We went to a web industry black tie function last night.

It’s been a while since I’ve shown my face around the industry social scene. I know heaps of people from all over the place, and I love catching up with them. I love hearing all the latest news and gossip, who’s working where, who’s started their own business, who’s out of business, who has left in search of greener pastures. Despite the familiarity of it all, I still felt quite “out of it”.

So much so, the highlight of the evening was centred around catching up with friends, meeting new people and the wearing of my new dress. Or rather, my newly borrowed dress. Can you tell I don’t get out much?

I sat next to one of the organisers, who had great hair and – my god – she was just so NICE!

I caught up with the Monk man himself.

I met two people who independently swore that putting their sons into Scouts was the best thing they ever did.

I met a lovely Singaporean lass and we swapped favourite online shopping sites and Chinese + Australian wedding stories.

Our little circle grew and grew and I found myself sandwiched between two extremely hot (and drunk) blonde guy twins, who I went to uni with, and to whom I was trying to convince that keeping a blog was not THAT dorky.

We filled up the back corner of the function room and there was a nice buzz in the air at the end of the night. I persuaded everyone to move on to the hotel’s nightclub, but alas it was closed. I was so disappointed. But, like I said, I don’t get out much.