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My whereabouts
Jan. 27th, 2011 10:21 pmLet's see... Where was I? Ah yes, in Washington DC. However, currently I'm in Rockville, MD
State of the Foxgrrl Address
Feb. 4th, 2010 01:13 pmI 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.)
¹ I should go have a steak to celebrate this achievement!
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.)
¹ I should go have a steak to celebrate this achievement!
In the photographic pipeline [Part 3]
Jul. 4th, 2009 02:35 amFinnaly had a chance to start sorting out the last nine months of photos. Here's a preview of what I'm working on.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Shmoocon/Burning Man Tickets
Jan. 16th, 2008 12:45 pmBurning Man tickets go on sale today, I'm currently number 6760 in line. I won't be surprised if they've already sold out the first 10,000. Although I'm not 100% certain that I'm going to Burning Man this year, I'm sure that I can find someone to use the ticket(s).
Shmoocon rejected my talk proposal along with 90 others submitted, yay! This tremendously simplifies my life, since when I submitted the talk, I didn't realize that Shmoocon was at the same time as something else I had committed to doing in San Jose. I was worried that I'd have to fly out to DC, go to the hotel, give my talk, go back to the airport and jump on the first plane back to the bay area, all on one day.
Anyway, as a consolation, Shmoocon is offering me a normal registration for only $75. So, if you want/need a Shmoocon ticket, I can get you one, since I'm preoccupied that weekend and can't make it to DC.
Shmoocon rejected my talk proposal along with 90 others submitted, yay! This tremendously simplifies my life, since when I submitted the talk, I didn't realize that Shmoocon was at the same time as something else I had committed to doing in San Jose. I was worried that I'd have to fly out to DC, go to the hotel, give my talk, go back to the airport and jump on the first plane back to the bay area, all on one day.
Anyway, as a consolation, Shmoocon is offering me a normal registration for only $75. So, if you want/need a Shmoocon ticket, I can get you one, since I'm preoccupied that weekend and can't make it to DC.
