Greetings from Milpitas.. I’m on abotu 3 hours sleep.. so I can’t write much.. but I’m out here for an early work meeting tomorrow morning. My meeting happened to allow me to catch the last 6 hours of the Bay area makerfaire..
I can’t even begin to start describing it.. Well over 100 thousand folks.. most of them makers of things.. wandered through the perfect weather looking at made device.. eating made food, trading stuff.. and just soaking it all in as I did.. highlights for me were the people.. a few things that come to my foggy mind right now was

• Arc attacks musical tesla coil
• cool neons wall size rainbow wall
• slaparoos slap bass made of banding strap
• fresh hibiscus water to drink
• electric imps 802.11 direct to cloud solution
• the panel on kick starter
• seeing my freind dale
• grow your own mushroom kits
• flameing pipe organ
• cupcake cars
• steampunk mega bike
• the solar powerd stage with (I think) kurt cobains daughter
• seeign adam savage in the makerfaire office
• flaming lotus girls
• watching the solar eclipse !!!!!!!!!
• watching the people watch the solar eclipse !!!!!!!!!!
• using my cousin bills eclipse sun dial !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• having my head 3d scanned
• the hot sauce on the spinach kinesh (not the kniish.. just the hot sauce)

the list could go on.. but I need to sleep.. It was so great seeign so many.. and such a diverse group of folks come together to celibrate the maker spirit. THis is such great thing for me to see as we plan our own Champlain Makerfaire in Sept of 2012.. It’s going to be great !!!

I finished the evening by visiting Rafe and Laurence and their beautiful oh-so kids.. that was so sweet. Great dinner, great hanging out.. even got to read the kids some bed time books.. including some of my old favs..

ok.. that’s it for now. more tomorrow..
nite all, nite sam
-me

ok.. cant stay awake anymore..