August Webloggers Meetup Report
Well, technically we are settled. I got a job, we moved back into our house and on Tuesday we bought a car. No other major task remains before us, so last night, despite the numerous little tasks remaining, I took a break. I ventured over to Ralph's Grocery and Deli to attend the Seattle Webloggers' Meetup. It was my first social outing since returning from Chicago. (Well, I did go to the movies last week Monday, but I don't count that. I didn't socialize with anyone and besides, my main reason for going was that my house had no chairs and the movie theater had them in abundance.)(By the by, I never mentioned that movies in Yunnan are just as sparsely attended as here in Seattle. Or at least dubbed James Bond movies are.)It was fun. I'd be hard pressed to give a full report of the event, as discussions tended to flow from topic to topic. I met a chap who had also lived overseas, and we compared notes a bit. He also gave a report on Gnomedex--something which I knew nothing about, though I had heard the name before. Jack let me play with his iPhone a bit. It was way-cool. I felt like Mr. Spock had let me hold his tricorder. Maybe in ten years or so I'll buy a used one. I need to get an iPod first, though.
The big challenge of the evening was trying to explain my blog. We went around the table and gave a short explanation of our respective blogs. I realized that I'm no longer describing Yunnan to the world. Instead, on those rare occasions I post, I'm left with describing myself to the world. What's it like, being an ex-foreigner? Unfortunately, I'm not much for doing serious soul searching online. And if I don't delve too deeply into the topic, I fear the transition back to America makes for boring reading. Ah, well. Maybe I can rent out the blog for infomercials.
posted by John @ 9:39 PM
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