This is the stream of tweets starting when I left Chicago for the conference. I thought it would be fun to make a blog post to capture the stream of consciousness that captured my IDEA 2009 experience. It was the first IDEA I have been able to attend since its inception a few years ago.

• At the gate in Chicago -2 flights til Toronto- excited to attend @IDEA09 6:03 AM Sep 13th from Tweetie
• @russu absolutely-so many stories-when do you arrive in Toronto? 8:10 AM Sep 13th from Tweetie in reply to russu
• dear @livlab when you return from your run i have a present for you (i’m at the Sheraton) 3:07 PM Sep 13th from Tweetie
• I’m heading to the Sheraton lobby now… 🙂 RT @livlab: #idea09 peeps: when will lobby congregation commence? (via @mcarvin) 3:39 PM Sep 13th from Tweetie
  
• finally met @theguigirl in real life AND she shared some bacon chocolate with me too #luckygirl 7:40 AM Sep 14th from web
• Good thing @nathanacurtis brought all those extra scissors for @eightshapes workshop – #idea09 10:07 AM Sep 14th from Tweetie

• And safe travel when they let you out. RT @livlab @semanticwill sending antibureaucratic thoughts your way. 11:33 AM Sep 14th from Tweetie
• RT @gumptionthomas Facebook as landlord: “Sure, you can move out. But you need to leave your pictures, clothes, and furniture behind.”4:57 PM Sep 14th from Tweetie
• do you have data in a google product?-YOU own it & they want you to be able to get it in and out easily
  The Data Liberation Front (the Data Liberation Front)
• Thanks to the volunteers #idea2009 8:19 AM Sep 15th from Tweetie

• Tip for event MC’s be like @russu – bring your own laugh track 8:21 AM Sep 15th from Tweetie
• @halvorson location…location…location – hope it was a really good egg 🙂 9:13 AM Sep 15th from Tweetie in reply to halvorson
• Second speaker showing video I’ve already seen – #amitoopluggedintouserexperience? #idea09 9:25 AM Sep 15th from Tweetie
• ‘neither too chaotic or too routine’ that’s what humans thrive on #idea09 11:11 AM Sep 15th from Tweetie
• Intriguing framework of architecting posed by @cwodtke illustrated by ‘our boys’ #idea09 1:09 PM Sep 15th from Tweetie

• @akalata how about 7 in the lobby? we can go out side 🙂 4:39 PM Sep 15th from Tweetie in reply to akalata
• when someone adds you to their mafia family PLEASE stop clicking on the link – bad things happen when you click the link #justsayin 4:40 PM Sep 15th from Tweetie
• frack! i have no flight home after this trip to Toronto due to the confusion of a necessary rebooking! #madscramble 6:28 PM Sep 15th from Tweetie
• ok – so now i have a flight home BUT i have to leave in the morning OR pay $900 to get there on thursday #traveliscomplicated 7:15 PM Sep 15th from Tweetie
• @livlab at this point, it’s probably best to just ride the wave of social constructs discussion and late night burgers and fries #idea09 3:34 AM Sep 16th from Tweetie in reply to livlab
• when i arrived home from #idea09 yesterday I closed my eyes for a little nap – 17 hours later I have awoken – good morning! #whyidonotnap 🙂 6:59 AM Sep 17th from Tweetie