Right, so, it’s all come together this week, finally. Contiki got back to me Wednesday to confirm that I did have a place on the tour. So I quickly set about organising flights. I’d realised, or at least become vaguely aware, by this point that I was in fact unwittingly planning to travel around Easter,… Read more
Last Monday Rob, Tony & I went up to King Lake, not far from Rob’s place, for a wander round. Tony & I were up bright an early for it – I left dad’s well before 7am – which was tiring for me, but I survived. Tony had to pick up two of his aunts… Read more
My passport came back, complete with visa, the Monday after the interview (last week). So I’ve been making plans now for flights and the actual move. My boss suggested a holiday first, which is a great idea of course, but pretty tricky to pull off on such short notice. After much searching about, I decided… Read more
I sit right now in San Francisco International Airport, in the gate lounge along with a good dozen or so of my compatriots, many sporting the popular “Veni. Vidi. Codi.” shirts from the conference. We’re all flying out together on the same flight, which starts boarding in a little over an hour and a half.… Read more
Today was Student Sunday – a special day for WWDC student attendees with presentations from various people and a chance to get acclimated and socialised. It ran a bit smoother than last year, although was less hands on; last year they ran a CoreData lab (full of shiny iMacs) which Wil Shipley directed with the… Read more
I had planned on going down to Mt. Eliza Thursday afternoon, after the NET lab tour of the tunnels and the ITS server room, but Roxanne called up Wednesday with a bit of a problem – her computer was acting oddly and her files were gone. Long story short it appears her brother ran the… Read more
So, how’s this for bizarre – Stefan was working over last summer in Las Vegas. Yes, just a few hours away across one measly little border from where I was. He was working at a casino, in fact, although not as a high-rolling blackjack dealer; some kind of secretarial work or somesuch. It was a… Read more