trip to the states for ben and lisa’s wedding. also got to see folks in boston, my mom, and for a few brief minutes my sister fawn. pretty good for a week w/ no car! :) i also met a great guy who emigrated from ethiopia on the train to new york. the lesson i learned from him is that marxist soldiers are very similar to clueless managers. who knew?
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i just realised a month ago that since i’m 0x1e years old, i’m actually an e-teen. my last year as a teenager. as an added bonus i could probably file for an ipo and do quite well.
i work with very artistic people. for instance here is a piece kathryn did entitled “wired consumer.” by contrasting the more traditional wood with the high tech earphones in a human shape, the conflict between the past and the future is dramatically laid out. the encroaching commercialism is subtle yet powerful in its effect. a truly breathtaking experience…
i was deathly ill last week. ok, that’s a terrible exageration, but there was just way too much sniffling and sneezing going on altogether. better now, but while i was feeling sorry for myself i ordered the six cd set of the hichhiker’s guide to the galaxy radio shows. i love old radio shows, i love h2g2, i love shopping on line! woo-hoo! so i busted out the plastic and ordered at http://shop.
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Went to the ILUG agm where I forgot to pick up Kevin Dobey’s t-shirt and BBC. I also lost my phone. Ugh. Actually I set it to Silent mode so I might actually have it somewhere, I just can’t use my normal trick of finding it.
So below you’ll find pictures of the AGM including pictures of the famous “big blue room.” The general consesus on it was that while it had great resolution, the lack of volume controls was a major design flaw.
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