Back from Steemfest [incl. embarrassing moments and more!]

OK - here is my #backfromsteemfest post. This is an easy one - as opposed to all the random thoughts I still have swirling around my head; trying to capture and express them somehow.

I will just do this one in a Q&A list style as suggested by @anomadsoul here.

Funniest picture I took

Or maybe funniest video? Definitely this one from the ladies restroom on Day 1.

Featuring @redrica, @techslut and @crimsonclad, none of whom I had met in real life before.

Seriously, don't miss this.

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Funniest picture I did NOT take

...People licking the walls in the salt mine... 😆

The most embarrassing situation I was involved in

Nothing really serious, but if pressed, I’d say it was when @nanzo-scoop told me he lost “all his Steem Power” in the poker game.

Of course I responded, “You did NOT!!”

But he nodded in such a serious “Yes I did” kind of way, that I did believe him.

Of course I found out later that it wasn’t true. 🙄 But before I did, I said some wisecracky things about how men are always like “all or nothing” and women manage their money way better, blah blah blah, and I embarrassed myself even more. [imagine facepalm smiley here]

Apart from that, absolutely nothing embarrassing happened. AT ALL.

See, I have already successfully blocked out the fact that my Winning Team lost a bowling match to three kids... 🙈 (@lukestokes’s family...) If I allowed myself to think about this I would find this embarrassing, especially after over-confidently announcing on Steemit a week before Steemfest that we would win.

@surfermarly did mention something about “pride before the fall” to me back then, but I just waved it off and said, "If it’s on the Blockchain, it’s true!" But I guess this particular transaction got rejected... 😉

Well, we had fun anyway!

Winners at drinking aiming water. In vain. @abh12345, @surfermarly, @connecteconomy, @starkerz

The coolest/most interesting story/anecdote about this Steemfest

That has to be @apshamilton and his quest to sue Facebook and Google for the Crypto Ad Ban.

I still have to watch his presentation on the replay, but from talking to him at dinner on Day 2, I can tell he really knows his stuff, and with his background he seems to be the perfect person to do this. I would find it ambitious and respectable just to try, but from what I've learned so far, it sounds like he actually has a real shot!

So, if your crypto portfolio went down since January (it did go down a tiny bit, didn't it? 😜) - check out his presentation and his company blog here - you may have a chance to claim that money back! I admit, it does still sound crazy and hard to believe, but that's why I'm going to invest some time to learn more about this.

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And then there was of course Dried Fruit Guy...

... who hitchhiked to Steemfest from Finland with a 12kg box of dried fruit on a skate board, to feed his fellow Steemians, including Ned!!! 😄

Photo with the most Steemians in it

I guess only the drone caught more!

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New favorite Steemians

Tough one of course... Let's go with the people who's names and faces I remembered together right after meeting them the first time.

@tarazkp - my first encounter with him was in his "Don't drink and Blockchain" post while I was on my way to Krakow. I thought, "If this guy makes so much sense when he's drunk, what's he like when he's sober?"

Then we met in person at dinner and I called him Tarzan, like nobody has ever done that before in his life [super original, Anja! 🙄] but that's why I made an extra effort to remember his real name. Anyway, smart guy, deep thinker, also sexy voice and accent, which helps with memorability for an auditory person like me 😀! Will definitely follow his blog from now on.

@blewitt! Yes, you! OK maybe I remembered your name only the second time I ran into you, but still. It stuck. And we laughed a lot, so I'll follow you for more laughs from now on!

And @redrica, who I did know before - online - but who turned out to be the opposite of what I expected her to be like. For some reason I expected someone shy and reserved. 😄😄 LOL, imagine!

If she looks shy and reserved to you, too, watch the video above again

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Overall experience of the event

I'll just post my summary from Facebook here.

The most random photo I took, and don't even remember why

I took this photo of my hostel room on the first day. I really don't remember why. Maybe I wanted to show it to @daniel.errey, who didn't know where to stay yet. I have no idea. But before I delete it, here it is:

Now you know what the Moon Hostel looks like

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So, what's your backfromsteemfest story?

Just copy my headlines, use the #backfromsteemfest tag and post yours.

Or see the original announcement here.