The awesome thing I did this past weekend: I went to the Ohio Renaissance Festival and braided hair.

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I missed posting on the autumnal cross-quarter by a couple days, thanks to an increasingly busy schedule, so doing it on the numerically stuttering day instead. Moving into the second half of summer and starting a harvest has meant a lot less relaxation, but still plenty of good things.

( good things, busy things, upcoming travel, a request )

I'm in Chicago the last part of this week, taking advantage of Perl classes offered in conjunction with the local YAPC. Everything is held on the IIT campus, including low-cost housing offered by the dorms, since the semesterly students are gone for the summer.

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Vacation trip by the numbers.


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I am back home in Pittsburgh after the yearly trek to Tampa. Some observation:


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A very pleasant, rather brief visit to Boston ended my week. I even have pictures to prove it!


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Now that the heat wave over the northeast has mostly passed, I can talk about my love for summer without getting beaten up. Yes, I am a hot weather person. For those who don't know yet, I hail from the exotic, tropical country of Floridia (more commonly known as the state of Florida). More than just a 'gator-infested swamp with a mouse stuck in ( Read more... )

I've really been incredibly lucky with most of my airline experiences. I've flown throughout my life, mostly on USAirways (since PIT was a hub for a long time and TPA is also pretty busy), and generally have had no problems. I'd never had a flight cancelled on me until a couple months ago (which was replaced immediately); I'd never been delayed ( Read more... )

I had a very pleasant vacation week, saw people, did things, braided hair, and took a variety of pictures. Recapping here.

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