Out of a sudden excitement for geekdom in the Bay Area, I signed up for barcamp. Yes, it\’s a camp. And a \”bar\”. But technically it\’s a fusion of Web 2.0 minds during a weekend where people will sleep in sleeping bags in the SF Microsoft office and have intense conversations about technology, ideas, and the future. There will be wireless Internet. A conference really for hipsters. Photos on flickr and blogging encouraged.

But then I realized, is this something I really want to be part of? Earlier, I had been enamored by talk of Lunch 2.0 and Sloshcon. Valleywag was fascinating. But should I let myself fall into a world of startups with tellytubby speak names?

Yes. I do. Although this weekend there\’s the rubber ducky derby and the SF Pride Parade I want to attend.

Today and tomorrow are Spare the Air days. So free BART. Free Caltrain and others.