Technology, smechnology

I've been really excited about this conference for months, and not just 'cause it's in Boston. More than that, I was excited to hear more about how social media can be more effectively used in marketing for higher education. I'm a pretty heavy user of gadgets, after all. I have to charge my iPhone nightly (and sometimes more often than that) because I spend so many hours a day on the mobile 'net (yes, one could argue I need to get a life).

And now, as my conference ends and my time in Boston draws to a close (sniff, sniff), I submit to you the top 10 things I've learned on this trip:

10. There's nothing like sitting in a room filled with people on laptops watching a speaker via streaming video who's actually five feet from them to make you wonder if you're in the Twilight Zone
9. 10 people + 2,000 tweets = bunch o' geeks
8. Buying a really expensive handbag and then walking by a homeless shelter only results in a little guilt
7. Sam Adams isn't just the name of a really gross beer
6. When people from Canada say "aboot" and "proucess," I will giggle
5. There's no such things as too much seafood
4. Even if you walk ten miles a day in heels, if you eat too much, your pants will still be tight
3. You should always leave room in your suitcase for souvenirs or handbags
2. No one knows the definition of "business casual"; some will dress like skateboard tricksters, and others will appear to be arguing a case before the Supreme Court any moment (it's somewhere in the middle, in case you're wondering)
1. I love, love, LOVE Boston, but would have to make about $1.2 million per year to live here in my current lifestyle

I'm sad to go home. Right now I'm considering what to have for dinner. I'm thinking I'll head back over to the North End for Italian food and another one of those amazing canolis I had last night from Mike's Pastry. Yum!