"Time's up. Had your chance. Muffed it."

Cudos to whoever posts the source of title of the blog post. Hint: It's a movie that first inspired my love for technology and design at the age of three! It's the story of one man that can design, build and dream. And in the end he gets the hot girl with the foreign accent and gruff father-in-law (that turns out to be a soft grandfather).

Oh shit...the parallels are scary.

Anyway - I didn't want to post all these pictures yesterday since it was Monday and if you're didn't go to RTC you were already depressed enough. But now that it's Tuesday - here goes.

Breakfast at Manhattan Beach (I went out a bit early).

Ghetty Museum

Stair Porn. Thanks Richard.

Dana Point. Ritz Carlton. Design by WATG.

Alex's Bar. Long Beach. Hoping to book a show for the FLAT TIRES.

LA Farmers Market. The only sincere space in the city limits. Jim Balding has never been here.

Joe McQueen (left) from "Confessions of a Superhero". Watch it. Netflix.

Converted water tower. Huntington Beach. Call 374-6157 to rent / lease.

Dana Point. Early morning mist.

On to RTCUSA...

Carl's keynote was fantastic. Ubiquitous | Infinite | Connected

Great exhibitors and sponsors. From 3D printing to cloud computing.

Lunch served in the exhibition space. Enjoyed in open sea breezes.

Friday night BBQ in the center lawn.

Saturday night gala dinner and awards. Sheve Shell doesn't just dress the part. We have proof.

And upon arriving home? Yes. I love showtunes. And flowers. And BIM.

That's BIM...with an "I". Hey - how was I to know that Simon Whitbread booked us a room at a 'gay friendly' hotel in west Hollywood (prior to RTC USA)? Anyway the staff was really friendly and probably thought we made a lovely couple.

Sorry if you missed RTC USA. Fantastic classes - very strong and experienced knowledgebase. Relaxed atmosphere. All the Exhibitors, Reviteers and Revit Factory Workers that you want to meet at AU were there. The concern now is that RTC will grow too fast and lose the intimacy. But we still have room for growth. Start making plans to attend in 2012. Location TBD but probably on the east coast.

Over all? RTC is a great compliment to AU. Meeting just once a year just isn't enough - stuff changes so quickly. Meeting twice a year helps us all keep our heads up to see what's next while dogding what's more flash than substance.

And come June 2012 maybe Eddy and James will bless us with their presence. ;)