OSCON finally wrapped up last night - I (rather embarassingly) underestimated my alcohol consumption over a short period of time and got sick, thus being a huge downer on the night ... oops.

Anyways, I asked to extend my departure ticket in Portland a few days, because I really wanted to visit Cannon Beach. So after I dropped all my coworkers off at the airport, I did the hour and a half drive out to Cannon Beach ... and oh my goodness... how gorgeous the drive was! I've always missed the greenery of North Carolina, and this drive only reminded me of the absence of green in San Diego. I took a bunch of pictures, which I'll post once I get back.

Anyways, I'm back in Portland now - I really enjoy this city. People actually drive like decent people here... and the weather has been gorgeous (I love that breezy mid-50s feel with the smell of trees in the air!).

I'm pretty exhausted from the convention - I mostly did booth manning, which forced me to polish my verbal interpersonal skills and stick to our message ("MindTouch Deki is the best open-source wiki with awesome mashup ["integration'"] capabilities"). Let me tell you - conventions are exhausting. You wake up early, you leave later, and then you have to party (I guess the third day I finally broke down on my "no more drinking" rule ... great).

Anyways, I don't have any thoughts regarding work or Deki, which is odd to me, since you would think talking about it for 3 days straight would give me some new insights or conclusions. Weird.

I did have a couple of personal revelations ... I meditated on some lifestyle and personality changes that I need to work on.