This happens to other people.
00:34 Monday 10 Jul 06
I’m going to San Francisco.
I’m going to meet Matt (again), Ryan, Andy, Donncha and Toni so the whole of Automattic will be in one place. I’ve known for a few days but I still find it gobsmacking that I’m going. I just sit here in my house answering things and in the last few months ….. this is what I read on other blogs. This is what other people do when they go here, fly there, see this, experience that. And now I get to. I’ve never been on a plane on my own before. I was a nurse for most of my past life – closest I got to travel was a minibus with dodgy bodywork. It’s going to be really good to meet everyone though, put voices to text…..
I’m away for D’s 16th birthday. Have never missed a birthday of either of the girls but D says it’s cool by her. It’s also going to be the longest I’ve been away from Jacq too. So it’s strange, happy, sad, excited and just plain amazed. If someone had said to me even 3 months ago …..
Matt has also just announced WordCamp 2006 in San Francisco that week so that’s something else new… weird… this just doesn’t happen to me. It’s not that I don’t mind, it’s not that I don’t think I’ll love it…I just find this quite surreal simply because it is so completely different – lived in the same village for 17 years and now I’ll be in the same city as thousands of bouncy balls.
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m really looking forward to it, meeting people I talk to every day online, hacking on WordPress stuff and taking lots and lots of photos. I’m not the only one making the trip across the Atlantic either; Mark is flying over too!
09:41 Monday 10 Jul 06
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Wow, way cool! Make sure that you grab at least one of those bouncy balls as a souvenir.
09:47 Monday 10 Jul 06
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10:43 Monday 10 Jul 06
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Excellent stuff, I hope you have a ball! (No pun intended.) :)
13:58 Monday 10 Jul 06
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[...] Both Mark and Donncha will be coming across the seas to be there. [...]
14:21 Monday 10 Jul 06
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I was the same when I went there (well to Pleasanton actually, but I had a day in San Fran). It’s most odd to be the one boarding the plane, leaving others behind.
I’m sure you’ll have a great time and say hi to “Bush Man” if you visit the piers (you’ll know him when you see him).
16:05 Monday 10 Jul 06
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Remember though, D says it’s cool (as long as she gets a great birthday present from San Francisco on your return!!)
21:14 Monday 10 Jul 06
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[...] So there’s only one way forward as I see it – Mark, Donncha, you’ve got to convince Matt that you need a European WordCamp next year (I can get to London easily, that’ll do nicely) then I promise I’ll attend! [...]
00:25 Tuesday 11 Jul 06
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Looking forward to finally meeting you, Mark. :)
02:39 Thursday 13 Jul 06