Where have I been?

Nowhere, really—at least, not in the literal sense. I’ve just been so busy that I couldn’t even find time to blog.
While work projects have taken up time, like usual, there's been another, far bigger project I’ve been working on with increasing intensity: Pride 48.

I’m this year’s host of Pride 48, which is a 48-hour live podcasting marathon with over 30 GLBT and GLBT-friendly podcasters streaming shows over pride48.com. That’s meant recruiting podcasters, doing the scheduling, helping to make sure that everyone has the software they need to connect to the server and sometimes being a diplomat, as you’d expect in any event with so many diverse people taking part.

I’ll be on the Kick-off Show at 8pm EDT Friday, June 25 (12 Noon Saturday, June 26 in New Zealand) and also on the Wrap-up show at 8pm EDT Sunday, June 27 (12 Noon Monday, June 28 in New Zealand). I’m also doing a live AmeriNZ Podcast at 5:30am Saturday, June 26 EDT (9:30PM Saturday in New Zealand). I’ll be recording my live show and will post it the following week.

You may be wondering why I have a timeslot where not many people in the Americas—our largest audience—will be listening. As host, I decided to let folks pick the times they wanted and I’d take whatever was left (after all, I’m on the opening and closing shows). My show is still at a decent hour NZ time.

It’s been a bit of a mission organising all this, and I described scheduling everyone as being like herding cats. However, I’d have to add that they were all purring loudly at the time: Everyone has been good to deal with, friendly and cooperative. There have, of course, been some challenges—some of my making, some just chance—but we’ve met them all one at a time.

We hope, of course, that everything will run smoothly during the weekend, but some things probably won’t. It’s the nature of an all-volunteer event, especially one taking place on the Internet. But everyone taking part is doing so for the love it, and that itself makes it special. The diversity of the voices—literally and figuratively—will make it really interesting, too.

A chatroom is also available for anyone who’s interested in interacting with other listeners—and trust me, that’s a big part of the fun of it all!

Join us!