However, as much was taking place off the stage as on it, as people met and mingled words, energies, and god-knows-what-else in the shadows. This was an event marked most by the quality rather than quantity of participants, and the venue (Backspace and Someday Lounge), were either intentionally or merely serendipitously well matched to the intention of some hard-core hanging out. The fact that organic coffee, vegan food, and a fully stocked bar were present the entire duration of the event was, to me at least, no small bonus.