Insomnia Down Under Style

I've been in Sydney for just about a week now, and it's been quite the adventure. linux.conf.au was a total blast and I got to catch up with some of the friends I've made through GSoC and during the Ubuntu Developer Summit, as well as make some new ones. I gave a few lightning talks and lead a discussion as part of the LinuxChix miniconf; I'll be heading to the Sydney chapter's meeting tomorrow evening and will be speaking at the Sydney Linux Users Group meeting tomorrow night, as well.

I haven't had time for much in the way of exploring the city while I've been here, though I did attend the LCA Speaker's Dinner, which was a delightful evening cruise through the Sydney Harbor. At the very least, I've taken care of one of the city's great traditional activities. Oh yes, and I had an awesome yum cha lunch with several of the folks from the conference, so another great tradition has been enjoyed.

Thanks to all the folks in Sydney who have made my stay so pleasant and to the LCA organizers and volunteers for all their hard work to make LCA 2007 happen!

Seven Days Later

So I haven't gotten my photos uploaded. And I haven't played with my Joomla! 1.5 test site or SITEMan.

Looking forward to LCA and seeing the Ubuntu gang again. I think I may have already triple booked all those hours on the plane.

Happy New Year!

The holidays this year have been very busy; between entertaining guests, making interesting Dr. Bronner's soap concoctions - which are invariably confiscated at EU customs - visiting friends and dealing with the aftermath of Dublin, I've haven't had a moment to write. 

I have a single New Year's resolution which I intend to keep: to get all the photos from my various wanderings online.  And to update all my previous posts with links.  Which will actually get done because I intend to do it this evening.  Everything else, eh, who knows?

Ben and I started the year off on the Marin Headlands, watching the fireworks display over the Golden Gate Bridge.  As we walked up the hill back toward our car, Ben told me about a photograph he'd recently seen of San Francisco right after the 1906 earthquake; "you could see that the city was well established, but there was nothing in this area over here," he said.  I have trouble imagining the coastline without it, and pondered what the earliest people here thought of their surroundings.

Happy New Year to all my friends and loved ones, and for those not celebrating their new year now, please take the well-wishings now in case I neglect to offer them later.