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Yesterday I went on an adventure! I got up in the wee hours and flew to New York City so that I could have my 15 seconds of fame, and also because I have always wanted to see if I could apply eyeliner in a cab without puncturing my eyeball.
Do you know what I did? Here’s a hint:
Fellow mombloggers Kristen and Jill and I were all invited to come participate in a taped segment for the Today Show. We were contacted by NBC’s most adorable producer, Rachel, and even though I’m pretty sure I would rather eat my own toenails than have to look at my face on television, she was very persuasive and I was powerless against her charms.
(That’s Rachel with her back to us. Her dress was also adorable. I tried to put her in my pocket and take her home with me, but my iPhone was already in there so there wasn’t quite enough room.)
We three bloggers got to sit down with Janet Shamlian (who is also adorable and pocket-sized; note to self: television people are miniature!) and field various questions about blogging. Specifically, why we do it, when we do it, how it fits in with being a mom, whether it’s a job, whether everyone can do it, and other stuff like that.
Janet was wonderful and I think it’s really neat that blogging is finally being recognized as something that can go beyond a charming little hobby, so I’m really pleased NBC decided to do this piece. On the other hand, there’s a part of me that is starting to feel like the “mommy” part of “blogger” is being overstated; I’m just a person who happens to be a professional blogger and have kids.
Regardless, my understanding is that they take 3 hours of tape and turn it into a 2-minute segment, so who knows what it will be in the end. (I don’t know the air date, yet.)
I’ve never been on television before (gee, I wonder why), and at risk of exposing myself as an even larger dork than you already knew me to be, I have to say that I found the entire experience sort of mind-blowing. It took most of the day. There’s a lot of waiting around, and there you are sitting and chatting while the crew is clearly slaving away over their equipment, and I sort of wanted to offer to help (which would’ve been silly because it’s not as though I would’ve been at all useful). Also it turns out that joking to the sound guy about how he’s “trying to feel you up” when he runs your mic and clips it on your shirt is apparently not funny. (I thought it was funny. He did not. Um, sorry!)
This is not the sort of thing that I ever pictured happening to me when I started my first blog four years ago. And while the piece may or may not end up being anything significant, it was definitely an experience I’ll never forget.
(Left to right: Rachel, Jill, me, Janet, Kristen.)
Little ol’ me, who usually works at home in my jammies—on national television because… I work from home in my jammies. That’s either really cool or really weird.
Either way? I love my job.
This entry was posted on Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at 6:45 am and is filed under A mother's work is never done, Now I'm free(lancing).
Tags: blogging, blogging moms, NBC, the Today Show
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:27 am
That is so much fun, Mir, and waaayyy cool. I hope you’re still smiling!
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:37 am
I think it is excellent that one might end up on TV due to working in PJs! Well done (and I love that top you are wearing!)
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:15 am
So exciting! And you look fabulous, that shade of blue is definitely your color!
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:19 am
Thanks so much for putting up the post!
Of course, MY EYES ARE SHUT!!!!
I just emailed this link to all the contributors on our sites!!!
Big Hugs…
Jill
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:31 am
congratulations! that is so cool! LOL tv people are miniture…
so you have to post the air date when you know it - i love the today show and this would give me a good excuse to tiVo the whole thing
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:32 am
SO COOL! I’m very excited for you!
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:37 am
I can’t wait to see it! And thanks for using the phrase ‘professional blogger.’ It feels funny to tell people that, but hearing someone else say it makes me feel better!
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:43 am
Ok, my eyes aren’t shut… I was just super tired and wished I was alseep!
again Mir, thanks so much for putting up this post! Have a great time in NYC!!!
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:04 am
woo! You all look great. I can’t wait to see the piece.
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:06 am
you are such an incredibly funny writer!
and it’s SO NICE to put a face to wantnot!
what a FUN experience!
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:23 am
Congrats, Mir! Can’t wait to see the segment. I am sure it will show all of us (even more) how very pretty (and smart) you are!
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:47 am
Everyone looks wonderful! Thanks for sharing your experience about your 15 mins of fame with the rest of us mommy bloggers!
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:21 am
Yay, Mir! That’s so great! (And you look fabulous — I love that drapey top!)…
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:01 pm
You are such a skinny thing! And I love your glasses!
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:11 pm
So awesome - I can not wait to see it air! Perfect choice of color for TV too.
Jamie Lentzner
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:35 pm
AHHHH, you look so pretty!
I hate the “mommyblogger” term. When I worked in a pharmacy, I wasn’t a mommytechnician, I was just a technician. When I worked as a baker, I wasn’t a mommybaker, I was just a baker.
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Can’t wait to see it! And how great it is having blogging recognized for “something that can go beyond a charming little hobby”! Congratulations, and thanks so much for sharing…..
April 3rd, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Mir, you are gorgeous and pretty and beautiful! And skinny!! But very sweet, so therefore not hate-able
And you have even curlier hair than I do! Woohoo!
Was it fun or did you sweat buckets? Or both?
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:42 pm
You are all very, very sweet.
DebbieS: It actually was a lot of fun (although I freaked out about it a lot beforehand), and I’m sure I would’ve sweat buckets if the room we were in was over 50 degrees. Seriously, I spent a lot of time trying not to shiver!
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:13 pm
From a correspondent who interviews a LOT of people, you were fantastic.. all three of you were! Could you not tell how happy we were when the interview was over? Don’t have a firm air date yet, but we think 3rd or 4th week of April. Will keep you posted.. and thanks for being a trooper. You will SHINE on Today! –janet
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:30 pm
What a fantastic opportunity…
Steph
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:06 pm
YOU! Are cute as a bug’s ear.
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:05 pm
This looks amazing!! Congratulations and I can’t wait to see it! I also think you ALL look fabulous. Great color top!
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:57 pm
How exciting! I’ll be looking for you on tv! And I love your shirt!
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Hey Mir,
I’m familiar with Janet. She used to work for a station here in Houston and she seemed like a wonderful person. I’m glad you such a great person to do the interview! Good luck on the broadcast.
April 4th, 2008 at 5:38 am
And it looks like you’ve made an amazing hair recovery in time for the taping!
April 4th, 2008 at 10:47 am
WOW! That is so exciting! Congrats. I’m hopping between Windows here at work, trying to be productive and not get fired… but did I miss it? When is it airing? I love the Today Show!
April 4th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Wow Mir you look amazing and SO young!
April 4th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
That is SO incredibly awesome! I did a shoot (in the summer) for a segment on working at home for the Early Show and it was an all day event, but in our little house. They brought all of this equipment and it was just nuts. It did end up being just two minutes, it is hard to believe after they were there for so long that it was only that long
I am so happy for you guys!
April 4th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Wow! It sounds like a great experience … can’t wait to see the segment!
April 5th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Can’t wait to see the segment! Sounds like a crazyfun day!
April 6th, 2008 at 8:04 am
We were there (in the Plaza) on Thursday morning! We saw the segment with George Clooney and then had to leave. I wish I’d have known you were going to be there. We were there with 70 of my daughters classmates. Needless to say, I’m very glad to be home. In my jammies
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April 9th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Ooooh! I SO can’t wait to see you, my FRIEND, Mir, on TV! This is great!
April 13th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Love the new glasses! TV people are miniature; they are. My husband works for our local station. Some of the anchors are beyond petite.
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