For twenty years straight I wanted to go to the MacHack conference (lately known as ADHOC/MacHack). The timing of the event each year would invariably conflict with some supposedly important business item plopped onto my calendar by somebody else, so every single year I missed it.
And this year's event, now passed, was announced to be the last one. My seemingly endless stream of opportunities has run dry, and all I'm left with is the gasping fish of regret. Or some less terrible metaphor I'll hopefully edit in before posting this.
aside:
One more hope dashed.
end of aside
Clearly, my nil-for-twenty record means I wasn't trying very hard, but I'm feeling pestilent so I'd rather focus on my missed chances than taking responsibility. Besides, acknowledging that this is all my own fault takes all the fun out of feeling sorry for myself.
The regular attendees of this seminal event (MacHack, that is, not my self pity) are now posting their shiny conference memories in their own corners of the internet, and discussing what they'll miss most about MacHack. At least this is something I can take part in:
What I'll miss most about MacHack is my vague plan to attend. Every year I looked forward to the comfortable, familiar feeling of fooling myself into believing that I would actually go to MacHack. I think I'll miss my self delusion most of all.
And so I open, and just as quickly close, my wafer-thin MacHack scrapbook. Thanks for the memories. I mean, the memory.
