On Friday evening MJ proposed and I said yes! I was completely surprised up until the moment he asked. The whole proposal was quite an amazing undertaking, complete with a limo, a professional photographer, a winery rented out for the evening and private catering for our dinner in a wine cave. The evening ended with […]
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Blind pinnipeds, conservation and other things
June 28th, 2011 by pleia2
I had a very productive, if mellow, week last week. Inspired by setting up my new desk, Tuesday evening I hopped on Caltrain and met MJ for a trip to Ikea to look at some office furniture. We didn’t find anything particularly inspiring but it did help us refine our search some and we ended […]
Since Edmonton
June 20th, 2011 by pleia2
Aside from big things I’ve written about these past three weeks, I’ve been pretty occupied otherwise too. Upon leaving Edmonton on the night of Memorial day I thought I was suffering from allergies, but the following days proved that I had a pretty miserable cold which lasted through the week and rendered me relatively unproductive. […]
Lurking in airports
May 27th, 2011 by pleia2
This has been my busiest travel month ever, and I think it’ll be hard to top. I’m currently sitting at San Francisco International Airport waiting for my 3 hour flight to Edmonton to see my sister and finally meet her husband (it’s only been 5 years…). I’ll be renting a car upon arrival at 11PM […]
B2B, Ubuntu Hours and the rest of my week
May 21st, 2011 by pleia2
Sunday was full of jetlag. My flight the previous night had gotten in at 7PM but the time zone difference from Budapest was killer. I managed to stay up past 10PM but I woke up bright and early on Sunday when Bay to Breakers started at 7AM. B2B is the annual race in San Francisco […]
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Weekend food and California Academy of Sciences
March 29th, 2011 by pleia2
There was much delicious food this past weekend, I feel like I need to eat salad for a week. Friday I was lurking in the Shimmer Project channel when the conversation drifted from shimmery things and on to the subject of beer. Being a Friday this meant that I then had to go out for […]
Optimism, Atheism, Alberta and Zelda
March 27th, 2011 by pleia2
My boss, CJ Fearnley is a member of The Long Now Foundation which sadly for him in Philadelphia but fortunately for me here, hosts all their seminars in San Francisco. The latest seminar was Matt Ridley’s “Deep Optimism” and it was hosted just a block away from where I live at the Novellus Theater at […]
CR-48, Ubuntu+Debian night, fluffy Android, Zoo, SDForum panel
March 13th, 2011 by pleia2
I was asked the other day if I’m still using the Cr-48 that I’ve now had for over a month. I sure am, it’s been interesting seeing where it’s landing in my mobile computing environment. Since it’s just a web browser + basic shell for ssh I’ve been primarily using it for writing blog entries […]
Caligula teeth, Buena Vista, Streetcars, V-Day, Interview and Puerto Rico
February 16th, 2011 by pleia2
On Saturday morning we finally dropped Caligula off at the vet for his teeth cleaning. The bad news: His teeth were very bad, worse than the vet had anticipated. 3 of his 4 canines had to be removed and he’d already lost 3 of his lower incisors! Poor guy! The good news: Dental disease like […]
Misc computers, books, television and travel
February 8th, 2011 by pleia2
It’s been a few more days with the new Cr-48 and I’ve really developed quite a fondness for it, but there are a few nagging issues. I switched back to regular mode when I noticed that in developer mode it wasn’t sleeping properly and I had done most of the poking around that I wanted […]