I love going to conferences, not so much for the content, but more for meeting people, those I’ve met and those I’ve yet to meet. What I’m discovering, as a relational-oriented guy, and not a task- or goal-oriented guy, I look for people connections more than trying to find personal applications or takeaways. More responder than initiator — that doesn’t make me a bad person.
One thing I’ve done this season is to wear orange at conferences, lotta orange- on my phone cover, shoes, headphones, mouse, water bottle, t-shirt, Bible… Great color to spot in a crowd, like I’m a human traffic cone. Aside: my orange Crocs stand out, attracting eyes that glance down, but most people refrain from commenting. I’ll smirk back at ‘em. [photo courtesy dankimball ]
When I meet new people, I’m starting to hear: “aren’t you the conference guy?” I think to myself, no, I’m not. I’m attending more of the...
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cleaner look and feelFrom: djchuang.com
Post Date: 2006-05-07 19:12:25
After an intensive weekend of tweaking and adjusting PHP pages, I’ve gone ahead and launched a redesign here at djchuang.com !
This is based on the WordPress theme called unsleepable , which itself is an adaptation of the robust K2 theme . Instead of tinkering to make more changes behind the scenes (using the Preview Theme plugin , I could preview the home page while logged in as admin, unbeknownst to website visitors), I’ll unveil it and let you see this work in pro...
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