Great Taste – Inman Update

by Kris Berg

Realtor, Associate Broker

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I am not a towering figure, for sure. At 5′ 4 3/4″ inches, I can typically find my way through a crowd with some stylish heels in the equation.

Last night, I felt like a Hobbit. And 360-Marlow (Harris) was right there with me. Who knew Zillow’s Drew Meyers (shown here with Marlow and Uber-Mike from Ubertor) was so tall?

(Correction: Alert reader Steve Jagger from Ubertor pointed out that this is actually none other than… Steve Jagger, although I still say he was channeling Drew. Sorry, Uber-Steve. Now, put my Ubertor website back online).

Beer with Bloggers was a kick in the proverbial britches. The infamous and utterly delightful Ardell was there with her entourage of strapping men including her charming and striking husband, her Project, Kevin Tomlinson (who I think moonlights as an Abercrombie model and assures me he is of legal drinking age), and the Rain City Boys (Dustin also assures me he is of legal drinking age, though the jury is still out).

And speaking of tall, Noah brought his super-model caliber wife. Now I’m a Hobbit and I feel the sudden need for Botox.

I schlepped the camera to the Thirsty Bear, the site of the Suds Fest, and the subsequent Trulia bash with the best of intentions. Unfortunately, I returned to my room with mostly pictures of the floor, my purse, and the lens cap. I was distracted, by the Who’s Who of the crowd for sure, but also by Mortgage Reports Dan (Green) who kept spilling my drinks, one resulting in glass shards. And, don’t let him tell you otherwise.

Kevin Boer was there, as were the Sellsius boys, Boise Phil Hoover, and about four hundred thousand others. Apparently, somewhere between the two events, 872 new blogs and bloggers were born, as the Trulia event was stifling and reminiscent of a Stones concert. I bailed early and, Steve will appreciate this, unable to find the bread crumbs I had left throughout the streets of San Francisco earlier in the evening, returned to my hotel one hour later via Albuquerque.

Last night was fun. Today I am on a mission to identify the biggest expense account. A girl’s gotta eat. And, this morning I am off to learn how to Blog. Let’s see if I can pick up a tip or two.