when we last saw our heroine...

Last time I was at Ignite I was anything but nervous.  No where near knots.  As a matter of fact I was down right chipper to attend the event.  I had a chance to sit back and relax on one of the comfy sofas in the balcony with friends and family and survey the events at hand.

I watched closely each presentation and, as much as I could from the second floor, I observed what went on in between.  What I saw then was what I usually see at Portland Tech events, a lot of love and family and gushy stuff.  Everyone smiling and laughing and being proud.  I was smiley too!  Look at this lovely photo of donpdonp and I at the last Ignite, taken by Aaron Hockley.

If you can't tell from that photo, I had fun, a ton of it...  But I wasn't nearly as excited then as I am for Ignite Portland tonight.

It's going to be awesome... as long as I don't faint or anything before 7:20 ish when I take the stage.