Sorry for dropping off the radar a bit lately. I flew to the land of the giant rat (aka DisneyWorld) on Friday via Dallas. I'm convinced that there's a law in Dallas that if a plane takes off on time, they must kill the pilot. Suffice it to say, I was delayed in Dallas and finally got to Orlando around 11pm local time. The good news is that for the first time in 14 years, I made it to this conference with carryon luggage only. It helps that it's warm this year and I don't need to bring sweaters or bulky coats...
My big goal for Saturday was to absorb Vitamin D and I was successful in being able to sit outside and enjoy the big shiny thing in the sky they tell me is called "the sun". I was sitting on the balcony outside my hotel room and there was a sky writing plane that made a big smiley face in the sky which really made me happy. A little later, I looked up and he was writing Jesus graffiti in the sky, which sorta made me not as happy. Someone needs to tell him that long phrases tend to disintegrate before you finish...
Other than that, I've been doing the work thing. Learning a bunch of new things, doing a bit of the schmooze, catching up with friends, the usual. Of course, there's been a bit of juggling with work that needs to be done for the folks back at the office which has kept me up late a few nights, but I appreciate the opportunity to be out of the office and in the warmth, so I'm cool with that.
One of the things that's really special to me about coming to this particular conference is that because I've been coming to this particular conference for so long and because of my involvement with the technology from so early on, I know tons of people here. It takes an extra 20 minutes to get anywhere, because I keep stopping to talk to people. It's a great feeling to walk down the hall and have people waving at me and know that any of the sessions I drop into, I'll likely have someone I know to sit with. Especially considering there's 7,000 people here this year. And, the best part is that my friends are the really senior people here who everyone wants to know...we're so the cool kids!
My big goal for Saturday was to absorb Vitamin D and I was successful in being able to sit outside and enjoy the big shiny thing in the sky they tell me is called "the sun". I was sitting on the balcony outside my hotel room and there was a sky writing plane that made a big smiley face in the sky which really made me happy. A little later, I looked up and he was writing Jesus graffiti in the sky, which sorta made me not as happy. Someone needs to tell him that long phrases tend to disintegrate before you finish...
Other than that, I've been doing the work thing. Learning a bunch of new things, doing a bit of the schmooze, catching up with friends, the usual. Of course, there's been a bit of juggling with work that needs to be done for the folks back at the office which has kept me up late a few nights, but I appreciate the opportunity to be out of the office and in the warmth, so I'm cool with that.
One of the things that's really special to me about coming to this particular conference is that because I've been coming to this particular conference for so long and because of my involvement with the technology from so early on, I know tons of people here. It takes an extra 20 minutes to get anywhere, because I keep stopping to talk to people. It's a great feeling to walk down the hall and have people waving at me and know that any of the sessions I drop into, I'll likely have someone I know to sit with. Especially considering there's 7,000 people here this year. And, the best part is that my friends are the really senior people here who everyone wants to know...we're so the cool kids!
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