Keep smiling! It’s a trade show
By Gina Spadafori
May 31, 2008
Two things I know this morning, here in Los Angeles:
1) I hate trade shows. Sorta. Actually, I love to see everything an industry has to offer — whether it’s pet supplies or books — all in one place. But all the people, all the schmoozing, all the selling exhausts me to the point of tears. Honestly, I would rather spend 14 straight 12-hour days writing than two hours of meet-and-greet. I’m a shy person!
2) I love the Fugly Horse of the Day blog. Clueless, careless and greedy breeding practices in horses, just as in dogs and cats. Plus snark out the wazzoo. Don’t breed if you’re in it for the greed. Wha-hoo, and happy B-Day Fugly.
Time to go put on the happy face and sign books, twice this afternoon. I do love meeting pet-lovers, which is the only saving grace. And I learned something yesterday: People used to put pics of their kids and pets in the wallets. Now, the pics are on their cellphones. Progress.
Oh, and I am so getting a Kindle. Coolest gadget ever. “Totally RAD!” in the words of the sales guy at the Amazon booth. And he was right!
My desire for a Kindle is all-consuming. I’m forcing myself not to buy one, because there are about ten million things I need $400 for more than that.
But oh, I want one…
Comment by Christie Keith — May 31, 2008 @ 10:44 am
I am now addicted to FOTD thanks to Pet Connection. I read it daily. I’ve told every horse person I know about it.
Comment by C.L.H. — May 31, 2008 @ 11:02 am
Woops, its FHOTD. Forgot the H.
Comment by C.L.H. — May 31, 2008 @ 11:03 am
Am I the only one who can do without all the snark on blogs? (Ref. FHOTD) I have enough negativity in my life thank you very much. That’s why it’s “ICanHasCheezburger” for me.
I have never, ever judged a horse person on their ability to articulate, their vocabulary nor their ability to spell or use grammar correctly. Some of the most knowledgeable people on the subject of HORSES (inc. conformation, breeding, pedigrees and training) whom I’ve come into contact with didn’t crack a book at school. Most didn’t graduate or barely graduated from high school, but they went to the school of hard knocks. Knowledge comes in different forms. Intelligence comes in different forms. Yes, I realize the fugly horse person picks on backyard breeders whom I would also eschew, but all the snark for snarkiness sake just gets tiresome.
Comment by Deanna — June 2, 2008 @ 5:44 am
Deanna …. you’re just a much more highly evolved person than I am, and probably a nicer one, too. :)
You’re right on making fun of people for their language skills. We never … uh … rarely do that here. (I’m thinking of the “no-inbreading German shepards.”)
I like to laugh at silly though, too, that’s why ICanHasCheeseburger is there.
So … it’s both snark and giggles for me!
Comment by Gina Spadafori — June 2, 2008 @ 6:17 am
I love well-written snark, which is why I’m enjoying FHOTD even through it’s showing me that for someone who has spent so much time at horse farms, I know surprising little about horses themselves! (Since I’m in Chester County, PA, I’m there for the manure — horse isn’t top for veggies, but free and readily available beats travelling all over the place for one’s sustainable primary nitrogen source! ;-)).
I can’t tell quality from those pictures of the HORSES, but if FHOTD starts giving us photos of the manure pits, I’m sure I could tell in an instant where’s the best place to start digging! ;-)
Comment by Dorene — June 2, 2008 @ 6:32 am
Gina, I highly doubt that I’m much more evolved than you. Nor nicer.
:-)
Comment by Deanna — June 3, 2008 @ 7:23 am