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can i go to the microsoft pdc, huh, can i?

I recently started discussions with my employer, HPCi, about changing from a contract employee to a real, actual, honest-to-god employee of the company.  Several years ago, I was an employee and left to pursue higher purpose.  Shortly thereafter, I met my wife, had a kid, blah-blah-blah (found higher purpose) and came back on a project/contract basis.  Several years later, well, you get the picture....

Several years back, the year 2000, HPCi sent me to the PDC.  This year, they are sending a few developers.  There are several people who want to go as well.  Even if there was budget for more developers, it would be unfair to send me a second time before others got to go once.  However, depite the unfairness, I would really be the best person to go...  why?

• I want it the most
• I fit in best in LA,  I have the most piercings.
• I am responsible for the companies enterprise builds - ie: I need Team Systems knowledge
• I have repor with the CLR guys, they visited Atlanta, we had dinner, hung out, made fun of the other developers
• I'm the younger then the other developers (going to PDC).  Their memories are becomming unreliable. 

Now, from outside the company, it makes much more sense.  If Microsoft decides to sponsor my way to the PDC, I'll do one or more of the following:

• Present general and specific PDC materials to the Atlanta C Sharp User group
• Volunteer at a Microsoft or Ineta function
• Dye my hair Microsoft blue
• Teach my two year old to write XAML

OK, I've wasted enough time blogging this evening.  Have agood one.  If you are going to the PDC... curse you.