OOW 2009 - The Jonathan Lewis Comedy Hour

Well, it's definitely a cold. Made it to bed just after 1 after a party which had convinced me I was feeling better, only to wake up stuffed with the cold, completely convinced that I'd slept in. It was 4:45 Bizarrely, I feel fully refreshed sleep-wise, but blocked up with cold. Just one 'normal' day would be nice ....

Many thanks to Jeremiah Wilton for herding Oak Table cats into two transports out of town and for showing up with these ...



The party was well worth it - tons of lovely food, excellent company and a few drinks here and there - and one snippet I did pick up is that Jonathan Lewis will be doing an Unconference presentation at 10:00 this morning - "How to become an expert". Typical - decided to go up against Charles Phillips' Keynote. Now far be it from me to say that he might even consider writing the presentation in the middle of a party, the night before, (Jonathan, I mean, not Charles) but if that was true I think it's in keeping with the informal spirit of the Unconference! At one point I tried to convince him in the middle of a run of funny stories that perhaps he should just do stand-up comedy for the hour. I also pointed out that perhaps he ought to stick to the Oracle-related presentations. We'll see.

As the Unconference rooms are fairly small, can I just point out that I will be attending and will be sharing my germs with everyone. Perhaps better if you stay away, in fact, and guarantee that I can find a seat.

Disclosure: I'm attending this year's Openworld Conference at the invitation of the Oracle ACE Director program, which is paying my travel and accommodation expenses. The time off work is my own choice.