Seems like a whole mess of leaves fell off the trees between me and the lake over the last couple of days, because suddenly my water view is vastly improved. Of course it's still balmy as ever around here, and I plan to sleep with my windows open again, listening to the sound of the rain and the superbly blowing wind that this evening has been producing.
Back from Day One of Podcamp Boston 2, and feeling very Mission Accomplished about it all. I had exactly three people I wanted to touch base with, and did so with them all.
We left Brooklyn this morning and endured a strangely grueling drive back to Cape Cod that left me foggy-brained and weak. I've only just now started to feel normal again, having dosed myself liberally with all the delicious blogs I didn't have the time to read while on vacation.
I'm still in New York City on vacation, although it's a bit of a busman's holiday, what with all the museum-ing and theater-going I'm spending all my time doing. That, and remembering how to use the NYC subways to do something besides get to Yankee Stadium.
It didn't take long at all to get to Rhinebeck this morning, and the weather was perfect. We just had an absolutely shockingly good meal at a place in town called Terrapin, so I am too glutinous to write anything that makes any sense at all.
Beth Kanter's recent post about the power and recent success of DonorsChoose caught my eye. This recent success story of a blogger garnering a very impressive response in the form of big contributions to DonorsChoose doesn't surprise me at all. It's an awesome idea.
Back from the Technology in the Arts conference, and I am on fire to get started using what I learned in the Podcasting 101 hands-on workshop. As we speak I am downloading Audacity and hooking up that microphone I bought last year to talk to my pals in the UK with.
Another busy day at the Technology in the Arts conference, one which finally required me to stop in my tracks and take an unscheduled break in the form of a much-needed nap this afternoon. When I emerged back into the fray just before dinner, I noticed that I wasn't alone in having noticed a few elements that have been mysteriously absent from this otherwise highly enjoyable gathering.
The Technology in the Arts conference is a hit -- at least with me. It is indescribably refreshing to be among other technologically-inclined folks who work in the arts, just like me. I realize that this is the real, secret reason to go to these conferences, to maintain your tribal membership and get your annual secret decoder ring (talk about useful technology), but it's one thing to know it and quite another thing to experience it.
They just announced that our flight is indeed arriving at the time we (now, delayed) expect it, and that we can plan to board at 10:45 pm. I am starving, and intend to...