I have RSI (at the end of Day One)

… from writing pages and pages of notes yesterday. It was a very interesting day, made even more enjoyable by the fact that I met both the ADHD Librarian, and Isaak and Wendy from Singapore! I immediately know when I’m talking to a fellow blogger – or at least someone who’s read this blog – because invariably they exclaim “Ah! CW!” when we meet. Or even C-Dub, as Jon calls me 😉 And of course it has been great to catch up with colleagues I haven’t seen in a while, and meeting new people has been lovely too. I’ve been trying to make it a point of at least saying hello to anyone I sit next to especially if I don’t know them.

I was thinking about how I’m no longer particularly nervous about finally meeting people I’ve only ever had online interactions with. I’m not under any illusions that a blog completely and utterly reveals their blogger, as most bloggers are quite selective about what they will, and won’t, blog, but I find that blogging really helps introduce you to a person. This is especially true when you’ve read their blogs for a while. You start to really think about some bloggers as friends, even if you only know about their lives at quite a remove. I’ve got a long list of bloggers I’d love to meet, I realise – a post in itself, I think.

But I digress. Overnight my hand seems to have recovered from a whole day of scribbling notes, but I’m not sure how I will survive noting today’s events. I don’t think I realised how out of practice I am with writing. Even with my beloved fountain pens I only tend to make brief notes and rarely write reams. How did the keyboard take over so completely as a writing implement??

I’m seriously considering bringing the Tablet today, even if I’m too cheap to pay $30 for wireless access. Being able to type some of my notes may be a good thing.