This was originally entitled “Do We Pretend to Be Lifestyle Rockstars” and was posted on Slacker Reform. I’ve dug it out of the archives and reworked it for a broader audience. We’re a bit of an overachieving generation and community. We want to live exciting world-changing different-country-every-four-months in a single suitcase template-free lives. We want [...]
Category Archives: Community & Society
NOLAlicious – A New Life
I have not had a permanent residence since September 2007.
How To Rock A Community: Say Hello
This is the second in the How To Rock A Community series. Dropping into a new scene or community is like taking your first dive into a cold pool of mountain water. You don’t really know how deep it is, you are afraid you might get swept away, and not to mention you don’t really [...]
How I Managed to Speak At A Conference When I’d Never Attended One Before
This past weekend I attended the first TribeCon in New Orleans, LA as a speaker on a panel with Sloane Berrent, Taylor Davidson, and Shannon Lane.
What most likely sets me apart from nearly all of the attendees, no less speakers, is that I have never attended a conference before. They just haven’t been part of my circuit. I’ve never been to an unconference, a wordcamp, or anything of that sort. My life has been occupied with dance and events associated with dance for the majority of the last eight years.
