Watching and waiting
There are now only 3 days left until I leave for Dublin, and last night the sinus infection I’ve been carrying for the last month flared up badly, bringing with it fever. I’m tucked up on the couch anxiously checking my temperature and hoping that a day or two of bed-rest will have me in fit form to travel by Friday.
I’m looking forward to finally meeting in the flesh KDE developers with whom I’ve collaborated on and off for the last 2 years. Even after most of my life spent involved with computers it still amazes and awes me that I can work, talk, sympathise, commiserate, and share joy with people whom I have never touched. The KDE community has become a constant, something that steadies me and provides me with direction and purpose when all else is in my life is in upheaval.
KDE is truly a way of life.
I’m also looking forward to buying a ridiculous amount of KDE tshirts and other merchandise to inflict on my friends back in New Zealand.
It wont all be about socialising and picking up cool loots though - I’m also keen to be out there gathering interesting stories as part of the aKademy press team. This will be my first time attending a KDE event so I’ll be relying on sound advice on how to ferret out the newsworthy stories from KDE promotion veterans like Tom. A conference like aKademy provides a great opportunity to raise KDE’s visibility and profile.
If all goes well, I hope to see you all there!