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WordCamp Savannah

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I’m attending WordCamp Savannah I’ve been anticipating this trip for so long, I managed to let the date creep up on me without mentioning it here. On Friday I’ll head to my adopted second home of Savannah, Georgia to speak at the inaugural WordCamp Savannah. It’s being organized by my coworker, the inimitable Jane, so you know it’ll be a top-notch operation. And it’s being hosted by SCAD, my alma mater, so the event will cater to my sense of nostalgia.  I’ll be talking about the process that was designing and developing Twenty Ten, the new default theme for WordPress. I hope those of you interested in WordPress, or just designing for the web, can make it.

Update: Slides and links from my presentation are now online.

Tybee People

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I haven’t written about my trip last week — despite having a million things to say, there’s just been no time. Coworking with Brian, Sheri, Jane, Mike and Matt was awesome — we always end up being a little sad we don’t work together in-person after we do these. We got to meet up with some local WordPress users from the Tybee Times (new WordPress-powered site coming soon!), SCAD Radio, and District.

Being back in a place that still feels like home, with the people I work with, was surreal at times but really fun for me. The menu still calls me back: “Come Home Matt.”

But these Tybee people. These people were my brothers and sisters for two years. Being away for so long almost let me forget how much I missed them, but one night back together reminded me well. I’d prepared myself for the possibility that I might not see anyone I knew while I was in town. I forgot to prepare myself for the possibility that I’d get to see so many. Tybee was my home again for a week and I couldn’t have hoped for it to have been any better. It won’t be so long before I come back again.

The photo above is from Matt’s Tybee WordPress Meetup gallery. Sheri took some awesome pictures of our WordPress meetup at Huc-a-Poo’s.