On Vacations of Leisure and of Work (PAX)

Corvus Elrod invited me onto a panel discussion on Murder, Sex, & Drugs at PAX. I'm looking forward (with a smidge of anxiety) to contributing meaningfully to the discussion. Also in my PAX-related news department is that due to the vagaries of air travel using point systems I've ended up with a couple extra nights in Bellevue beyond PAX. I'm trying to figure out the most productive use of the extra time, and would entertain any additional suggestions on people to meet in the Seattle/Bellevue area Wednesday night (Sept 2nd) or Thursday. (There would also be Sunday after PAX or Monday (Labor Day).) I've seen much of the touristy stuff in the area, so I do mean "people to meet", and to be completely frank my best case at this point is to find people that might be potentially interested in hiring me.

Plus, there is all the usual amount of work that I'm putting into getting my projects into interesting arrangements for PAX. The panel will be a great marketing opportunity should I have useful things to market...

Last week was a vacation week. My family and I spent a few days on a houseboat on Kentucky's beautiful (man-made) Lake Cumberland. I wrote several blog posts in the calm lake water and I may or may not dredge them out of placid etherealness into actual blog posts. In case anyone wants to make a request for my thoughts, here's the highlights of my lazy recreation:

• I wrote about what I think should be done for Jurassic Park 4: I think it is past time to return to Isla Nublar (most of what I love is the theme park aspects to the first film), and have two simple concepts. I can explain them ...

Anniversary Number 6

Today marks the start of my 7th year posting stuff to worldmaker.net. It also signals that it has been six years since my College Freshman Orientation summer. I don't have much interesting to add, just that this has been an anniversary that in the past I've marked with launching significant website revamps of one sort or another, and felt that it should at least be marked by words as it passes by this year.