Musings on LCA & Back to Real Life
I said I'd post my thoughts on linux.conf.au 2008, so here they are. The program was excellent. I'll leave it to those better versed than I to comment on the technical aspects, but I particularly enjoyed the LinuxChix Mini-Conf and Elizabeth Garbee's Introduction to Open Source Animation, complete with audience accessible clay figurines. All the Keynotes were great; Stormy Peter's "Would You Do It Again for Free?" is real food for thought given some of the discussions going on around money in open source. Open Day rocked. Many thanks to the Olliver family for the open source dance mat and RepRap ring love. I didn't get to hear from Karl about his trip to Papua New Guinea, but I did get a chance to bond with Aaron over a power strip. Sharing free couch with James, James and Pascal was a definite highlight. Adam, Brad, Joel, Lee, Sam and Tim, it is always wonderful to see you. A couple of pleasant evenings were spent in the pursuit of dancing. I petted possums in the park next to my hotel with Cat and Lynne. Melbourne is a lovely city.
It was great to see the usual suspects, and to meet many more of you at the 'Student' Party. I hope you had as much fun getting early evening gelato as I did. Lemon gelato is just so awesome, particularly in a slightly humid atmosphere. If I asked you to ping me, please do; I'd love to hear from you. Ditto if you were promised t-shirts.
Finally, I was tremendously impressed by the work of the 2008 organizing committee. Their care and passion really showed through in the little details, from making the Penguin Dinner open to all attendees to providing refillable insulated water bottles. I saw many fewer plastic bottles in the waste bin than I'm used to seeing at conferences. I loved the juxtaposition between the cathedral for the Speaker's Dinner and the bazaar for the Penguin Dinner. I saw one of the greatest demos for women in tech ever - ask me about it next time you see me.
I won't be back to LCA next year, as I'll be in Auckland getting married, then honeymooning. No doubt paths will cross again sooner rather than later.
It's good to get back home, though. I spent Saturday and Sunday puttering around the house, enjoying my home brewed coffee and rearranging the bathrooms, putting away the last bits of what I'd packed for my past three week jaunt. And doing tons of laundry. As much as housework lacks excitement at the best of times, when I have been gone awhile I love how doing it grounds me and puts me back in sync with being home. Ben and I finally ripped out the nasty old shower doors in our bathroom on Saturday evening. Bliss. But now I must determine what type of shower curtain really defines me as a person. That's much more complex.
My best guy friend, David Wilkins, came over with his husband Gerardo last night. We had what our guests were gracious enough to christen Kung Pao Vegetable & Citrus Chicken Stir Fry. It tasted great, I just need to work out the amount of fruit juice in the sauce. Ben's General Tso's Chicken still beats any of my Asian inspired dishes any day.
Whilst not puttering about or entertaining, I watched The Living Daylights and Equilibrium. Live and Let Die is playing in the background now.
I spent much of today writing ~1K lines of HTML for what should be part of the first changelist I check in at work. Life is good.
It was great to see the usual suspects, and to meet many more of you at the 'Student' Party. I hope you had as much fun getting early evening gelato as I did. Lemon gelato is just so awesome, particularly in a slightly humid atmosphere. If I asked you to ping me, please do; I'd love to hear from you. Ditto if you were promised t-shirts.
Finally, I was tremendously impressed by the work of the 2008 organizing committee. Their care and passion really showed through in the little details, from making the Penguin Dinner open to all attendees to providing refillable insulated water bottles. I saw many fewer plastic bottles in the waste bin than I'm used to seeing at conferences. I loved the juxtaposition between the cathedral for the Speaker's Dinner and the bazaar for the Penguin Dinner. I saw one of the greatest demos for women in tech ever - ask me about it next time you see me.
I won't be back to LCA next year, as I'll be in Auckland getting married, then honeymooning. No doubt paths will cross again sooner rather than later.
It's good to get back home, though. I spent Saturday and Sunday puttering around the house, enjoying my home brewed coffee and rearranging the bathrooms, putting away the last bits of what I'd packed for my past three week jaunt. And doing tons of laundry. As much as housework lacks excitement at the best of times, when I have been gone awhile I love how doing it grounds me and puts me back in sync with being home. Ben and I finally ripped out the nasty old shower doors in our bathroom on Saturday evening. Bliss. But now I must determine what type of shower curtain really defines me as a person. That's much more complex.
My best guy friend, David Wilkins, came over with his husband Gerardo last night. We had what our guests were gracious enough to christen Kung Pao Vegetable & Citrus Chicken Stir Fry. It tasted great, I just need to work out the amount of fruit juice in the sauce. Ben's General Tso's Chicken still beats any of my Asian inspired dishes any day.
Whilst not puttering about or entertaining, I watched The Living Daylights and Equilibrium. Live and Let Die is playing in the background now.
I spent much of today writing ~1K lines of HTML for what should be part of the first changelist I check in at work. Life is good.
Labels: cooking, domestic sphere, greener, html, james bond, lca, work
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