I spent a great chunk of last week at SmashingConf Freiburg and it was lovely as usual. It was great to meet some people I've only ever seen online and see old friends. And I am not going to lie - it was pretty flattering to have people come over to me and challenge me to admit I was the mystery speaker (SmashingConf always has a mystery speaker they only announce on the day). I wasn't, as you all know now, but thank you for thinking I am of that calibre! Anyway, at the after-party I was chatting to a...