Okay, I have made up my mind.

I once again signed up to volunteer at WordCamp. It is likely that Melanie will join me as a volunteer again this year. I’m so thankful that she was there with me last year because I wasn’t about to go meet people on my own. I am hoping that there will be more take-away this year than the last.

Since it’s a few months away, the schedule isn’t set yet. There is already a list of some of the speakers up. Should be something to keep an eye on. Are you going to be there?

After the shenanigans of WordCamp 2008, will I be attending in 2009? Who knows?

They’ve announced that WordCamp SF 2009 will be on Saturday, May 30, 2009. So I have several months to decide if I want to register/volunteer/whatever.

Maybe this year, I’ll actually talk to people?

It’s a little bit ironic that I won the Six Degrees of Separation Game on Word Games. Go me! I’ll be hosting one of those games later this afternoon.

Update: Took it off the page since there were no participants. Oh well.

It’s no longer six degrees of separation, at least not in a metropolitan area. Somebody you know knows someone that maybe someone I know knows… JM mentioned at lunch today that we’re probably separated by just one person. Considering that I met him just a month ago, I’d be surprised, but it’s not that unlikely. Even with so many people in San Francisco, given our age range and our social and work circles, it could be very likely. The number of social networking websites out there has grown significantly, and there are more popping out of nowhere. It’s become much easier to track just how connected one really is. So crazy!

I’m actually wondering how many WordCamp attendees I will know or will be separated from me by just one or two friends. I’m sure that it will differ upon the link one has with Wordpress, whether user or developer. There’s a list up, but I don’t really know who any of the speakers are…

Aside from the shyness factor, the fact that my mouth really hurts and probably will hurt even more so tomorrow will cause me to be ridiculously quiet tomorrow. Just call me a “wallflower.” The orthodontist appointment today left me with four spacers. I hate spacers!

WordCamp 2008 is coming to San Francisco on August 16th! I’ve used other platforms for blogging, and I can definitely say that this one is my favorite. If you’re in the area, please come.

Registration is open!

If you can’t make it out here, there will also be WordCamps in other cities:
- Capetown, South Africa
- Manila, Philippines
- Beijing, China
- Portland, Oregon
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Birmingham, Alabama
- NYC, NY
- Toronto, Canada
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Sydney, Australia
- Washington, DC

Check WordCamp Central for details!

PS – I’m going to volunteer at the event, passing out t-shirts in the morning. Say “hi” or something!