Late as always but finally...

My Lotusphere Review....

Winner for Best Moment - Ben Zander and singing Beethoven with everyone. Yes, I cried a little but I saw the two guys (names withheld to protect their man cards) next to me wiping their eyes as well. From a sad low to extreme high with happiness and faith in all fellow humans... wow, what an amazing speaker! After this entry, I'm off to find the translations of Ode To Joy.

Other amazing moments...

• Meeting FireFighterGeek! I know some might be shocked to learn, but I really enjoy hearing what he has to say. And after his and Gabriella's security session, I have a new found respect for both of their knowledge.
• Bruce was nice to me this year! No, Bruce wasn't mean to me last year, but it was nice to be remembered. Even though I totally stumbled when he asked if he should start blogging since it seems to be all the craze. I listen to his podcasts, I go to IdeaJam, I follow him (and Gayle!) on Twitter and totally forgot about his blog. He quite enjoyed when I wholeheartedly agreed that he should blog. He laughed and then I realized I also follow his blog. Oops. Luckily he is quite humble and enjoyed laughing as I turned bright red.
• I jumped into the blogger's picture!! It didn't appear to be an invite only thing, and I do blog! Hopefully no one minds another happy face in the bunch :)
• The Nerd Girl session. I work in a predominantly male environment and most of the Lotus community is even men. It was nice to have all the major women players front and center. Hearing some talk about their need to be accepted for their knowledge, and others about their shyness, really helped. I'm not like them completely because I built my home computer from scratch and mod it regularly and love anything and everything Star Trek, but I'm also a girl when it comes to not trusting my own abilities and needing to be accepted. It was nice to find a room that understood that. Now if I can just get someone to explain how to be confident and not considered a b**ch!?!
• Seeing Terry and Dec again! They're awesome and also my two favorite Spherians!!
• Talking with Gregg about how he manages to read so much, and about Ender's Game, which is my all time favorite book.
• Meeting new faces.... Mobley, NotesEvangelist, MaryBeth!!!!, BillMalchisky, Gregg and so many more
• Seeing old faces... Paul, Buchan, Jonvon, Bruce, Chris B., Turtle (and Nora!!), Francie, Grey, Phil, Matt, and so many more!

The not so favorite moments....

• The fact that my Andrew had to leave Monday to get back to work. I'm still thankful that he let me be the one that stayed but I missed him terribly.
• That I missed almost all the after hours nightlife. I started feeling sick by Sunday and didn't even make it to the Wednesday Party at Universal.
• That I had sooo many sessions to attend that my brain also exploded at some point.
• That I missed SHOW101. I have the slides though so I'll try to read them with an Irish accent for the full effect.
• That I didn't get to meet... Duffbert, DominoYesMaybe, and several more. Next year!!

I'm sure I'm missing some more highlights but as so many have already said... Best. Lotusphere. Sure I've only been twice, but the enthusiasm of BobP and so many new features has me excited about my career choice still.