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Meet your Idols, and go out for coffee with them.
February 19, 2004
Last night, I had the pleasure of co-instruction, coffee, and conversation with a local activist/artist mama I've admired for a long time. It was awesome, and it turns out that she has read this blog and was very complimentary about it. I was somewhat abashed, but thrilled at the same time, and I just had the nicest time talking to her in one of those meandering conversations that I'm sure I could have allowed to go on forever had I not been pressed to get home and take over the parenting responsibilities of the kids.
I was so thrilled, though. And so honored to be recognized.
The class was a blogging class which was one of the many workshops put together for the black family technology week. My idol is this lovely mermaid, who is, among other things, one of the guiding voices behind another cool Community Technology project here in Austin. She was on one of the best panels at last year's SxSW interactive, giving a presentation about the importance of inclusion and diversity in "cyberspace." And she's just an all around out there, cool, inspiring person. I was excited to hear about her projects, and I am totally psyched to have had the chance to spend some time with her. AND she bought me coffee. So, hey, it was a cool evening. Thanks, mama!
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Ooooh - her stuff is so fun! Makes me want to break out the polymer clay here on the homestead! Hugs!
"Yes" to pulling out the polymer clay, Shannon...and the CSS tutorials, and free templates. Thanks for the tip on Austin Freecycle; I just signed up!
PS: Can't find the original nod on mamawire...but it's there, cached in google somewhere.
hi i really really want to meet mariah carey i love her she is my idol get back if you can help me