I don't want to talk about Wednesday. Too many personal things to attend to. If there weren't I would have considered playing in the Die Hard.
While I lost to my opponent, there is the consolation that he said he saw this blog and it motivated him to attend his first Go Congress. In my mind, that's the best kind of loss and a pretty good result!
My
game is in the Analysis forum.
Today's featured photo is my lunch. The Street Food selection today was Saag Paneer and Channa Masala with Basmati rice. As Go Congress fare, goes, not too shabby. (Honestly, I'm not one of those people who posts their food. Seriously, if I've met you at Go Congress you can friend me on
Facebook and I don't think you'll see much food. Or politics.) But people are sometimes concerned about whether a food plan makes sense for Go Congress. It definitely depends on your preferences or restrictions, but I'm happy this year.
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I didn't take other photos today. Maybe after I do my laundry I'll head back over to the Union and take some night shots.
I sat in on the AGF (American Go Foundation) board meeting. I am not a member of the board, but I am a regular donor, and once in a while I like to see how my money (and others' money) is being used. Also, I was trying find out ways to help out. I definitely think it's a worthwhile 501c3 and from what I can tell they are doing a lot of good and not arguing too much about stupid things. (There is a tiny bit of that, but it's inevitable in any group meeting and the important thing is they kept it under control.) I am glad I sat in because there are things I would not have been aware of otherwise. Anyone is welcome, BTW. Expect to hear some interesting things in the AGA e-Journal at some point. They are always looking for new ways to promote go such as funding the summer youth camps and providing equipment to teachers.
I attended Nick Sibicky's session in the Teacher Workshop, titled: "Super-Happy Fun Explosion Mega Hour." Disclaimer: I've watched a couple of his videos and find them kind of grating. They are not, say, my cup of tea, but to each his/her own. Nevertheless, I respect what he has done to promote go and wanted to hear about his experiences at the Seattle Go Center. He made some good points and I definitely agree that the most important thing is to keep people motivated and not worry so much about the specifics of what they learn. In particular, it was interesting to hear that game reviews are the least popular thing he did and had the lowest attendance. He also uses titles to his advantage, and I'm pretty sure the title of this talk was a parody of that point.
It works well unless the game is close.
