Scott Blomquist

Those of you who read this blog (and my more technical blog API Guy) regularly know that I’m a huge fan of the open collaborative database Freebase.com.

This weekend, I recruited my mom (who is currently visiting from out of state) and my wife to ride along with me on the 6 hour drive (each way) from Portland, OR to Vancouver, BC for a 3 hour Freebase.com meet-up at the Irish Heather Gastropub.

I met a bunch of cool people, including James and Ben from BioVenturist, Dale McGladdery (one of the organizers of Northern Voice), fellow Freebase developer-enthusiast Jim Pick, designer and techno-philosopher Dorian Taylor, and others.

While I was there, the Freebase community director hooked me up with a t-shirt:

PS—to make 12 hours of total driving for a 3 hour meeting make sense, think of it as a road-trip with home as the destination and a 3 hour tourism break at some interesting point in the middle.

1. AdamD says:

   February 23, 2009 at 11:12 am

   You didn’t stay overnight? That is hardcore. Did your wife and mom at least do something fun during those three hours?
2. Adam says:

   February 23, 2009 at 11:13 am

   That shirt + that hair + that expression = total win.
3. Dorian Taylor says:

   February 23, 2009 at 11:44 am

   Cheers for the mention, Scott! Great to meet you.
4. Dale says:

   February 23, 2009 at 11:59 pm

   Thanks for the mention, it was great meeting you Sunday.

   I’m not sure what’s more hardcore, you for making the trip or your wife and mom coming with!

   Love the t-shirt series, wish I’d thought of that.

   My meager editing skills have been applied to the vid I shot and I have a post up: http://www.group42.ca/vancouver_freebase_meetup_report I’m so very glad everyone is better spoken than I am!