Have settled in.  Mostly, I need to repack the things I don't really need to send home to NJ (several boxes) so I can avoid moving them.  They involve bunches of cables I cannot identify, a teakettle, some extra linens in the wrong size/type, other assorted things ( Read more... )

The past several years have been quite useful for me.  This one especially so.  It's also been a good year for other people's music, although only a bit of my own.  Time is flying.  I don't do New Year's resolutions, because I always have some long term goals going on anyway.

( Retrospective musings, cut for containing body-sensitive (weight) topics, and being long )

Ohgawd it's now day 2 at the jQuery conference and it is again so useful but by now my brain is in this hilarious fog.  Have been following the twitspace for the latter conference, and my problem with twitter- that it's full of noise- is still true.  It's more interesting to follow users who post interesting content or witty jokes than ones that ( Read more... )

I learned so much at the conference my head has no more room.  Must clear it out by Saturday.  I have notes to collate and format.  Also tons of sleepiness ( Read more... )

How did I get myself stuck in DC?  I miscalculated and missed my flight out of Boston to Cincy.  I had to change booking (for a lovely $60 surcharge), and get routed through DC.  Late for registration for conference and opening remarks.  Had to rebook shuttle.  Then my flight was delayed, then cancelled.  Scratch that, all flights from DC to ( Read more... )

I've figured out what panels I'm going to in Cincy.  I have not, however, figured out what clothes to pack, especially for the after hours stuff- I have no idea how with it/tired I'll be.  So clothes, soap, electronic devices.  Should be able to put in carryon.

There's a Euro qualifying match.  Turkey versus Germany, promises to be entertaining.  ( Read more... )

It's been a crazy tiring couple of weeks as I've been training, studying, and homeworking quite a lot while being tired and maybe a bit sick. It's March, which is usually hard, but the issue here was the training making my eyes burn and the exam and homework eating my brainspace impressively ( Read more... )

 Note to self: Buy the goshdarn bus ticket already!  Saturday I'm going to Queens to visit my favorite massage therapist and her cat-who-loves-my-feet-oh-yes-he-does.  Then home and visiting NYC periodically so I can see my peeps there, and go to some museums and stuff with the Emilypuff.  Also work with her on some web coding ( Read more... )

Lately feeling pretty good.  This week, though, I have training on ColdFusion Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.  This means no work Monday, but I fear a six-day workweek.  Oh well, I picked up enough mints while shopping...?  It's going to be a sleepy adventure and concern the commuter rail except on Saturday because it doesn't run early enough then ( Read more... )

Is something I've been working on integrating into my life ever since I first moved there. Thus, I am only slightly perturbed by the truly ginormous bailout which Congress is now arguing about. My thoughts can best be summarized by