Just found out the schedule for the next ALA event which will be held in my backyard, New Orleans! I went to the second An Event Apart which was held in Atlanta a few years ago and enjoyed it very, very much. The lineup for this year has twelve speakers including Jeff Veen, Dave Shea, Cameron Moll and Andy Clarke who I’ve always wanted to meet. And then of course there is the Three Amigos: Zeldman, Meyers and Santa Maria who are always a class act.

This thing is going to be a blast. I learned so much from last time and this time it is two days worth rather than just one which always did seem to short for something like this.

Anyways, I’ll see you in the Big Easy in April.

An Event Apart New Orleans

April 24–25

Read Jeffrey’s post about it

I start to feel that I am in fear for my life as I begin to drive faster and faster in what appears to be one big circle because all the streets, buildings and people appear to be identical. Then I find the Olympic Village area, a left-over attraction from the Olympic Games held here several years ago and find that things start to seem more normal. Normal that is until I notice that I am the only one looking at the sights, everyone else is looking for one-night stands, to score crack, or some other form of a “good time”. I however am looking for my hotel.

After several hours of driving around the great town of Atlanta, I arrive at my Hotel and my sanity. I posted some of the photos I took while driving around, to illustrate the variety of life I found during my stay here. It is a neat place, very big yet still retains a feel of the smaller southern charm I have become accustomed to.

All in all, I had a blast, enjoying the city almost as much as I enjoyed the An Event Apart conference and the meeting of Jeffrey Zeldman, Eric Meyer and Jason Santa Maria.