My story isn’t so much about quality as it is about quantity.
PASS Summit 2011 was my first time attending that most of awesome of events and I was a bright eyed noob. I had no idea what to expect and was already a bit overwhelmed with travel accommodations, light rail rides and hotel check-in. Walking into the Tuesday night welcome reception did nothing to ease the nerves.
At the reception was my first “score”, a blue umbrella. After the reception was casino night with SQLServerCentral.com…this yielded an iPod shuffle and a t-shirt. Two hours into the trip and I was already playing with house money.
Over the next three days, I had a pile of t-shirts, 2 hats, some rubber duckies, a new backpack, a flashlight, bouncy balls that lit up and more pens and note pads than Kinko’s. I nearly had to check an extra bag to haul all my booty home. My wife loved it ‘cuz I’m a “t-shirt and jeans” kind of guy….she wouldn’t have to buy me clothes for another year.
Don’t be a tool…
My favorite shirt was bright orange and in misaligned letters on the front read “Don’t be a tool…”. It’s still my go-to camisa for Saturdays around the house.
I’ll be attending this year’s Summit and am looking forward to more SWAG!
Thanks to Kendall Van Dyke (B|T) for this month’s topic.
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