I had a better connection to the wireless network during the Higher-Order
Perl tutorial. So I took the opportunity to join the #oscon channel on
both Freenode and irc.perl.org. I always find it slightly weird to chat
with a group of people in the same room, but completely unidentifiable to
me.
In those very channels, a group of us decided to head over to the Rogue Ales Public
House for some beer and some grub. Somehow I was elected the
unofficial guide of the group (perhaps because I was the only one who
couldn't point a finger fast enough) and we were off. After a brief MAX
ride and a brisk 14 block walk, we sat down to some fine ales.
I savored a glass of the Imperial IPA before bowing
out early to attend the special Portland Perl Mongers meeting back at the
convention center.
