Month: December 2016

  • #WinterTrip 2016 Part 5

    #WinterTrip 2016 Part 5

    I’m a bit behind with this post because there’s so much that’s been going on in the past three days as I’ve been in the city, and I’ve been getting back exhausted each night. One of the problems of coming to where something is always happening means that there have to be tradeoffs and decisions…

  • #WinterTrip 2016 Part 4

    #WinterTrip 2016 Part 4

    Contributor Day was pretty comfortable at the end of WordCamp US. I worked with the community team a bit, reminding myself of the many things that I want to work on.  When I get back home this is part of my list of projects that get more of my attention. It becomes hard to make…

  • #WinterTrip 2016 Part 3

    #WinterTrip 2016 Part 3

    The second day of WordCamp US was just as strong as day one. Fairly often this isn’t the case, as attendance at the average camp falls off sharply. This speaks to the strength of the schedule, and the dedication of the attendees. The day started with pumpkin pancakes and bacon, ended with Italian small plates…

  • #WinterTrip 2016 Part 2

    #WinterTrip 2016 Part 2

    Two things that I’m not very comfortable with are doing heavy work from my phone and being in large parties. I’m trying to learn to deal with the first at least, starting with doing all of my travel posts without my laptop. The first day of WordCamp US was a standard blur of bumping into…

  • #WinterTrip 2016 Part 1

    #WinterTrip 2016 Part 1

    I’m trying something that is a little crazy for me. Ten days, two cities, zero laptop. I’m also trying to get back into blogging and I figure I’ll go the easy route: photo blogging! This trip started out with a 6 am flight from Orlando to Philadelphia. We were surprisingly awake upon arrival, and headed…