Last Friday several of us gathered together for cocktails and some food.  I always insist on group photos. I want memories, damn it. The people in the photo below are folks I have met online through www.twitter.com. I realize that this may sound weird. However I see it as a way to meet people I would have never met otherwise.

The signs in the photo deserve a brief explanation. The cut-out “t” is the symbol for twitter. The “@” sign is placed in front of all online user names. Obviously, SL,UT stands for Salt Lake City, Utah. It also describes those who have loose moral standards and are promiscuous.  I will not identify those people in this photo.

‟Twitter Friends”

(l to r) Amy/@RedDuchess, me!/@susanmercedes, Brett/@latent_image,
Gigi/@dizzlepop, Laura/@lgoulding, Robyn/@photogirl66
(picture courtesy of Peter/@TheB0y who refuses to be in them) 

Anyhow, back to the picture. Please notice how everyone is cracking up. Well, everyone except me who is innocently posing for a group photo to make freaking memories. I don’t get it. Those giggling devils.

Tags: Friends, twitter, weekend plans

I had a lot of fun last night. It was Thursday night. I work on Fridays. With this in mind I decided to skip alcohol. Well, I did nurse a vodka soda and one beer at the beginning of the night.  Moral of the story. I had a blast sober. 

I spend two hours watching fun presentations at #igniteSLC. It was a great event especially for those of us with ADD. We zipped through many presentations on many different topics while the slide show raced and the presenters made us laugh. I visited with lots of old friends and met many new friends.

Then I moved fast and went to a local pub in Salt Lake City, Utah…Piper Down. There was a The Underground Comedy Troupe featuring 5 stand-up comedians. Again more laughs for the evening. During the comedy show, we learned that a friend who left moments before was pulled over and given a field sobriety test and a breathalyzer.  She blew a zero.  Yeah, @kittygutz! That’s the best test to fail. I mean, get no points.

Apparently not everyone had such a pure night.

On my clearheaded drive home at 12:30 am I approached a car at a red light. And then boom. I glanced over at a fellow late night driver and I was blessed with a view.

It was 20 degrees outside, the windows are down and this girl is puking her heart out. I got a great seat for that event. Yuck. This is precisely when drinking is a waste of money.

Tags: comedy, events, Friends

One of my passions in life is socializing. I found the perfect group to share that passion with. Unfortunately I only relate to half of what they do.  Social Media Club of Salt Lake City (#SMCSLC)’s mission is to become the voice of social media technology — whether it be for business or personal use — in the Salt Lake area. With my attention span, I only saw the word “social” and joined. I don’t do the media part as well.

I attended my second #SMCSLC event last night and am still smiling. The information was helpful, useful, and entertaining. I could recap the evening covering the open mic topics and reviewing new tips and tidbits shared. But that’s not me.

The real stuff to report is from the “social” standpoint.

• In real life: This group is a great way to meet people you’ve become acquainted with online. It’s fun to meet people in real life. Even better to do it after you gotten to know them online first. We even started with a smaller group gathering at the pub next door before the event!

• Signage: Not only do you get a name tag, but you can also get a reserved butt sign if you talk to the right people. I was quick to get my tags on. Other tag is located near my other best asset.

• Electronic Devices: The room is filled with iPhones (I’m sure there were other technical gadgets present but those are invisible to me). Everyone has one and uses it. It is a proven fact (source unknown/made up) that activity with an iPhone is directly correlated with interest in the program.  Therefore the higher the iPhone distractions, the higher the interest in the event. After looking around the crowd, the event was a huge success!

• Crowd: They (geeks) come in all different forms. Men, women, tall, short, quiet, chatty, on Twitter.com (with the exception of the two that don’t – gasp!). No surprise that the room is filled with geeks. Some take it a step further and have their laptops out. Generally geeks are shy and hide behind their computer. This group condones this behavior and in fact, encourages it. They are also like a group of boy scouts…always prepared! My iPhone battery was running low and it took two seconds to find an attendee who had a power supply I could borrow. Bam. You ask. You receive. At least in this crowd. 
• Food: They had it. Cookies, pickles, olives, meatball, bread, sodas, water, etc. But let me tell you…three meatballs (off of someone else’s plate) DOES NOT constitute a proper dinner. 
• Prizes: WooHoo! Who doesn’t love to win? If you raised your hand, you’re lying.  And you’re weird. Which reminds me…I WON! Well technically my waxer won since I used our appointment card for the drawing. (I forgot to bring my own business cards.) But she wasn’t there and I’m not telling her. My prize is for one microdermabrasion treatment compliments of Mountain Medical Vein Center. True testimonial: a #SMCSLC attendee (the cutie holding the mic) looks at least 150 years younger because of the treatments she received at the center last week.

It is clear.   The night was a complete success. I met new friends and saw old ones, I won a prize, my ass was reserved, I ate meatballs & I charged my iPhone. Now you should understand why I’m still smiling.

Tags: events, Friends, fun, geeks, iPhone