Two of my images (previously published here on Chookooloonks), "Unfocused" and "Heart," were on exhibit and available for sale at  600 Sq. Mi.: Hidden Photography Exhibit, October 9 - 31, 2009, a juried exhibition of photographs at Xnihilo Gallery, Houston, Texas,  showing the hidden side of Houston.   The opening reception was on October 9, from 7-10 p.m.  It was such an honour to be a part of this amazing exhibit.

Show sponsored by Houstonist.com.

I was thrilled to be the keynote speaker at the Blogalicious 2009 conference, held at the W-Atlanta Hotel.  This very special conference was created to provide women bloggers of all colours, creeds, nationalities and backgrounds the opportunity to celebrate their diversity, social media, and of course, their love for blogging.

I spoke "The Beauty of Different," and it was an absolute blast.  Thanks to the amazing organizers for a spectacular time.

You can see the beginning of the speech below.

Click here to hear the entire interview.

I joined an amazing keynote panel at the Interactive Strategies '09 conference, held right here in Houston, Texas on September 9, 2009, where we discussed who does social media better, boys or girls?  Really great, high-spirited discussion

You can see the speech in its entirety here.

(photo by Gwen Bell)

My husband Marcus called the expression on my face, "constipated, but pensive."  Personally, I'm just happy that my first appearance in the New York Times was for good, and not evil.

You can read the entire article here.

God's Green Earth Exhibit, July 2 - August 28, 2009, L. Frank James Gallery, Roseville, California

My photograph "coral" is currently being featured at the L. Frank James Gallery of Valley Springs Presbyterian Church as part of their "God's Green Earth" Exhibit. If you're in the Roseville area, please stop by and visit -- and since I've never been to Roseville, drop me a line and let me know how it goes!