State of the Foxgrrl Address

[foxgrrl]

I caught a sinus-cold/flu/infection/something; It seems that I only post on LJ when I'm ill. [Probably because it's the only time when I have time.] Well, actually that's not entirely true. Other than a few outings, I've been being a hermit the last few months. I'm just emotionally burnt out, or it's seasonal depression, or (as I believe) hibernation. (Seriously, when the weather is cold, I just want to eat lots of food and sleep.)

Speaking of food. I've been completely vegetarian so far all year¹. Not quite vegan, because I've had eggs twice, and dairy a few times (which I really shouldn't as my body doesn't react to dairy well). Mostly I wanted to see if I could do it, and it's something I've been considering for a long time. My diet was already mostly vegetables anyway for the last few years, so I just stopped eating chicken and fish last month. I've noticed the more raw vegetables I eat, the healthier and more energetic I feel. Aside from this cold/flu/thing I just caught, I've been feeling very physically healthy for the previous month. No so mentally healthy however; I've just really been wanting to be alone for a bit. I need to pull myself and my life back together, figure out who I am, who I want to be, and what I want to do. (And I can't really be myself when other people are around.)

I'm also not flying out to DC for Shmoocon this weekend. The last time I flew with a sinus infection I ended up in the ER with a ruptured sinus cavity. (It was one of those, "Why am I coughing up blood?" situations. Not fun.)

And speaking of conferences. I'm giving a talk at PH-Neutral in May. It'll be something interesting about the PDF format, and the horrible things you can do with it. And I haven't heard back yet to know if I'm speaking at CSW this year or not. (It would be on the [approximately] twelve Acrobat 0-days in the last [approximately] twelve months.) I'll probably drop by the RSA Expo for a day too. If anyone wants free Expo passes I've got a marketing code for one.

(Also for those that know, I've gotten that big financial problem sorted out, and even got a refund.)

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¹ I should go have a steak to celebrate this achievement!

Comments

[anaisdjuna.livejournal.com]

I've been wondering about the foxgrrl. There is beauty and tenderness in our moments together I think of fondly especially in times I seek comfort. This last year has been hell for me. I understand hurting and taking time to try and figure out who you really are without all this stuff others have put on you or the stuff your delicate infrastructure from it all puts on you. Good for you for reaching for strength in solitude to cobble your life back together and figure out where to go from here and as whom.

Many warm hugs, Sugar.

If you should want to talk or hang out... I'm around.

[krinndnz.livejournal.com]

Ooooh. Which day are you going to RSA? My school paid for all the IT students go gawk at it on the 2nd.

[aaron-raccoon.livejournal.com]

I hope you feel better soon. Sinus issues are no fun (I had sinus surgery yesterday and feel pretty miserable today).

PDF has always bothered me, especially the Acrobat reader since Adobe seems to throw the kitchen sink in it.

I always wonder why software can't take a more layered approach to security such that an application could limit what a child application can do. For example, a web browser could have a loader that limits what files a web browser may access which in turn could place additional limits on a plug-in like Acrobat or Quicktime.

[kitten-goddess.livejournal.com]

Get well soon! *hugs*

I'm sorry you're not feeling well.

[rhiannasilel.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear that you're sick. Do you have a neti pot? They can help a lot. It's probably a good thing you're not heading to DC this weekend we're currently under a winter storm warning and expecting up to 30 inches or more so it's likely you would have ended up snowed in and sick which would suck even more.

Take care!

[tlttlotd.livejournal.com]

Take a look around the OpenGL stuff in the .pdf file format, there's a lot of dodgy code in there. The best such example is the RepRap step-by-step assembly guide, which has manipulable 3D graphics embedded in it. I did a little looking around but didn't have time to do a whole lot with it (damned NDAs).