It was a “girl geek” event. I was mildly interested, because I had heard of Moxsie…and was wondering really…how did the female voice survive in this world dominated by male yells?

No, not really.

But what interested me the most was the dynamic between the genders. The World Cup was the background of my social circle for the past last week. Not to mention that game 7 of the NBA finals—the most important game…the biggest rivalry in NBA history.

And yet, at 6 pm, I along with a room full of female attendees were there to take part of a panel of fashion entrepreneurs. Were we here because no girl would find herself in a room of sports tv?

I got Chris to attend, because it was an excellent networking opportunity—at least to build up his circle. Of course, I didn’t think that it would work out the way it would.

As the panel began, I sat down with a few friends anticipating eagerly the discussion…I hoped that it would be intellectual instead of a regurgitation of what I have heard multiple times at female-oriented tech events. Turning slightly, I noticed that Chris was talking with one of the employees of the sponsor company in an animated fashion. She was laughing.

Good. At least he will be entertained.

30 minutes later, I twisted around and saw him talking to another girl. Older, but a bit more heavyset. Again, he was animated and I could tell from the girl’s body language that it was an incredibly engaging conversation.

And so it went for the next 30 minutes. When the panel ended, I found him in the demo area. Not viewing the demo exactly. Rather he had set the computer to a streaming video of Game 7. A crowd had formed around the computer. Half of which were cheering for the Lakers. The other half cheering for of course the Celtics. And not surprisingly, the crowd was consisting more and more of the few guys that had attended the event (which totaled around 6).

And there we were, watching the game until the venue emptied out.