SQL Saturday Dallas Top Ten(ish)

So for those of you who attended SQL Saturday Dallas this past weekend, here’s my Top Ten(ish) list from the event:

• Getting lost in the construction zone on Spring Valley on the way
• A thousand Quest splat balls
• Competing with SQL Saturday Portland and Indy Tech Fest on the same day – but knowing that ours was the biggest, because everything is bigger in Texas.
• Monitoring the Twitter feed to keep tabs on everyone else.
• Lunch outside in the courtyard (ah, the Texas summer sun…)
• The elevator in which time comes to a standstill when moving 12 feet up.
• Ice cream (thought the long line… not so much Top Ten)
• Ordering a round of Buttfaces at Humperdink’s at the after party
• Live taping of MidnightDBA episode
• Crossing Centennial street without becoming a hood ornament
• Joe Celko presenting
• Joe Celko drinking
• Knowing we’ll do it all again next year!