Unquiet Desperation

photo credit: MMMMichelleOn the second day of Penguicon, the furries came out. Luckily, they weren’t drawn to the technical track, so for the most part, we were safe.

Most of the morning, Rick and I hung out. There weren’t any sessions that we wanted to attend, so we headed out for a few hours [...]

photo credit: paulgormanThere may be no place quieter than a con on a Saturday morning.

Still, I’m up. And this is the Penguicon Update: Day 1.

The con itself is good size…it’s pretty much taken over the Troy Hilton, which is not a small hotel. Like all Sci-Fi/Tech conventions, the glasses to non-glasses ratio is pretty [...]

This coming weekend, cmdln1 is flying up to Cleveland and we are driving up to Penguicon together. This is exciting on three levels.

First, I get to spend time with one of the smartest folks I know2. I’ve been a fan of cmdln’s work for a long time now, and meeting him at Dragon*Con [...]

Took the longer walk to work from the corporate condo this morning and had time to stop off at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at 9th and Wlishire. While I really like the atmosphere, the mochas taste like they’re made from a powdered mix.  That was an unpleasant surprise this morning. [...]