I just returned from a few weeks of travel. I realized something about America. It’s possible to have an identical experience in different cities across the country. Treat yourself to a meal at TGI Fridays. Take your laptop to Starbucks. Finish at Barnes and Noble by assembling a stack of books and collapsing into a comfy chair. Whether in San Francisco, Boston, Orlando, Seattle, or New York City, you can live the same experience.

You’re also more than likely to come across the coffeehouse entrepreneur on your adventure. You’ll identify him immediately. He’s the guy who found the only plug in the place and is using both outlets for his laptop and cell phone. Out of tired desperation and in over caffeinated camaraderie, he may smile at you. Be warned. Do not start talking. If you do, the next three hours will be spent discussing his (or your) start up concept. Before long, you may be asked to serve on his Board of Directors or worse yet, you may ask him to serve on yours. However, resisting the urge to inquire is antithetical to the lifestyle. So go on, introduce yourself…

Here are the conferences I want to attend in the next few months:

http://www.nngroup.com/events/new_york/agenda.html

http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/

http://www.digitalhollywood.com/BuildingBlocks.html

http://www.portablemediaexpo.com/

HTTP://WWW.DIGITALLIFE.COM

http://www.ctcevents.com/

http://www.forrester.com/Events/Overview/0,5158,1173,00.html

http://www.ad-tech.com/sf.asp

Did I miss something good?

I recently spoke with a model on Myspace. After I assured her that I was not another girl trying to ‘steal her identity,’ (a common Myspace practice) she agreed to speak with me. We discussed “boys, gossip and game online.”

My Myspace Hottie: An interesting thing about my online life is where some “friends” who became enemies were concerned…there was this Indian website with an infamous message board for parties… every country/city the message boards were infamous for people being crude, vindictive, and threatening others. So these girls decided to take our matter to this website to try to make me look bad, and even set up a link to a distorted picture of me…

Q&Q: What did you do about it?

Myspace Hottie: I made the mistake of responding on the message board I was actually cool with the moderator he deleted my response I didn’t understand why at the time.

Q&Q: Did it offend you more because it happened online?

Myspace Hottie: yes it was embarrassing when I was younger… but when ur younger…and I am very sensitive, it was like the worst thing

Q&Q: Does this continue with Myspace?

Myspace Hottie: no. and I never posted when I was younger, not till myspace

Q&Q: Why is Myspace what was different?

Myspace Hottie:.there was this girl in the gym I go to Myspace she is very popular on myspace she told me about it so I could check out her pics

Q&Q: What made her popular on myspace?
Myspace Hottie: Her page and pictures have been copied my so many random girls!

According to AP:

Authorities were seeking Thursday a burglar who allegedly took the time to make coffee, cook and eat meals, take showers, pick out a change of clothes, watch television and check his e-mail while inside three rural Washington County homes this month.

You don’t have to be pregnant, breast feeding, or a recent parent, to relate to Mr. Nice Guy. While his blog spans his wife’s pregnancy, child’s birth and his entry into fatherhood, it is his witty rants and social insight that makes me read him daily. See the interview below, and make sure you check out his blog!

“i think “blogger” doesn’t really mean anything different than “pamphleteer” meant 300 years ago,” – Mr. Nice Guy

Q & Q: What’s been the most meaningful comment you’ve received about your blog

MR. NICE GUY: meaningful? um. someone invited themselves over to my house for dinner. i am not sure what that meant, but it sure was meaningful.

Q & Q: Are you interested in your blog rank?

MR. NICE GUY: if you mean “interested” to mean obsessively checking every other hour to see if i’ve clicked up a notch in technorati and link whoring myself out to any web site i’ve ever visited, then the answer is yes. this is why i agreed to this interview

Q & Q: Why have you chosen to remain anonymous?
MR. NICE GUY: mostly because my wife and child never asked to be subjected to my assinine sense of humor in a public sphere.

Q & Q: Which of your posts caused the biggest stir from your readers?
MR. NICE GUY: my wife giving birth people seem to get worked up about that sort of thing

Q & Q: Did you lose readers after that? all the build up and then, there you go.
MR. NICE GUY: no i think certain individual entries draw a lot of traffic for whatever reason. then maybe a few people stick around to read again in the future. and some never come back. over time the number of readers tends to trend upward. if i update regularly.

Q & Q: How did you get the title name for your blog?
MR. NICE GUY: i didnt even know i was going to start one. i was just monkeying around. in a way the name “mr nice guy” sort of dictated the persona i adopted. i have no idea why — some freudian shit happening there. no idea why i chose it i mean

Q & Q: is there a MR. NICE GUY book deal in the works?
MR. NICE GUY: no book deal. can you believe it?

Q & Q: No, I can’t. i am writing a screenplay about something else entirely though. that’s a secret. don’t tell anyone, internet.

Q & Q: can you give us a hint?
MR. NICE GUY: farrelly brothers meet orson welles, hitchcock meet seymore butts

Q & Q: did you have any last comment for your fans?
MR. NICE GUY: no, i hate my fans. no wait! that was a typo. i love my fans.