I’ve spent most of this last week thinking about blogging and Northern Voice, so tonight I’m going to unwind a bit in front of the TV and just relax. So, while I plan to write a Northern Voice summary, I’m going to hold off on that for a day or two.
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I’m sitting here with John and Rebecca waiting for the Northern Voice keynote to begin. This year it’s Wordpress’ own Matt Mullenweg, who will be talking about blogging and Wordpress 2.5.
Boris Mann and Matt Mullenweg
Keynote is over. It was really entertaining and enlightening, and I thought some of the points about advertising overload [...]

Northern Voice is officially rolling out at UBC. Since today is an unconference, people are putting their ideas up on the wall for sessions that will happen during the day. I’m still waiting to here when the Internet Bootcamp and Photocamp sessions are.
Megan Cole
I have to finish my plan for the [...]

Tonight was the big Northern Voice social event down at the Waldorf Hotel in East Van. I was really looking forward to attending, and it didn’t disappoint in the least. I hardly ate at all beforehand, so the thought of roast pig keep me going most of the afternoon.
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Just a quick update. I have about another hour or so of work, and then I’m heading down to the pig roast in East Van. I’m definitely looking forward to seeing everyone again. It’s not lost on me that most of the friends I hang out with in Vancouver these days [...]

I have a friend who lives really close to there. I hope he’s ok.
More information in the New York Times. Photo from the NYT.

Someone forwarded me this via email.

I seriously nearly peed myself.

Courtesy of Patrick Pitt.

So, I didn’t start this challenge, but I gladly played along with it. I just checked, and I”m still in the #1 spot for Vancouver Blogger. The festivities tonight start at 6pm, so I’m assuming that’s when Northern Voice officially starts.

I was sort of expecting someone to fly ahead at the [...]