Bad Tom... sorta went silent at this year's 'sphere...
Category Lotusphere 2006
I somewhat had plans to do a lot of blogging at this year's Lotusphere... impressions, observations, reports, etc.
Didn't happen...
I could come up with a bunch of lame excuses (too busy, too tired, etc.), but I think it comes down to two reasons.
1. Lazy... I could have blogged recaps at the end of each day, but I chose not to. Bed looked much more inviting. :)
2. Preserving the Lotusphere backpack... This is probably the real reason. I had planned on taking my laptop around all day and doing blogging during sessions and such. But the last two years (actually, *three* years) have not been kind to the LS backpack. The first casualty was the hybrid backpack/shoulder bag of three years ago (I think). That one tore out the straps before I even got home. Too much hauling around of heavy stuff. Then we had the first cool backpack of two years ago. I destroyed that one about six months after LS by using it to carry a lot of stuff during travels. Last year's backpack has become my daily companion, but even that one ended up tearing out the little top pocket designed to hold a CD player. This year's backpack is *very* nice, but my new laptop isn't exactly the lightest one on the market. I was determined to make sure that the backpack gets home intact and without visible damage. Therefore, I decided my laptop would guard my room during the day...
So, that's why there was little blogging this week. But I plan on doing a number of things with my blog once I get home, and one of them will be a few more in-depth pieces about my thoughts and experiences...
Or so I'm somewhat planning...
I somewhat had plans to do a lot of blogging at this year's Lotusphere... impressions, observations, reports, etc.
Didn't happen...
I could come up with a bunch of lame excuses (too busy, too tired, etc.), but I think it comes down to two reasons.
1. Lazy... I could have blogged recaps at the end of each day, but I chose not to. Bed looked much more inviting. :)
2. Preserving the Lotusphere backpack... This is probably the real reason. I had planned on taking my laptop around all day and doing blogging during sessions and such. But the last two years (actually, *three* years) have not been kind to the LS backpack. The first casualty was the hybrid backpack/shoulder bag of three years ago (I think). That one tore out the straps before I even got home. Too much hauling around of heavy stuff. Then we had the first cool backpack of two years ago. I destroyed that one about six months after LS by using it to carry a lot of stuff during travels. Last year's backpack has become my daily companion, but even that one ended up tearing out the little top pocket designed to hold a CD player. This year's backpack is *very* nice, but my new laptop isn't exactly the lightest one on the market. I was determined to make sure that the backpack gets home intact and without visible damage. Therefore, I decided my laptop would guard my room during the day...
So, that's why there was little blogging this week. But I plan on doing a number of things with my blog once I get home, and one of them will be a few more in-depth pieces about my thoughts and experiences...
Or so I'm somewhat planning...
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Posted by Bas At 07:19:03 On 26/01/2006 | - Website - |
Posted by Jeff At 07:23:46 On 26/01/2006 | - Website - |
Jeff... I don't think they sell the backpacks separately, which is too bad. The backpack *is* really cool. I'd set up a search on eBay for Lotusphere and see if anyone decides to put theirs up...
Posted by Duffbert At 10:08:02 On 26/01/2006 | - Website - |