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You Stay Classy San Diego

(That’s a quote from the movie “Anchorman” 🙂 )
Image from Pacific Beach, San Diego

I’m in San Diego for the OGC meetings, and must say that this is a quite the place! Pretty easy to navigate (mind you, the fact that my car rental has an onboard GPS navigator don’t hurt), and some nice spots. Once I checked into the hotel, I made my way down to Pacific Beach, which is one of the city’s popular beach areas.

Perhaps the funniest thing is being here around the Holiday Season. Imagine seeing Christmas trees for sale just steps from the beach. Outdoor beach Christmas parties. Being from Toronto, that’s something I’m just not used to. But I’m certainly not complaining. The weather is great here — I could get used to this!

I’ll probably visit downtown sometime this week. As for tomorrow, I’m heading to Tijuana to check out Avenida Revolución. I should have more pics up sometime tomorrow. Adios!

Road to Lausanne Begins at YYZ

Image from Lausanne 2006

So I’m sitting here in Terminal one at Pearson International Airport, and quite excited to be commencing the journey to Lausanne for FOSS4G2006.

Checking in was a breeze, thank goodness for electronic check ins! Already I’m starting to feel international; you can just see it from looking at the folks boarding. This is how I felt when I went to Greece last year, and everytime I’ve travelled internationally.

In terms of Wifi access, I signed up with Boingo, which offers $20/month to any supported hotspot worldwide. Not a bad deal, considering who knows where I’ll be with the laptop for the next week or so.

So I’ve already taken some photos, but my transfer cable ended up in my checked-in luggage, so I’ll be sure to upload later. Hopefully there will also be an outlet in my seat on the airplane, as I’d like to post some thoughts about the FOSS4G2006 next week and what I’d like to see develop in the near and long term in our community. Which reminds me, I really should ask about this plug thing at the desk.

Gotta go. Next stop: Zurich en route to Geneva. Check back frequently for news, thoughts, updates and photos from the conference.

Update from Lausanne: I finally got to Lausanne, and they lost my luggage! Lovely. First thoughts. Very nice and beautiful city! And quite expensive ($10 CAD for a drink, $11 CAD for a combo at McDonald’s; no I didn’t eat there, but I checked). Good time to go on a diet 🙂

On Vacation

I took this week off, and decided to simply lay low and relax at home (relaxing in Toronto is a bit of an oxymoron, but I digress). So I’m enjoying my week by finishing up some small projects around the house, cooking, working out, and catching up in general.

So far, it’s been quite nice — I could get used to this! The only bummer comes in the form of my television, which konked out on me last night, sound and tube. Combine that with my stereo system (which is shot as well), and now I’m shopping for home entertainment — disaster!

At any rate, this is the last post you’ll see from me until after Canada’s Labour Day. In the meantime, check out Paul’s article about open source and users, as well as a response from Asa Dotzler of the Mozilla Corporation. Also worth checking out is Sam Bacharach’s podcast on OGC 101.

Have a good week!

House Renovation (update)

 

Check out all the photos to see more! The adventure continues, however. I still have to have the floors refinished and buy furniture (oh ya, I do have to live in this thing!). I’m about 4-5 weeks away from completion. The neighborhood still doesn’t buy the fact that I’m moving in (they think I’m going to flip the house). Amidst all this, I’ve been considering residential reroofing options near me. Finding the right roofing service is crucial, especially when I’m so close to settling in. I’ve been exploring options, and 20 year roofers Roofline has caught my attention as a potential choice. I want to ensure that every aspect of my new home is perfect, including a reliable roof, so you don’t get water damage, although services like Water Damage Restoration Manalapan can hlep in case already happened.

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So things are almost done (thank goodness). It’s been 3 months and alot of work, time and money. It will be nice to enjoy it at long last!

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