One of the things I like most about being a member of the Quiddities family is the sincere connection our office shares with a number of local geeks. It’s like I can tap into a warm, fuzzy network of pleasantly geeky correspondence. What can I say? We’re social creatures (yes, I proudly count myself amongst the geeks now).
Anyway, one of the most important celebrations of geekery this side of the Watsonville border is the Geek Dinner, where the geeks gather with gusto to share food and ideas. Geek Dinner No. 7 is “Geeks on the Beach.” (”We usually have them at a geeky restaurant,” Margaret explained.)
The custom may sound casual or campy to some. Au contraire. Anyone who has attended a Geek Dinner can say from experience that they are veritable breeding grounds of brilliance. Petri dishes of discovery. You get the idea. Coworking, Freelance Camp, Public Media Camp, 12seconds.tv, Jelly, NextSpace–the seeds of these great enterprises lie in the fertile ritualistic Geek Dinner.
As a budding geek I am eagerly anticipating Geeks on the Beach, my very first Geek Dinner. Camera in tow, armed with flip-flops and a pair of barbeque tongs, I hope for my own brush with brilliance at the upcoming local geek gathering. Provided I can get my night shift covered–I’ll see you all there!
Geek Dinner No. 7, “Geeks on the Beach,” will be at Black Beach on September 4 at 6:30PM. You can click here for more on the haps.