24C³
I'm thinking of not going to 24C³ this year, as much as I really want to spend some more time in Berlin, and hang out with everyone. This year, all of the days between Christmas and New Years are mandatory vacation days by my company. So time off won't be an issue. But my passport expires on Dec 21, and getting it renewed is potentially going to be an incredible pain in the ass, because the US State Department are being bastards. (They want to know what's in my pants before they'll renew my ID. (And it's none of their damn business.)) Also, there are other things that I could use the ~US$1000 for a European trip for.