Nicky's Journal

Wednesday August 8

Too nervous to eat lunch

Regretted the sleep and relaxing wondering if I should have made more slide edits

Gave my presentation, band-aid’d mic to head, should have used sticky not the pad b/c it moved and lost sound on occasion.

http://agileamazonv.blogspot.com/2018/08/what-is-agile-and-how-can-i-use-it-well.html

Blacked out for it really I was so nervous, don’t remember it but watched the video.

Q’s were all from friends, audience was mostly friends.

After the talk chatted with my mentor and some friends and one random new person which was nice about my talk.

So I went to 0 presentations at BSides - i didn't even look at the schedule, is being a presenter always like that or was I failing? Going to look at the Posted videos soon, might be worth it to pay for youtube so i can download them to watch on the train?

After my talk, worked on my next talk, which I totally should have worked on more. Next time, like my mentor for BSidesLV provided me I need an accountability partner for talks.

Then I popped off to the Airline I am the cavalry panel because my SO is very interested.

My friend Allan swung by.

Then was time to get changed and head to HackerFoodies.com dinner at Stack steakhouse, only a few of us, but it was tasty (a bit too much pepper) and good conversation. (A few RSVPs were no show).

After dinner SO tried to check into Caesar’s

I wore a wedding gown, because I am me.

Then the BSidesLV Pool Party and some HackerSwan.com

We got 3 congratulations (who was the groom) through the night, one “s that a wedding gown” one “did you get divorced” and one “are you going to swim in that”.

Jack looked lovely as Bjork.

Again, never enough time to see friends, and never seeing all the friends.

Enjoyed the party until it got too full, and headed to sleep. Slightly agitated our Caesars room was still not ready.

Monday Aug 6

Returned Rental Car in Indy
Breezed through security
Checked Pineapple and Pearls for reservatio when Funsized is visiting, they are closed all the days he is in town! I have the WORST timing for restaurants.
My flight was delayed, and as a result I missed my connection in PHX
Scrambled to rebook, couldn’t on app, was trying online while also getting in line at customer service when I got notice they automatically rebooked me.
Got to Vegas, later than planned by a few hours but that meant I met SO at car rental, lovely to be together again
Got car then errands - Wholefoods (water, snacks, coffee, cola), total wine (scotch, gin, vodka), CVS (safety pins)

Check into hotel (Tuscany) always a lovely place

Get speaker badge, My first speaker badge. My First convention speaker patch was on stage at penn and teller with I Am The Cavalry (tesla coil dress)

I participated in a dry run (give your presentation and get feedback)
Absolutely valuable to get at equipment etc. learned i needed a bandaid for the next day for the wireless mic.
I of course had laptop issues (totally dead battery) luckily SO came to save me with his laptop (and i was prepared with presentation on usb stick)

Properly planned: local & USB and Cloud - PPT, PDF & Google Drive presentation. Also Printed. Had assorted A/V cables (dongle adapters and audio 3.5mm - that seems not good what is the proper way to feed into presenter mic). Didn’t have: charged battery (presentation podium no power) didn’t have: tape

Got my Feedback, and snacks
Missed rock (donor) badge pickup

Headed back to room and got dressed for Urbane party https://urbanesecurity.com/
Amazing and lovely party with great friends and people

Never enough time with friends