Conformists Unite

This was a top seller last week at my local coffee shop.

We’re meeting again this Friday morning December 12th at 9am at Umbria in the Pearl (303 NW 12th at Everett).

We have a few venue possibilities so would be great to get your input on which to choose.

And we also have Jeffre Jackson coming along -thought it would be a good chat since he’s been to/ put on a couple of these in London & Amsterdam.

Drop by if you are free and are in Portland.

Cheers.
Emily

Speaking of interesting, Brett MacFarlane has put together a great line-up for Interesting Vancouver next week (Friday, October 24th) including comic artists, a hydrogen-powered car driver, storytellers, and eco-friendly writers.

Check out his blog for more info. Or buy tickets here.

We’re kicking off the thinking for the Portland version of Interesting* next Thursday the 23rd of October -throwing around ideas for potential venues, speakers, dates and what have you.

We’ll be at Umbria in the Pearl (303 NW 12th at Everett) at 8a.m.

If you’re in Portland and you’d care to join us, stop on by.

All are welcome.

*For more about Interestings, see London, Sydney, Amsterdam, and NYC

I recently went to lunch with a big group of women, most who I didn’t know, all arriving at slightly different times and ordering a wide range of things. Some had huge meals with dessert and some just coffee.

When it was time to go, we faced that often messy process of adding things up and getting the right change and figuring out the tip and collecting up the money, etc. It’s never fun.

But how cool is this? The restaurant brought us a calculator and pen with the bill.

So simple. So helpful.