Event: Flickr Scavengerhunt 4

Today was the 4th Flickr London Scavenger Hunt.

Organised by user Paul aka Blech and friends - We met near London’s Liverpool Street Station.

I didn’t know exactly what to expect. It all seemed a bit vague and mysterious from the listing on Upcoming and the odd post I had read about it on flickr. Secret envelopes, teams, assignments etc. However, me being me, I signed up to join anyway. After receiving a Flickrmail confirming this morning I eagerly set out (camera in hand).
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Molly’s Geek Dinner

I’ve just come back from my first ever Geek Dinner and feeling pretty chuffed. I got to meet some of my idols and other great Geek minds.

For me stars in the IT industry are bigger than sports/music/movie celebs so imagine my delight at meeting the 1st lady of the web - Molly. I was trying to prepare myself not to expect too much as no one could live up to the reputation Molly has (take that as you will). To my surprise Molly was even better in person. Larger than life and with great charisma and presence (and her photos don’t do her justice, she is the FireFox ). On top of that is of course that great mind that Writes article after article of pure genius. Despite her celebrity she was incredibly approachable and friendly and I managed to keep my foot out of my mouth for a full 15min conversation.

Above is a picture of me with Molly. I think she could have held my attention all evening. Although, I’m sad that she’s leaving tomorrow, at least it won’t be too long before she graces the UK with he presence as she’s returing in January. Until then I will avidly read her new column in DotNet magazine (.net).

Also attending was The King of Webbie Podcasts Paul Boag. Another very approachable and friendly guy and some one you can tell fully believes what they preach on their website. Look out for his interview on FEE (From the Front End) soon. I unfortunately missed my photo-op with Paul.
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