Got back from BarCamp Nashville a couple of hours ago.

Much fun.

I learned a lot from several of the presenters, the most helpful being Mitch Joel, Ivy Hogan, Kat Coble, Matt Reed, John Ellis, and Anastasia Holdren. Chris Wage and Jackson Miller were very good as well.

I also got to meet some bloggers friends face to face for the first time, including Ivy, Kat, Grace, Hutchmo, Rachel, Lesley, Casey, and Newscoma.

Therein lies the problem.

Now that I have met these people and consider them my friends, I feel like I have to be all cool and stuff. What if I post something lame and they decide they don’t like me? What if they discover I’m really not an interesting person after all?

I know this sounds a little (or a lot) codependent and self-absorbed, but it’s the truth. There you have it, people. (Note: I’m not trolling for comments here — I have to be a grown-up and be self-actualizing and all that fun stuff.)

P.S. — Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the volunteers and sponsors who made BarCamp possible. I really appreciated this experience and can’t wait to participate next year. Extra thanks to Sitening for the free food and Griffin for the free swag.

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