Leaving London. Sad.
Don't get me wrong: I can't wait to see Mr. Lacy and the cats. And get to sleep in my own bed. Or, say, just get to sleep more than three hours or so. But I'm sad to be leaving London. We're at the airport, sappy Elton John songs are playing and Olivia just looked at me with a pouty face and said, "I didn't feel this way leaving anywhere else we've been to!" And as much as I've loved all the stops on the UGBT this year, I have to agree.
There is just something about the Web scene in London. Robert Loch remarked that people don't support each other's entrepreneurial ventures as much as they should in London, and that may be true. But socially, it's such an amazing bunch of people who would all take bullets for each other. (Yes, even Walshy!)
So as we sip our bloody mary's at Heathrow (cause you know, it's been a whole three hours since the last pub...) Olivia and I want to bestow some awards on our favorite Londoners. We reserve the right to add to this list as we delve through flipcam footage. (Scary)
- Best Karaoke Performance EVER: Simon Procktor with his flawless "Blue Moon"-- I mean, the parts not actually on the karaoke screen. Olivia: "He can dang--diggity me anytime." Extra points for Sam-the-Eagle-like delivery.
- Best Twitter Avatar EVER: Tom Boardman.
- Most Inappropriate Comments: A tie for Walshy and Alex Hoye (Surprise!)
- Most Proper Roast: Judith Clegg. (And by that I mean, the skewering Paul Carr received at dinner...)
- Best Command to Control Out of Control Web Boys: Michelle Acton-Bond- "Drop It. Leave it."
- Only Person to Like the UK Title of the Book Award: Michael Smith
- Only Person Who Can Remember the Title: (We'll get back to you when we find a recipient...)
- Best Facebook Photo Album: Angus Banks (Stealth!)
- Best SarahLacy.tv Foreign Correspondant: Paul Carr (Video to come!)
- Most Improved Dancer: Robert Loch (Video to come!)
