Burnt Orange Report

"He's adorable. We all love him"

By Byron LaMasters

That's me!:

The first person I spotted was 35-year-old Jessamyn West, who runs the wonderful librarian.net.

"My town's got 1,200 people in it. I have no frame of reference to deal with this amount of people," the dreadlocked Vermont librarian told me, nodding toward the crowded convention floor. She's been spending about six hours a day in the bloggers' area; it takes her a while to get going, since she has to pick up her credentials daily at an out-of-the-way hotel.

She pointed out a few notable blog-stars to me: Markos Zúniga, aka dailykos.com; OxBlog's Patrick Belton; and the exceptionally attractive Byron LaMasters from the Burnt Orange Report. ("He's adorable. We all love him," West said.) Aside from her, I spotted only one other female blogger in the section.

West said she's had a great week at the DNC, especially since, back home, "the only other person I know who knows about computers is my boyfriend."

Sure, it could be a little breezier on bloggers' boulevard. The location could be much easier to find. But it's a start. And the bloggers don't seem to mind so much.

"It's good to be here where all the nerds are," she said. Posted 8 p.m.

I really need to write this reporter a thank you note. You'd think I set this up, but I swear, I had no knowledge of this article...

It's so much fun doing google searches on my name. I'm like the only Byron LaMasters in the world, so if you do a "Byron LaMasters" search on Google.com, you'll find out plenty about me.

Anyway, reporters say good things about me. I am 'exceptionally attractive!" Go me!