I have certainly attended my share of office shindigs that involved trooping off to some nearby restaurant to eat, drink, dance and gossip.
Nevertheless, they agree that I pulled more boats up the slipway on the Isle of Wight, was a more frequent Sunday morning cyclist with them, and certainly attended every new school play.
Mozart almost certainly attended at least one performance of this work, and clearly held it in high regard; he subsequently wrote a set of decorations for one of the opera's most exquisite arias, "Cara la dolce fiamma".
While I wouldn't quite describe myself as a hack day veteran, I've certainly attended a few in my time, mostly in the familiar confines of the Guardian's Kings Place HQ as we host both internal and external events for developers from all around the world.
What's that Marxian saying; "Better attend to the invisible hand of the market, because the invisible hand of the market is certainly attending to you!" Oh, well, when I was an editor and art writer, I was allowed to like many many things, it was my job to be open-minded.
Certainly, after attending many side events and informal meetings this week, I've come across numerous examples of civil society organizations, entrepreneurs, companies, and others who are moving forward with innovative approaches to address sustainability.
"I have certainly never attended a convention where visibility is as significant as it has been at this convention," said Representative Tammy Baldwin, a gay Wisconsin Democrat who is running for the Senate and is set to address the convention on Thursday.
I will most certainly be attending my grandmother-who-still-is-alive's funeral, however I would prefer if we could schedule it on a Saturday.
