What a day. So much has happened in so little time that I feel as if I’m living in several time zones simultaneously.
The day began with a couple of hours work this morning, a little of this and that. The two hours were courtesy of the time change for me: I was up at 5:30 feeling fairly well rested. I wish that were the case all the time. Then a drive out to La Jolla with Ernie and Andy for breakfast at Harry’s Cafe. A delicious breakfast was followed by a sudden effusion of sunlight as we walked along the beach at La Jolla Cove. Sea gulls, sea lions, sea spray, and sunshine; flowers in bloom everywhere; fine-grain salt air. It was good to be alive.
A quick trip back to the airport, and Brian Lamb joins us. The company is nearing completion (that will have to wait until the reception, where Bryan and Gene and Colleen and Patricia and Alan and Julie appear and the circles are knit again). We drive to Point Loma and get some more grub, this time fabulous fish at Point Loma Seafood.
An afternoon ensues. A workshop on e-portfolios, then a newcomers’ meeting where I get to speak my piece about what ELI has meant to me and my school.
And then the aforementioned reception, where I met the CogDog, Alan Levine, for the first time. It was a stirring moment for me, though Alan’s modesty kept him saying “just regular people, just regular people.”
This evening eleven of us board a trolley and head to Old Town Mexican Cafe. The conversation reaches new heights. Even on the trolley ride back.
Before I experience total system collapse (okay, poetic license, but I am very tired) I simply need to say “thanks.” You know who you are.
Get some sleep, Gardner. See you in the morning.
http://infocult.typepad.com/presentations/2006/01/test.html is for the afternoon.
Really wish I could’ve been there with you all this year. But if you, Alan, Cyprien or Brian get onto SubEthaEdit, then hopefully I can chime in to your live collaborative note-taking from Hong Kong. oh no …. I’ve got a sinking feeling that you use a win from my memory of Educause 2004 and this only works on mac. Although there is a similar program for win called MoonEdit.
It is Chinese New year public hols here in Hong Kong so a time for family and a couple of days away from the office, so hopefully I’ll be able to keep in touch with you all through your blogs. Hopefully you’;; all be using an eli2006 tag for your blogs, flickr, del.icio.us, etc
Thanks for the link and warm words, Bryan. I did get some shut-eye but not quite enough. Meal tonight, mebbe? You pick what you want. It doesn’t even have to be In-N-Out (unless you want it to be). Hard to believe it was just two years ago. It still feels to me as if you’ve been part of my mental furniture forever. A cabinet of wonders, natch.
Nick, you oughtta be here. What a cavalcade of stars. Alan Kay. I keep saying that name and shaking my head. Very cool. And the reception last night was like old home week. And new home week. I just wish Cyprien could have made the trek to La Jolla with us. The price of responsibility!
I’ll check out that MoonEdit (I am PC, yes). And my flickr tag for photos is “ELI 2006” (shoulda run it all together, but oh well).
gardner,
From what I know of you , you are certainly not in need of anymore stimulation – baby steps!
Gardner (and Bryan) — those timestamps are terrifying. How can you guys fly like you do without sleeping?
Nick — you are missed.
I think that you had better come home a newly revitalized genius or there will be real trouble!!! Sounds like a good time; we miss you here at the department, but are glad you are making the connections–interesting candidate today–sounds prime for wiki technology!
Ter
No time for baby steps anymore, alas. And these rich hours are all too rare.
They are rich indeed, thanks (a) for staying up late and blogging (if the time stamps are right); (b) for flickr foto-ing; and (c) for the brief time here of crossing paths, a highlight in my book.
The feeling’s mutual.
Gotta check those timestamps. I’m afraid they may be right. 🙂