I went to that party last night (EFF, steampunk, Make, etc) -- and had a great time! The entertainment was wonderful and creative and unusual; the costumes on many of the attendees were delightful (I _need_ a steampunk costume now); and many of my old friends from the Robot Group were there, plus new friends.
I got there just as they started at 7, and left just before they closed at midnight.
I hooked up with the editor of Make Magazine, and will hopefully do some articles for them. I also offered to present my Ruben's Tube at Dorkbot in April, so now I'll have to make Rev B for sure.
I've been suffering from my separation from geek community the last couple of years, mostly due to school commitments, but also due to ordinary old scheduling conflicts. I was wonderfully energized by being able to be geek-social last night.
I'm looking forward to Flipside, and getting hooked into more of the geek and creative communities in Austin, more than I can express!
A lot of thanks goes to Silona, who knows _everybody_.
Thanks, y'all.