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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-11-22: Portland

November 22, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

^ Portland autumn

RT @italylogue: Just had a fantabulous dinner at Ping in Old Town Portland with @DeirdreS & the husband. – definitely wonderful! Thanks! #
oh, great. I have a video to publish, and our blogging platform is down. #
Video: Brendan Gregg on DTrace | Sun Learning eXchange http://bit.ly/2vusEk #
waiting to finish capturing a vid, then off to Hilton for breakfast, setup, and another day of filming HPC talks. #
repurposing: HPC centers have been created from a Van de Graff generator silo & a fish research institute. different re-architecture probs #
this odd sensation of almost numbness in my right arm and hand is probably not a good sign… I should be typing less? #
HPC storage panel video from yesterday already in compression. Pity I won’t have bandwidth to upload it til tonight. #
(panels are easy to edit – zero to few slides to put in) #
whoa. Brendan Gregg on DTrace gets 52 views in the first hour. I guess I know who my star performers are. http://bit.ly/RRxLy #
video: Code to Currency: Experience sharing from commercial open source [storage] vendors – Open Storage Summit Feb ’09 http://bit.ly/whoyo #
food for thought on prozac et al: YouTube – Drugs or Love? Helen Fisher at WorldFuture 2007 http://bit.ly/33Ar0c #
@bubbva thanks – all good advice. These conference chairs are murder on my butt. At least I’m on my 17″ MacBook Pro, so keyboard is large. in reply to bubbva #
@ben: “Australians = star performers”. Dunno abt Aussies in general, only got the one so far. My other vid stars are Ben, Bryan, & Bonwick. #
@glynnfoster no, but I can’t log into blogs.sun.com… in reply to glynnfoster #
can’t possibly keep up with Andy’s slide flips to note the timing, but it doesn’t matter because he won’t give them to me anyway. NDA. #
hell, the man even talks too fast to follow #
To be perfectly honest, I’m feeling tired and irritable and not at all like running a party tonight… #
A very good local beer has improved my mood. Bracing myself for an onslaught of students demanding t shirts #

Party winding down, went well. Last opensolaris iPods raffled, students fed, Sun folks hanging out… #
back in my hotel room. Didn’t feel like walking to find an open bar in downtown Portland on a Sunday, but not quite ready to sleep yet… #
well, today is not starting out well. Trying to figure out why Flash for live streaming crashes (any) browser wi both UStream & FlashMeeting #
SAM-QFS BoF streaming now at – http://bit.ly/1hPlFD can someone tell me if there’s sound? Looks like it, but I can’t hear it on my local #
yay, video stream is working! http://bit.ly/1hPlFD (wish I knew why…) #
feeling very… meh. 3rd day trapped inside a hotel conference room doesn’t help. Hope to get out on the town tonight, & visit Powell’s #
damn, damn, damn #
@mfernest who is? #li #
RT @missbhavens:Damn, damn, damn! http://bit.ly/m0rGS – yeah, that pretty well covers it, thanks. #
@mfernest glad you like ’em. Let me know what you find most useful – I don’t get much feedback, it’d be useful to know what people want in reply to mfernest #
I repeat: damn, damn, damn. It’s one of those days at Sun again. #
@dudulima Yes, we do! in reply to dudulima #
@sumaya I’m fine. Some people I care about are not. in reply to sumaya #
I have been mostly in this room, in this chair, since 7:30 am. Really, really want this day to be over. #
YouTube – Leonard Cohen “Ain’t No cure for love”
http://bit.ly/1G0QiJ #
@rohrer is dangerous – every time I go near a store with her I buy something. This time: books at Powell’s & a dress by a local designer #
looking forward to a nice dinner out with friends again, and then sleeping in tomorrow! #
Portland is chilly and damp and I just ate too much breakfast, but at least the sun is shining. Off to the convention center… #
lined up filming plans for SC09 today, then came back to the hotel to nurse a sick headache. #
the headache isn’t quite gone, but a nap helped #
Huge black rimmed glasses and facial hardware seem to be trendy among the young in Portland. I still don’t get it #
Filming the Lustre ZFS BoF #sc09. Sound quality nit what I’d like, oh well. Headache still present. #
@shanebrauner should be, as soon as I have time to edit. Kinda backlogged at the mo in reply to shanebrauner #
@shanebraun all my public video goes on blogs.sun.com/video so everything I do here at #sc09 will go there. Thanks for asking! #
Even colder in Portland now and my socks are inadequate. Must go shopping. #
@robbogio facial hardware = eyebrow studs, lip rings, etc. in reply to robbogio #
long night of sleep after yesterday’s quasi-migraine. Hoping to not have a repeat today. #
missing my coffee-in-bed ritual, but the hotel brew-it-yourself stuff is too awful to contemplate. #
Xmas cheer at starbucks wd be getting on my nerves if not balanced by “Don’t think twice, it’s alright” #
Getting caffeine in before heading back to the show floor. Do I need any more tshirts? #
The mic that last night could barely pick up a sound is loud and clear today. WTF? Interference from equipt on the show floor? #
Twitter/FB is better when you know people you care about are paying attention. But you’re still never famous to your own family. #
#sc09 The Register booth 2195 is unmanned and full of t-shirts. Only xl and larger, sadly #
Since I’m at #sc09 I’m going to actually sit and watch demos of cool stuff even if I don’t understand it. So I’m at the NASA stand #

^ Josh Simons and ? – SC09 show floor

Okay, I’m a geek. Big computing turns me on. #
Hope I get to go to sc10 – in New Orleans! #
The Oregon convention ctr has a wine tasting room. Have to check that out when I finish filming this aft #
Just saw some1 with a mouth exactly like that of the Grinch while his heart was still 2 sizes too small. Didn’t know that cd exist IRL #
Now that I’m in marketing, do i have to wear heels to shows? Cause I don’t think I’d survive that #
@lskrocki they’re crazy. They should take you on whatever terms in reply to lskrocki #
Escaping the convention center to gk walk around a bit. Back at 3 for scheduled filming #
@glynnfoster true – I’ve never seen you in heels ; ) in reply to glynnfoster #
quick hotel room break before returning to film #sc09. The missed weekend is beginning to tell on me. #
Filmed an interview w Rob Leland of Sandia. Now awaiting next victim #
And now Florent Parent of Clumeq. Next up: Happy Sithole from Cape Town #
@lbridenne76 huh? Don’t understand the sense of the 2 min video comment in reply to lbridenne76 #
Learning that some folks prefer my “amateur” video setup – less intimidating to be in front of. Helps when they also know me #
Tasting wine at the conv ctr #sc09 – 4 tastes for $6. 1st up “Accolade” which seems pretty much like a prosecco #
@lbridenne76 yup,marketing. It’s okay -I’ve survived marketing before. ; ) and I’ve always operated on the borders anyway in reply to lbridenne76 #
Really liking this 2007 Stuckagain Heights Pinot noir. #
Excellente #
@lbridenne76 interesting, but I’m not convinced it’s relevant to what I do. We get surprisingly long views of long, very technical content. in reply to lbridenne76 #
last night in Portland, wondring what @italylogue and @c_bright will come up with for dinner! ; ) #
had a courteous exchange of views w a couple going to protest “govt health care” at Al Gore’s speech in Portland tonight. #
@mxcia I would love conference socks, but objective is to get your name/brand/logo spread across as much of the visible universe as possible in reply to mxcia #
was going to catch up on some OGB stuff this morning, but wifi in this hotel room is sucking so badly I can’t get much of anywhere #
Starbucks oatmeal for breakfast was a good idea. Wish I liked their coffee as well. #
maybe I should just go to the airport and hope the free wifi there is better #
looking forward to spending some time with my kid next week before she takes off for Italy and Australia. Yes, she takes after her mother #
Puzzled by gift shop items that say “believe”. Believe what? Anything you’re told? #
What I dislike in all this travel is tsa. So tedious. I wish I believed it’s effective #
@davest the wifi at PDX is great! Haven’t tried the coffee yt. in reply to davest #
Slept well enough, but still very tired. Definitely in need of the upcoming holidays. #
@jdlasica maybe I’m missing something here, but – so what? I travel thru airports as much as on roads, and of course my every trip is logged in reply to jdlasica #
cd be very tempted to jump on that Hawaiian Airlines flight to Maui… if I had someone to go with #
Just remembered: I’m going to be 47 soon. It’s been one hell of a year.. #
Lady in my row wearing a mask. I’ll make sure to sneeze on her #
@bklein34 I ve been doing things that wd now be called social media since 1992. Tools are better now, techniques haven’t changed. in reply to bklein34 #
Short course in corp Social media: be there, be nice, be useful. That’s really all there is to it. #
@lbridenne76 ooh nice. Got cites on that? in reply to lbridenne76 #
@dangillmor <shrug> credit system already knows far more about me than govt does – whose motives should I distrust more? in reply to dangillmor #
I understand wanting to look good. But travelling in spike heeled gladiator sandals in winter? #
@dangillmor of course, I work fir mcnealy’s company ; ) in reply to dangillmor #
@jowyang insights such as? Kudos alone aren’t terribly helpful to those who are not @shel in reply to jowyang #
It’s a beautiful sunny day in CO – so what else is new? #
@davest so far I’ve rarely had to shovel it. 😉 in reply to davest #
@dboyll here’s to spending out 47th years as colleagues! in reply to dboyll #
wow, so very, very tired. Better get some caffeine into me so I don’t fall asleep before 7 pm #
@willsnow congratulations! in reply to willsnow #
This will be my first full “holiday season” in the US in 20 years. Not sure I’m mentally prepared for this. Maybe just sleep til January? #
okay, let’s just be upfront about this: I am deeply jealous of anyone who gets to go to TED, let alone speak at it. #
“I would like – if I may – to take you on a strange journey.” #RockyHorrorPictureShow #
been thinking about doing more training-type videos. Completely coincidentally just got handed 15 hours of internal training on CIFs. #
if you work for Sun and want to learn videoblogging, DM me about a workshop I’ll be doing in MPK Dec 16-17 #
@KristineSimon Right now Sun isn’t hiring, and I’m not part of Oracle yet. Wd love to talk after the dust settles! in reply to KristineSimon #
drowning in way too much work, but I feel like giggling. I’m probably certifiable. #
@debworks dunno, maybe I get high from stress? ; ) in reply to debworks #
@pizzocalabro Bella has been reading too much Laurel Hamilton. And her monster boyfriends haven’t been reading enough. in reply to pizzocalabro #
yes, I am leaving the office early. Wanna see some sunshine! #
@mxcia thanks, she”ll mostly be around Sydney, but I’ll keep it in mind in reply to mxcia #
RT @bubbva: my book is published! Solaris Security Essentials! YAY! http://bit.ly/6Rjbd3 I’m an author! #fb #opensolaris #security #
dont’ know if my current evil mood is a cause or an effect of yet another headache. I shall attempt a beer cure. #
RT @pizzocalabro: Palin finally comes clean about her porn addiction. http://j.mp/6YGH8r #
RT @jeffreytaylor: Join the flashmeeting with #vlogeurope09: http://bit.ly/8ng5cd #
talking with my vlogeurope peeps about monetizing. (I’m the corporate shill in the bunch) #
had a crucial, totally unexpected conversation w dad. in trying to understand one relationship mess, I almost accidentally sort out another. #
@mfernest can you be more specific: which technologies? FYI, about to release 7 hours of advanced SGE administration in reply to mfernest #
@QueenRania that’s what you get when you live in a town called Forks – vampire or werewolf, all the good normal guys are taken. 😉 in reply to QueenRania #
my exciting activities for the weekend include ironing, dusting, vacuuming, cooking and (thank zod!) a massage #
oh, and ripping another 15 hours of video from tape… #
finally got around to opening envelopes and filing. Rewarded by $75 in checks to cash that I didn’t know about. $75/hr = not bad #
decided to pay for SmugMug, because I trust @DonMacAskill to keep my photos safely backed up #
@giovanni The queestion is whether unemployment would have been worse without that investment. Got any figures on that? in reply to giovanni #
one American thing I have a huge problem with: keeping the TV on ALL THE TIME. I didn’t grow up with this, I can’t concentrate. #
@giovanni I have close experience of natl health systems in the UK & Italy. Neither is perfect, but both are good enough and there for all. in reply to giovanni #
@giovanni …and I find it shameful that the world’s wealthiest country can’t do at least that much to protect its most vulnerable citizens in reply to giovanni #
@nautibitz growing up with constant flamenco guitar in the house surely explains something. 😉 Yeah, the news drove me crazy especially. in reply to nautibitz #
the Chris massage was amazing, as always. Sore now but my body will be thankful for it eventually. #
making plans to fill in my one free weekend between now and next year with a visit to a very dear old friend in Phoenix. Whee! #
I probably spend way too much on travel… #
@italylogue LOL. Truly spoken: it is not possible to spend too much on travel, especially when there are fine friends to see everywhere. in reply to italylogue #
@LusciousPear I almost always have friends to stay with, or else the mother ship pays for it. in reply to LusciousPear #
@MrsThinGuy Wayne Brady? Oh way too cool! in reply to MrsThinGuy #
I use the iGoogle weather widget to keep an eye on the weather in my upcoming destinations. It’s ridiculously long now. All warmer than here #
@LusciousPear yup, I love my Snorcle, and hope it continues to love me back. in reply to LusciousPear #
at any rate, Mamma Snorcle should be happy I am doing video rough edits all weekend so folks can see at least raw footage from recent events #

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-11-15: Portland OR

November 15, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

@bklein34 sometime I will have to go to a game with you to try to experience it through the eyes of a real fan. Then I might get it. in reply to bklein34 #
@vitoriosassi wish I was going with you! Tho it’s a little early in the day here to be thinking about churrasca… in reply to vitoriosassi #
my moods are so driven by sunlight these days, it’s a good thing I live in Colorado with 300 days of sunshine a year. #
@Britopian http://bit.ly/34joWN in reply to Britopian #
saw “Where the Wild Things Are”. That screaming, helpless fury felt all too familiar. As does the mother’s helplessness to make everybody ok #
“The mother has sacrificed something for her sonâ€™s comfort, & his obliviousness is the appropriate & desired response.” http://bit.ly/1MuKjS #
@ThinGuy wtf? who is this? can’t tell from the blog in reply to ThinGuy #
does anyone know why FinalCut Pro often downloads video out of sync with the audio? Can’t figure out why it happens, when it happens. #
processing lots and lots of video from #lisa09 – would like to get through a good portion of this before the next big events I’m filming #
@serendipitousP Sun sponsored the video & streaming, so someone else filmed the sessions and I get the files. Filmed Sun BoFs myself. in reply to serendipitousP #
@ben a video lackey! I like the term. What I’m actually doing is training other people to videoblog. But I enjjoy it, and it lets me travel. in reply to ben #
LISA ’09 Technical Sessions – Videos and slides of the presentations now available to attendees and USENIX members http://bit.ly/LMsEV #
@serendipitousP sorry we didn’t meet there. Where are you usually? in reply to serendipitousP #
Videoblogging for Sun: Numbers Update – Un Posto al Sole http://bit.ly/44fovL #
Hate being in the back of the plane; takes too long to get out. Otoh, I’d have to wait fir checked bag anyway. #
home from a great trip. Thanks to M for saying “It will get better” and S for saying things that few people dare to, but which need saying. #
ZFS in the Trenches: Ben Rockwood at LISA ’09 – Sun Video http://bit.ly/2ObFPh #
In the Crucial Conversations class. So far useful; wish I’d had it years ago #
“focus on what you really want”. For me the prob has always been knowing what I want, instead of settling for what I think I can get. #
Little Shop of Performance Horrors – Part 3 – Sun Video http://bit.ly/2gXwCP Brendan Gregg speaking #
“We do have serious complainers, so we have to do our job properly,” http://bit.ly/4BZRTF – EU! – just whine, whine, whine all the time #
@RaggedPoint as far as I can tell, Larry has stated it very clearly. in reply to RaggedPoint #
today it’s supposed to hit 70 degrees here in CO, and Sunday it’s supposed to snow. But I’ll be in Portland where, of course, it will rain #
so do not feel like class today. not a good point in my life to be reflecting on crucial conversations I shd have had years ago #
#tweettoast will do as an excuse for a much-needed beer, which will probably be fatal when I need to get some food in me & get back to work #
@ThinGuy no, nothing fatal really in a beer – it’ll just make me sleepy, and I’ve got work to do in reply to ThinGuy #
uh oh. My kid is on Twitter. Now she’ll know everything about me. 😉 #
suitcase packed for tomw evening’s flight to Portland OR. filming/streaming video Sat, Sun, Mon, student party Sun night, collapse Tues #
@italylogue Thai is always good. I think I’m free Wednesday night in reply to italylogue #
really irritated that bit.ly’s password reminder feature does not work properly #
got a late start on the day (as planned), but that messed me up for lunch – didn’t realize the Sun dining hall closes at 1 on Fridays! #
a long overdue return to the city of my birth: I’ll be in New Orleans Dec 28- New Year’s! Suggestions? #
Of course the moment I have to drove to the airport the snow starts. Didn’t even know it wading today’s forecast. But I Made it #
Booked two trips in 15 mins before I left the office. I think I was a travel agent in some other life #
Headed for Portland to join my HPC buds for SC09. hard work ahead, but fun. #
Don’t see the attraction of facial hardware. I’d be afraid of catching it on something. Like braces, only worse #
@WriteRCastle fri 13th is an American superstition. Italians worry about Friday the 17th in reply to WriteRCastle #
Buncha young people traveling together to Portland. What odds they’ll show up at our sc09 party for students? Not sure yet if they’re geeks #
@NathanFillion damn! Wd have loved to see what Joss wd do with you in Dollhouse. Never will get over Caleb – massively creepy. in reply to NathanFillion #
Wd be really nice if the only empty seat on this plane turned out to be in my row. I seem to get lucky that way. #
Yep, we’ll be de-icing #
@ayounge yup. One of the many fun parts of my job: I get to throw parties in reply to ayounge #
It’s better to be rich in friends than rich in possessions. You realize this when you’re packing to move. #
@bubbva I shd visit the NOLA cemeteries to say hi to my ancestors in reply to bubbva #
@ayounge are you coming to sc09? in reply to ayounge #
@jimgris We’re offline all weekend. Take a break and enjoy it! in reply to jimgris #
Dad had op to remove a pea from his lung. finally located the cause of all the infections he’s had for the past 2 years, now can get well. #
bought a $10 foam throw cushion to use as a travel pillow – hotel pillows too squishy. Works great! Neck happy this morning. #
YouTube – The Making of “Shouting in the Datacenter” http://bit.ly/BanoO #
got this song stuck in my head today: I’ve Got the Music in Me http://bit.ly/3HJua – “when something gets in my way I go round it” #
stupid headline of the day “Trial Venue Leaves 9/11 Families Angry or Satisfied”. What about those who are merely indifferent? #
@lskrocki 3 years, they say. I hate to think what it looked like when they took it out. Maybe lungs excrete some sort of preservative? in reply to lskrocki #
getting set up to film Sun’s HPC Consortium in sunny Portland http://bit.ly/TczP7 #
won’t be live-tweeting this one; it’s hard to know in advance what’s NDA #
Portland has WiMax? Cool! #
@c_bright I’ll be entirely in conference room through Monday, hope to get out a little on Tues-Weds. Ah, yes, the glamor of corporate travel in reply to c_bright #
when a speaker stands still behind the podium, I have very little to do. Which can be either relaxing or boring. #
I actually have more fun with the speakers I have to chase. You know who you are. #
discussing the physics of cooling datacenters. Sun: We Do Cool Stuff. (pun intended) #
Kid knows I’m filming & not to call unless it’s an emergency. So she calls. Car accident. (No one hurt.) Sigh. #
looking at cool stuff: CLUMEQ Supercomputing Center http://bit.ly/3La28N #
using excess datacenter heat to heat a nearby building – seems like a no-brainer. #
you know you’re in the presence of geeks when someone defines cable trays as “sexy” #
it’s a bit scary how many of these folks I have already met and/or filmed #
ouch. There are only three women in this room besides me, and I’m not an attendee. We need more girl supergeeks! #
“days of kill a post-doc to run stuff is hard to sustain in current environment” ie you can’t derail a PhD into sysadmin duties #
“We have all these wonderful [computing] clouds, you bring up Joni Mitchell songs…” #
@nonstick LOL You could call my dad a lot of things, but “princess” is definitely not one of them. in reply to nonstick #
climate & HPC means we get to see amazing graphics – the oceans “breathing”, with tides going in and out in blue and red #
the computing difficulties of modelling cloud behavior. We’re talking about vapory clouds in the actual sky here, not compute clouds. #
need to be able to simulate 5 yrs per wall-clock day. We’re an order of magnitude off. #
lack of grad students in computational science #
interesting listen to an American accent talking about what “we” have in the Australian climate #
filming an HPC preso while editing a cloud one #
Countries Beginning with I “Woodstock School Class of â€˜81 and Others, in 1980 ” http://bit.ly/1194h9 – photo gallery, including India travel #
“I’ll give you a double click on that in a moment” – never heard it phrased quite that way before. #
“I’m just gonna call it Amber Road because the alternative is too hard to spit out” #
occurs to me that I should really try to visit Sydney while Ross will be there. Not sure whether time or money will permit, though. #
RT @danigula: Helen Fisher studies the brain in love | Video on TED.com: http://bit.ly/3q9aqd v #
Helen Fisher video -> curiosity -> chemistry.com test (yes, I qualify). Among results: apparently I have more testosterone than estrogen? #
@jscarp glad you’re home. in reply to jscarp #

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November 14, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-10-25: San Francisco, CO

October 25, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

a team-building exercise that totally makes my day: http://bit.ly/3VS0dm #
for the first time in my life, a pair of glasses broke on me. Now I really look like a geek with the lens taped to the frame. #
“With the swirling violins, fighting and constant cries for liberty, it’s like spending 2 hours inside Bossi’s brain.” http://bit.ly/4ugR4L #
plans for today: “South Pacific” with @jeffreytaylor then a nice dinner with Jeffrey & John to thank them for their hospitality & friendship #
“with Berlusconi as your prime minister, you don’t have to take yourself too seriously.” http://bit.ly/18Urrc #
I am an unabashed fan of musicals. I wish people burst into song in real life more often. #
Excellent dinner at Town Hall inSF. Neo American country cooking. #
@ThinGuy cornmeal-friend oysters, fried chicken with collard greens and mashed potatoes, fondue…and champagne for a birthday in reply to ThinGuy #
xkcd – Certainty http://bit.ly/4bKk3a – explains a few things… #
South Pacific yesterday was good, not stellar. But WTF is up with people arriving – and TALKING – during the overture? Very very rude. #
eating baguette toast with fig jam, drinking coffee, editing video. For once, getting the video out pretty close to the event #
@davewiner I think I saw those same mugs on the Embarcadero yesterday. Didn’t buy several very applicable ones, not to give the game away. in reply to davewiner #
RT @jeffreytaylor: Anonymous donors have issued a challenge for @RestoreEquality on behalf of the @CourageCampaign! http://bit.ly/1gb8yy #
Heading for sfo. It’s been a good – no, great! – visit in many and various ways. #
Amateur travelers argh! #
@bubbva at BRM we have s clothing-optional teaming area ; ) in reply to bubbva #
Damn you SFO! Why no free wifi? #
@OrganizeFISH the faux pas was not going up to use an empty checkin terminal and forcing me to wait til the agent told them it was okay. in reply to OrganizeFISH #
@lskrocki I resemble that remark! Practically everyone I know is a weirdo, one way or another. Dad’s FB profile says he’s “a 70 YO teenager” in reply to lskrocki #
Editing video at the airport. I should have gotten a 15″ Macbook instead of 17″. Then I’d carry it around and get more editing done. #
Everyone buys the same boring black luggage, then have to put colored ribbons etc to distinguish them. Why not just buy a colorful bag? #
@creepyed doesn’t have to be fave, just easy to spot. So I have Big Pink, Big Blue, Small Aqua… in reply to creepyed #
@KeithBurtis not to pick on you, but for the rest of us wd be more interesting to give some hint what the interesting convos wr about. in reply to KeithBurtis #
@creepyed travel is a gift you give yourself, so sparkly ribbons are entirely appropriate in reply to creepyed #
@macsun yes, colored bags get dirty. Just makes ’em look well traveled in reply to macsun #
RT @Security_Summit Deadline to register is Oct 26th. Note: you can still register at the conference. http://tinyurl.com/lisa09dp #sysadmin #
Waiting for a gate at DIA. Bored now. #
Of course the guy in the pork pie hat and retro shirt has a nearly antique suitcase – in great condition. Both stand out = win #
back home, burning through the urgent emails, uploading videos, doing laundry, and oh, yes, might be good to eat some dinner… #
I guess I shouldn’t have looked at work email this evening. It has only made me irritable. #
@missbhavens might be worth waiting a few days to see if you’ve effectively excluded the hacker in reply to missbhavens #
perhaps the cure for my irritability is to retire to a warm bath with a shot of Maker’s Mark and the new Discworld novel… #
@ben great minds ; ) in reply to ben #
@ben I guess the next question is: what are you drinking? in reply to ben #
Videoblogging Tips: Filming Engineers (video – of me, not engineers) http://bit.ly/vs7Rt #
awake way too early. Roomie & I have to talk. Her BF living with us=okay. Exiting garage at 6 am=not – my rms right above, always wakes me. #
“Italy doesnâ€™t award social recognition to women who work outside the home and have an independent income.” http://bit.ly/4Z3Dy #
@davidorban SMAU still survives? Last time I went a few years ago it was looking small & sad compared with its glory days. in reply to davidorban #
came home to a loaded Tivo, don’t know when I’ll have time/inclination to watch any of it #
@KathySierra a brand can’t do any of those things. It has to be done by people, for people, with people. in reply to KathySierra #
Protecting Oracle Applications with Built-In Solaris Security Features – Sun Video http://bit.ly/4BIieG #
I wouldn’t mind so much you “helping” me with this task, if you didn’t keep SCREWING IT UP. #
@u8out good wishes! in reply to u8out #
so a booth layout is just like a living room layout, minus (in this case) the sofa. Right? And where do I put these frickin’ trees? #
RT @ElaineEllis: Looking at hotels for Siena, Italy for Christmas. Recommendations? – I suspect some of my Tweeps can help with that! #
“Sun Microsystems announced plans to slash 3,000 jobs over the next year,” http://bit.ly/2QrfI0 <sigh> here we go again, some more #
hmph. Wasn’t expecting to have to dig out my car this morning. #
finally got enough sleep = in a good mood right now, in spite of a number of reasons to be highly irritated. So – nobody spoil it! #
a taste of what’s coming at the Solaris Security Summit http://bit.ly/1SVm3G – video: http://bit.ly/19B0bm #
calling CO techies! Brendan Gregg Talk “Little Shop of Performance Horrors,” Thurs Oct 29th at the Front Range OSUG – http://bit.ly/2p7F0Y #
RT @jwillie: How to Market an Offline Event Online. Another excellent blog post from @ChrisBrogan. Truly on target! http://ow.ly/vGOa XLENT! #
“the mammone problem is rooted in the economic precariousness of a debt-ridden nation that has been in gradual decline” http://bit.ly/2S8LZg #
a large burden that I wasn’t particularly keen on has been lifted from my shoulders – yay! Now what do I with with unexpected spare time? #
@empoprises warthog is a different animal from wild boar. Wild boar is yummy. Warthog I’ve never tried. in reply to empoprises #
SC09 in Portland is now definitively on my travel schedule – I’ll be filming Sun’s HPC consortium and probably more show floor footage #
@saraford aww. If I was there, I would definitely hug you! in reply to saraford #
doing so many things, meeting so many people, that “ci lascio lo zampino” everywhere http://bit.ly/4gLN1I #
@italylogue Nov 13-19. Meet up? in reply to italylogue #
RT @macsun: New whitepaper on Virt Machine Hypervisor Storage Interface: http://bit.ly/16KMbB from SNIA #
my monthly attack on my enormous video status spreadsheet. Damn there’s a lot of it! #
amused at how my connections on various media/networks reflect who I was most in touch with at the time. Skype is now a blast from the past #
The Economist “this would be an unprecedented assault on Italyâ€™s post-war legal order.” http://bit.ly/tBimx #
RT @Security_Summit: Only a few days left to register online for the security summit.http://wikis.sun.com/display/secsummit09/ # #
@davewiner I could think of a major piece of snark to add to that, but will restrain myself… in reply to davewiner #
@davewiner but somehow PC guys comes out more likeable, less snotty-nosed kid in reply to davewiner #
a beautiful bird seems to be thinking about nesting outside my office window. I think it’s some kind of woodpecker. Need to find a picture #
RT @vdotw: @Cdash @shawnferry You’re a fun pair to have dinner with. – and don’t forget to come up to B’more for LISA. Dinner Monday Nov 2? #
@davewiner okay, can’t resist this time: since you’re going to San Quentin with Guy and Scoble, can you just leave them there? ; ) in reply to davewiner #
I was in fine voice in the car this morning, singing this: http://bit.ly/2xDNdH #
@davewiner who said I was joking? ; ) in reply to davewiner #
another video from #00w09 Optimizing & Managing Simulation Runs with Intel Flash & Oracle & MSC Software – Sun Video http://bit.ly/2yRbyu #
wow it’s been a long week, feels like I spent it entirely pushing on strands of limp spaghetti. How many projects am I still managing…? #
oh, great. Dreamhost thinks I’ve been hacked so they’ve disabled my site and now I have to figure out how to fix it. Just what I need tonite #
@jeffreytaylor I had just upgraded WP earlier today! in reply to jeffreytaylor #
got my website back #
today alumni of Woodstock School (India) get together worldwide, including distinguished alum Chris Anderson (TED) http://bit.ly/2uiAa3 #
looking forward to dinner in Arvada tonight, where I’ll see a high school friend I haven’t seen since 1981. Part of my Woodstock family. #
a bit of nostalgia for my classmates Â» Woodstock School Class of â€˜81 â€“ 9th Grade http://bit.ly/1oQlCF #
@saraford purely keyword based. I’ve seen ads for Lemon Pledge show up on articles abou the Pledge of Allegiance in reply to saraford #
after a long week of confict and stress, feeling fragile today. But the sun is shining and tomorrow will be better. #
@jeffreytaylor Go! in reply to jeffreytaylor #
just found something cool a cousin of mine is doing: Port Hudson Organics – A Louisiana CSA http://bit.ly/3ckhQt #
Strangely relaxed after spa torture. #
@bklein34 how bulky is it? I might want it in reply to bklein34 #
everything old is new again: spent the day catching up with former colleagues, old friends, and fellow alumni of Woodstock School. #

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Woodstock Class of ’81: Graduation

October 25, 2009 Deirdre Straughan Leave a comment

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