Last night I was one of the very elite in attendance at the Petro Cereal Party, held by the amazing Matt and Tracie Petro (with a special appearance by the Petro Kitchen). All those in attendance were to bring a box of cereal, and milk and toppings were provided. Additionally, one of Tyson Crosbie’s art pieces is hanging in the Petro living room for awhile and so it was partially a way to get to see some fantastic art.

The party was a great success. As a short recap, here are the lessons learned:

• GWAR is always a good conversation topic
• There are hot pink/white pinstriped fedoras available to purchase, which I happened to order last night. (thanks @tambre)
• Cereal is good at any time of the day and sometimes even with baileys.
• Right handed people think they are better than left handed.
• @rachelreese and I should hang out more often
• Who needs blimps anymore when planes can have electronic scrolling signs under their wings?
• Many things can become sexual innuendos
• It can be tough to write a letter to someone about their artwork.
• The Petros throw one hell of a party
• What I tell everyone is my job is just a facade.
• Kangaroo shoes can hold more than just loose change
• I think I may have just joined a new religious cult
• Cereal is reason enough to throw a party, but good artwork always helps too!
• Phoenix is awesome and I love my group of friends.

Thanks to everyone that came and the Petros for throwing an amazing party! I miss it already!!

I’m back from Interaction 09. Well, technically I was back on Monday evening, but I am pretty sure my brain is still in customs somewhere in YVR.

I am slowly digesting all the amazing conversations I had and ideas I took in and everything I learned. I will have more detailed posts about those soon, I swear.

Until then, here’s a lighthearted list of things I learned while I was at Interaction:

• I can be away from Twitter for more than a few hours, but it has severe side affects.
• The Surface can do some cool shit!
• Nutella and banana crepes should be served at every establishment in the US.
• I’m more awesome and hotter than expected.
• Denise and I shoe shopping together can be dangerous, especially for Mario.
• Sleep is not necessary. Caffeine solves this issue.
• Seeing girls dressed as gifts (boxes) and grocery bags isn’t so out of the ordinary.
• There are some places where bars close at midnight.
• You are never done learning.
• There are always amazing friendships to be made.
• I’m not the only person that can quote Anchorman and Zoolander.
• I need a smaller laptop for traveling.
• Argyle makes quite the statement.
• Always choose the hotel that has starbucks in your room.
• Sometimes you need to skip a session to power nap, and that’s okay.
• Active participation is encouraged.
• You can never have too many 1974 maps of Vermont.
• Poutine is one of my favorite parts of Canada.