A few nights ago, I went to the LA G33k Dinner. It's a monthly event put together by some of the same folks behind BarCampLA. It was the first time I made it to a dinner as it seemed that each month something always came up on that particular night. The same could be said about BarCamp but I'm hoping that putting it on my calendar already for October will help with that.
At any rate, I'm trying to push myself to be outgoing when in a group of people I don't know. When I was at XTech and didn't know anyone, I had a tendency to stay in the background and not start conversations or connections. However, if I was included in something, I start interacting much quicker and it's easier to do. Needless to say, I still have a long way to go but with more events coming up in the next month, hopefully it gets easier.
Another inspiration for going were the posts about BlogPhiladelphia that Dave made after going last weekend. Some really great stuff going on in Philadelphia.
All in all, I had lots of fun, talked with some very interesting people and can't wait until the next one.
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