I snagged this photo from Tony’s site tonight, but I think it sums up a few of the conversations I had today with a few people:
Portland75K, photo by xxsosaxxAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
That picture is a shot of Barack Obama, one of the major contenders for the US presidency next year, giving a speech to 75,000 people [...]

Unfortunately, the night before I left for New York turned out to be a gong show. Mark, Donovan, Chris and myself went out to the bar for a few drinks, but we didn’t stop until around 2am. I figured, no problem right — I still have 4 hours to sleep and pack [...]