A moment of rest
The next month is pretty busy, with short-staffing and training courses. However I do have a small moment of rest before that starts. Both Friday (tomorrow) and Monday will be spent in my own office, and while I don't have a hope of completing the huge amount of work that I have outstanding, I expect to complete a significant portion.
Yes, I'm calling work "rest". It's restful in comparison to the remainder of the month. There's also the weekend, which will probably also be spent "resting".
SAGE-AU 2005
I've been accepted as both a tutorial presenter and technical speaker (with a double-slot) at SAGE-AU 2005. While the tutorial is on Perl (no surprise there), the presentation is on the joys of starting a small business, and how it can be very different to what most people expect. I've got plenty to write about, my main challenge (as always) is judging my audience.
For those who haven't attended a SAGE-AU conference before, they tend to be extremely well catered, and be filled with incredibly clueful people. It helps that this year has a lagoon, heated swimming pool, beach, and five-star accomodation.
Argh. Of all the years I can't go, this would be one of them. {sigh}It helps that this year has a lagoon, heated swimming pool, beach, and five-star accomodation.
Hopefully, next year will be earlier in the year again (why getting so much later, so that it conflicts with other things I do), and I'll get to go (instead of being denied my visa like last year).
Re:Now they tell me!
pjf on 2005-05-06T12:54:01
Hopefully, next year will be earlier in the year again (why getting so much later, so that it conflicts with other things I do)Hmm, let me look at your schedule: Dragon*Con, followed by two GeekCruises, including Perl Whirl where you are a speaker.
It's a tough choice: the world's largest SF&F convention followed by a cruise in the Caribbean, or hanging out down under with Australia's best and brightest SysAdmins. I can certainly understand how you'd be dissapointed, since I clearly have the better deal.
I'm not quite sure of change in conference dates this year for SAGE-AU. I think it was due to a conflict with another conference, but I'm afraid that I can't for the life of me remember which one.
If you do want an excuse to travel back to Australia, then the next YAPC::AU/OSDC is in the works, although I suspect the dates will end up conflicting with LISA. If not then I hope that I'll have the chance to see you at SAGE-AU 2006.
