networking

Wednesdays seem to be popular nights for people with common interests to get together.

This time around it was DC Media Makers.

DCMM is a neat group that I was introduced to when the producers of Browncoats: Redemption made an appearance there a few months ago to talk about the film. I've been going back ever since.

Last week I hit up my second DC Bloggers Meetup.

While it wasn't quite as crowded as last month's, it was just as enjoyable.

Writing can be a solitary thing. The Internet started to change that with the advent of BBSs. The Web kicked the public side of writing into overdrive.

No more was a writer limited by geography or access to a print shop (and time/money to distribute that printed material). Once the mid-90s hit, anyone could set up a website. I've been online since 1994.

As part of my "Week of doing way too much after work", I hit the DC Blogger Meetup in Adams Morgan on Wednesday night.

I was a bit unsure of what to expect. See, I don't do the whole "MeetUp" thing often at all. Usually (and this is the case with DC Bloggers as well), I hear about an event from someone I know or meet at another event and it just happens to be organized through the MeetUp site.

As with the rest of my life, I don't really need to go looking for stuff--it comes along and I just show up.

Usually, things turn out pretty good.