I’m trying something that is a little crazy for me. Ten days, two cities, zero laptop. I’m also trying to get back into blogging and I figure I’ll go the easy route: photo blogging!
This trip started out with a 6 am flight from Orlando to Philadelphia. We were surprisingly awake upon arrival, and headed a few blocks from our Airbnb to get breakfast/dessert crêpes, which were incredible. They also allowed us to be lazy the whole day and stay in from the rain, napping and reading to relax before a long weekend.
Today was Post Status Publish, a side event capitalizing on the attendance of Post Status members in town for WordCamp US. It’s always great to catch up with folks that I don’t get to see too often, and to hear them share what they’re working on and their journeys over the past year.
I took copious notes during the event, which I am ready to start implementing now, but will wait until I’m done with my soft reset from work and back home. Attending conferences and having conversations at them always puts my mind into overdrive. I always overestimate my ability to quickly get things done, ignore all of the talk of “focus on one thing at a time”, and plan for a dozen projects to set aside when I get back into the real world.
Some of the highlights of the talks for me today:
- Paul Sieminski talking about GPL and takedown notices at WordPress.com
- Christina Warren on Gizmodo, the tech blogging industry, and WordPress’ place in it.
- Bryce Adams showing off Metorik and talking about the dev process
- Tina Kesova sharing how to authentically break into a community with your product
- Tom Willmot and Scott Basgaard answering VIP agency questions
From there I walked past city hall to the Volunteer Orientation. The party following was at an art museum, which was a great setting to check out sculptures, modern art, and WWII era works while spending more time with some pretty awesome folks.
The first full day of camp is tomorrow, and I’m ready to rock it!
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