Last January I attended a technology conference known as "CodeMash." It was hosted at Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio. A technology conference with dozens of sessions, multiple keynotes, huge attendance, catered meals, and hosted at a huge indoor waterpark? Sign me up!
This year I am returning to CodeMash and could not be more excited. This whole week will be one for the record books. I am leaving for Sandusky, Ohio Wednesday night and settling into a Hampton Inn near Milan. I was unable to secure a room at Kalahari this year, but a hotel ten minutes away is far better than commuting from Perrysburg both days.
Thursday is the first day of full sessions, a day that begins at 5:30am and ends around 1:00am the next day. I will be going all-out: speaker sessions, Open Spaces, free food, after-parties, the post-10pm waterpark party - not to mention the usual Kalahari amenities such as the ice cream bar and arcade. I have no idea how I will survive Thursday.
Friday will be interesting. I will begin the day by nursing an almost-too-obvious hangover from whatever I get myself into the night before. Sessions run all day, although it is very likely that I will not make it through the last session around 6:00pm. I will also miss the new after-party Friday night. I plan to be back in Perrysburg - Levis Commons more specifically - around six or seven to be at the Dirk Manning book signing. Once I get some meet-and-greet out of the way and chill with some relatively awesome book-loving nerds, I am immediately heading to downtown Toledo to see The Trews play at Frankies. Just as I did with the Silversun Pickups in 2007, I get to see a recently-discovered band play in a small, intimate environment. CodeMash, Dirk Manning, and The Trews all in one day? Truly a day to look forward to.
My extra-busy work week begins tomorrow at 5:30am. Lots of work and planning will be followed by two days of sheer chaos. I fucking love it.
B3 out.
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