CollyLogic: I had asparagus on my pizza and my pee turned green (aka The Future of Web Design conference 2008)

I had asparagus on my pizza and my pee turned green (aka The Future of Web Design conference 2008)

18th April 2008

This year’s Future Of Web Design (London) was an almost complete success. I’d love to explain at length why talks by Hicks, Budd, Burka and most others were so fantastic (or at least reassuring), but in truth, I’m burned out on a diet of too much alcohol and way too little sleep. I think an impromptu gate-crashing of Pub Standards followed by late bar mayhem with my fellow Erskine alcoholics and assorted geeks is ultimately to blame. Not hungover, just sort of… fermenting. Relieved I didn’t have to do a turn this year.

Most folks I spoke to seemed really upbeat and positive about this year’s event. Anyway, the ever-giving Mr. Keith has wrapped it all up for you via some accurate live-blogging, so I don’t feel the need to write anything particularly insightful today. Time for a bath, then time to sleep in my own bed.

Still, I would like to extend my thanks to all the folks I caught up with again, and all the new folks I met, and those of you who presented me with gifts (wonderful). Apologies to those who I’d forgotten I’d already met! My bad. I failed to respond to Tweets, or introduce people, or even be gracious in conversation at times, but I hope you’ll forgive me. The nurses don’t let me out very often, you see.

Oh, and steer clear of asparagus as a pizza topping. The colour is one thing, but the smell was rather too much at 7am.

Simon Collison published this on 18/04/08, at 11:51 PM

Comments

Hey Colly,

I saw you and the rest of the Erskine gang a few times and was going to come over and say hi but I kept thinking you were all in deep conversation and that I’d be butting in : S next time I’ll just say fuck it and come over anyway

19/04 at 06:19 from Sam Hardacre

Hey Simon! Thanks for all the laughs, and for just being an incredible nice guy! Same goes for the entire Erskine-crew. A well-oiled team of loonatics who love their craft. I’m looking forward to @Media…

19/04 at 09:49 from Tim Van Damme

Had good times with the Erskine’s at our impromptu after-party, fortunately no pizza worries for me the morning after!

Still got schwag left over, will send some down your way!

19/04 at 18:16 from Sam Brown

Hey,

Thanks for coming along to FOWD and for your comments! See you soon :)

21/04 at 10:24 from Jo Andrews

Woah, that is a great freaking list!! I now know what I’ll be reading over this weekend.

04/05 at 20:10 from Bedava ilan ver

the headline confused me at first, but i enjoyed reading that post. thanks a lot :)

04/05 at 20:21 from hillos

Congrats on your great presentation.