110. Back

"Back from what?" you ask. Well, I went to the GCN conference in Washington D.C. It was kind of a last minute decision (and because of that, it kind of was a punch in the gut financially), but I'm so glad I went. It was so refreshing... no, more than refreshing. Strength giving. But I don't have the strength to blog about it completely right now as I am utterly exhausted. A few late nights followed by (relatively) early mornings is too much for these old bones.

But, as I met many people who read this blog at the conference, I thought I'd say 'Hi!', and it truly was wonderful to meet you! Honestly, I was kind of floored by the reaction people had when they found out who I was. And so grateful. To think that something I threw out on the internet had a positive impact on anyone else is pretty powerful.

I also wanted to say that it was a delight to meet other bloggers I've been sort of 'blog buddies' with for years -- Eric, Eugene and Christine. We even got to go to dinner together one night and just gab. That was great. I also got to play Settlers of Catan: Knights and... um... ships? pirates? Damn it. I kept forgetting the name of the game that night and it still won't stick in my head. Anyway, I played that with Eric and Eugene. It was fun playing until 2 in the morning... I didn't win. Was rather soundly trounced by Eugene (or was it Matt? I'm pretty sure it was Eugene.) And to have a late night gab session with Christine. Seriously, it was an incredible weekend. One I won't soon forget. I'll blog about it more when I'm rested and coherent, but for now I thought I'd leave you with a little life lesson I picked up while I was there. It's not all that deep, but it is important. And the lesson is this -- learned after a ridiculously fun late night conversation with Grant from Armored City among others -- It is dangerous to talk until five in the morning with gay men, because things get said that might not be said under other circumstances.

Seriously, it's an important lesson.