‘Twas the night without Twitter

So this was quite a refreshing experience…

The first social event at MWLUG, the pre-conference informal get-together, brought together 17 of us.  Is started off with a couple of rounds of drinks at the Crowne Plaza hotel and ended with a dinner at Roditys.  (Roditys just happens to be my favorite Greek restaurant, so I was very happy to hear that everyone liked the food.)

What made the night really special was a refreshing absence of business and Twitter in our conversation.  Majority of the people that got together I met for the first time face-to-face: some I’ve never met before, others were on-line acquaintances  from  the Lotus community.  But our conversation seemed like that of old friends.  I admit, I don’t remember what it was all about, but I do remember that there were no awkward silences.  And even more so, I don’t remember seeing anyone pull out their mobile device to Tweet.  Maybe they did and I just didn’t notice.  If they did, I applaud their stealth.  If they didn’t — cool!