans!!
We purr the bad parts were not too bad 😕
Purrs Tillie and Georgia,
Treasure,Tiger,JJ and Julie
Hmmm…I was going to do a post called “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” but I am fairly certain that the “ugly” is just too ugly for me to handle properly…and it had NOTHING to do with the folks at BlogPaws! “The Bad” would be NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO kitty swag or significant cat presence……”the good?” For me, LOTS! YOU were a large part of the GOOD! Glad I got to spend some time with you and am hoping to see you before Vegas!
Sounds like a wonderful time.
Sparkle, we are disappointed because our human told us she’d be coming home with lots of stuff for us and she only came home with what she took when she ran away on Thursday morning! She tells us there’s a biiiig box coming, but we’re not so sure since she usually knows exactly when things will happen, but she doesn’t know when this will happen. We sure hope there aren’t any wigs in it. We’re so happy our human got to meet your human!
Thanks for the great BlogPaws report, Sparkle. It was so much fun meeting your human in person, though we’re sorry we did not get to spend more quality time with her!
TW was happy to meet you human and I hope your human wasn’t too disappointed that she’s boring, unlike me. TW got the hold the chick also but she didn’t bring it home to me. She loved Odellia who was, heh heh, taking a dump when she saw her.
I am glad she is home. I am trying to think of an alternative to Flat Chey that still shows that my human belongs to me…
Aww, thanks for the mention. Odilia really did seem to charm everyone she met! 🙂
sparkle…..glad yur mom gettted ta meet up with theeze soooper kewl kittehz..N whoa…even de easter bunny !!! we hope her had mor fun than knot… N we seer ee iz lee hope her bringed ewe N binga N boodie sum swag oh sorts….like ya DID hafta guard de houz for days on end. !!!
I’m not lettin’ the peep see that picture of the cat with the wig. She doesn’t need any MORE crazy ideas. I already live in a loony bin, I think.
Purrs,
Nissy
Thanks for the pawsome update. We don’t have flat versions either. Oh Odilia is adorable but I am against wigs for cats. They can’t use their satellite ears properly wearing one. Hope to see you next year!
Thanks for showing us some of the kitties who were at the conference Sparkle……Odilia is truly precious – I’m glad she got lots of hugs – she deserves them. The sphinx is – well – chilly looking – somebody give that girl a sweater please! I’m glad your human enjoyed herself but I’m fairly sure you’re happy she came home WITHOUT another kitten!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
We loved meeting your human, Sparkle! And don’t worry….she didn’t get all gushy with us. (she probably just didn’t want to get any spray glue on her. ha!)
LOVE all the pawsome photos! Glogirly scared us when she got all giddy with the kittens, but thankfully she had her hands full with us.
; )
Katie & Waffles On-A-Stick
Odilia sure was a hit. She is showing up on just about every cat bloggers’ site of those who attended the conference. Meeting all those kitties had to be pretty fun for your human. Glad you didn’t get jealous! Purrs and hugs from the kitties at The Cat on My Head, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Josette
Man!!! I wonder if Jake would wear a wig!?
I really want to go next year with Jake. I have a ticket…
How exciting your human got to meet all those cute kitties.
Yes Sparkle, my publicist is going next year! She just has to sort out all of the details but it is close enough to the Farm and she is very excited.
Mom hopes to go to Blog Paws someday.
Thank you so much for your kind words about Auntie El’s passing. We’re sorry it’s taken so long to reply but Mom is having a hard time. It’s comforting to have the support of the Cat Blogosphere at this sad time.
The Florida Furkids and Mom Sharon
yep – the peeps and the animals were great……glad mom got to meet your mom and that she got to kiss Triscuit 🙂
OH how mom and I both loved his report. Thanks Sparkle, Hope to see more too. xo
Goodness I live very close to where the convention was held – had I known we could have had a nice visit….
My human would have loved to have met you – I’m sure there were a bunch of humans there whose cats (and blogs) you know! Actually, she heard there was a meetup for local bloggers who weren’t registered at the conference but she couldn’t find it. But you know, she is in the area at least once or twice a year, so she will be back!
Fun!
Odila is a beautiful kitten and we are so sorry she is blind but as long as she has a happy life and isn’t in pain we bet she will join in with all the other kitties and in fact won’t even know what she’s missing. We can understand your Mom losing her heart to her.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
Great report, I enjoyed seeing all your photos! 34 Pounds bunny is just amazing. This bunny is heavier even when I combine weights of two of my boys!
Oh that little blind kitty is so cute. We have been seeing Triscuit on the Random Felines blog so we know she was cute. Glad there were some good thing about this Blog paws. It must be fun to meet and talk to all the bloggers. Glad you are home all safe and sound.
Wow, that was exciting! We look forward to the rest of the report.
We’re so bummed that they don’t do blog conferences like this where we live. Looks like a wonderful time.
That sounds like lots of fun, Sparkle! Our mom hopes she will get to go next year to meet all our furry friends’ humans. We think all our friends are so awesome, it’d be so cool to finally meet some of them in person!
One day I have to go there….. that kitten is beyond sweet
We’re glad there were some positives for your human, Sparkle. You probably already know that our human is so jealous of the others who got to meet Odilia and Triscuit. Unbelievably, freakingly jealous.
What a lovely feline gathering….the naked kitty was so cool 🙂
It’s always good to consider the positive first. The general opinion on Blog Paws this year is that it was perhaps too dog-focused. We love dogs, as you know, but we think there should be a balance. And we bet there was NOTHING about horses, right?
Purrs,
The Chans
Sparkle, our mom looked for your human and always seemed to miss her! She could see her across the room, but there were so many peeps to chat with, she never made it over in time. So not meeting your mom was one of her regrets.
We’re happy your mommy had a fun & safe trip!!!
We are seriously regretting we weren’t there at least flatly!!!