I flew into Boston a bit sleep deprived from attending a concert. I was in “fan” mode, and prepared to apply a rock and roll metaphor to An Event Apart. The speakers delivered skillfully, so my expectations were met.
What set it apart was how engaged the speakers and attendees were. I simply hadn’t anticipated the energy and healthy level of participation. Accessible, friendly, social, enthused…that we were.
Some mobile blurbiage from the event, cleaned up a bit:
Waiting for the start of day one. Saw Eric Meyer at breakfast.
A/V booth: “Introduce yourself!”
E.M.: “I’m just an MC. Call me J style.”
“Tell them Eric Meyer says you need more.” -in response to my question about style sheets sans context. Now I’m empowered.
Douglas Bowman sat with us at lunch. Then Doug spoke on scale.
Excellent talks all around. We went to the party at Stix, hosted by Media Temple. Fun. It was Jason Santa Maria’s birthday. Talked to Christopher Fahey. Afterward Mirick, John and I met Borys. We went out for Tuna tartar and what not.
A great day 2 that ended with getting my name drawn for critique with Jeffrey Zeldman on stage (no really). Spoke more after with Doug, Christopher and David Sleight, whose cadence reminds me a bit of Chris Brown. Then Mirick, John and I went north for some Italian food. Va bene.
