Actually, I ate dinner before I went, family being important and all that, but I was invited to meet with the publisher of MAKE magazine and local MAKErs to see if there was interest in a Maker Faire Seattle.
I coulda called that one early. The answer is Yes.
But an interesting group of people, ranging from dilettante/part-timers like me to guys who have seriously built-out metal-working shops to others who have hacked and soldered their iPhones to work with any carrier they like, convened anyway.
The beer at the Elysian is very, very good. And I realize yet again that I spend too much time at home.