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So much to say, so much to say! This has been an absolutely incredible day, with absolutely incredible speakers. Gnomedex truly is a unique experience, and it has been worth its paltry $99 entry fee more than once over. Today, while surrounded by my friends, peers, and fellow technothusiasts, I heard publishing little-g god Tim O’Reilly heckle columnist and grumpy-old-man extraordinaire John Dvorak from the crowd. Where else would I have such an opportunity?

So much to say, I’m not even going to attempt to record it all in one post. This is going to be quite short, actually, since I’m still at the conference and have (frankly) better things to do with my time than blog. :) Of course, I feel a sort of obligation to share the wealth of knowledge that has been bestowed upon me, so I can’t leave off blogging entirely.

I sort of feel like I’m gloating, because I’m sure that a lot of the people who will read this aren’t here right now, and I don’t want to make anyone feel as though they’ve been left out. Even if they have. *g* Luckily for you, if you are one of those who feels left out, it sounds as though you’ll have a chance in years to come. Gnomedex has been held in Des Moines for the last three consecutive years, but there have been a lot of rumors floating around that suggested that next year’s conference might not be held here. There was nothing ever official in that thread, of course, but that doesn’t stop rumors much. However, I think my fears of such a future have been set aside for a while to come. The mayor pro tem of Des Moines spoke today at lunch, and announced that today, July 26th, the last day of Gnomedex and incidentally Chris Pirillo’s 30th birthday, is hereby Lockergnome Day in Des Moines. Chris Pirillo was honored by the city of Des Moines in one of the most powerful was possible. So I don’t see Gnomedex wandering too far from the true heart and heartland of the Gnome world anytime in the near future.

More later, when I’ve got more free time. :)