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Last geek dinner of 2004

So amid the frenzy of rebranding (moving and integrating blogs), I took time out to attend the Geek dinner on 30 Dec with Scoble and the gang. I actually got there first, and rolled my eyes when Wordpress showed the heart and hospitality that only a youngster can muster (and you can still make him blush). It was too bad Mike was in NY with his parents.

This event has of course been thoroughly discussed elsewhere , but there’s a bit I want to air. Not 14 hours after the event, I lunched with Elisa Camahort, a buddy of mine who I tried to drag along. She didn’t venture out, but having attended to the important stuff in life earlier that morning, knew all about what happened. Even more so than I did. We talked about it, and I guess I can go either way on the now-famous Scoble’s Angels photos. Mostly I think it was lame. There are so few chicks at any given tech event this was a questionable way to commemorate the event. I said yes when Renee Blodgett came over to whisper her plan - yes before she finished because I thought she was going to propose just a chick group photo, not some sort of pseudo-sexual pandering. Now, it was a party, and from one view it was a fun parlour game. On the other hand — where meaning dwells — it has significance. Paraphrasing what a blogger who’s determined not to comment on this matter said to me - the context turns us into party favors, decorative accoutrements which go to the most famous guy in the room.

Now, I’m not a cranky person, not a poor sport, but nor do I often participate in misguided schemes. This just affirms that strategy - especially in light of the fact that there was zero chick bonding.