Momentary lapse

I thought it was about time that I wrote something either genuinely interesting or something positive.

I recently attended a conference in the US. I actually enjoyed it. Anyone who knows me must appreciate how strange this is. A few hundred people, thrown together at a hotel with the primary intention of networking – and I enjoyed it.

I was speaking to a friend’s husband recently about how he goes about these things. I asked for advice, reminding him that he probably knew me well enough to know my starting point. His advise was simple – among any given number of people there will always be a few that could be friends. The secret to making the whole thing bearable is, apparently, to focus on trying to meet people that you genuinely get on with. Every interaction that doesn’t work out is just a process by which hopefully, one can stumble across some kind of ‘connection.’

Well, in any case, I met an amazing four people with whom I genuinely think I could have been friends (and perhaps will be), and another few people whose company I rather enjoyed. There you have it – a positive experience.

I’ve been meaning to rant about networking for a while, but I guess most people will be too busy on Facebook to even read it, so I’ll leave it for another day.

I’ve recently been listening to Grinderman, The Jesus Years (cheers again Ambrose) and Death Cab for Cutie. Just so you know.

The drumming is coming along nicely too.