aKademy: Leaving
My last day in Dublin dawns bleak and uninviting. The rain suits my mood, with all the goodbyes I have before me.
This week has been one of revelations. I’ve discovered some amazing people that I feel privilaged to know and to collaborate with. I’ve realised my current direction in KDE is not one I’m happy with, and better still I’ve realised where I want to be.
It looks like this aKademy has been a catalyst for bringing the docs team back together, and I’m looking forward to getting home and starting some work on documentation and the website. The www-devel people have come up with a very good high level overview and I’m feeling very hopeful about making good progress on KDE.org.
Unfortunately, I have to go shopping for a new computer first. This week wasn’t without it’s downs as well as it’s ups, with my luggage going missing for the first few days and my laptop being stolen midweek.
I’m trying not to think of the data that is on my laptop. SSH keys. GPG key. Personal notes, articles, in progress KDE work. Photographs. Personal creative writing that is my soul in concrete form. The less I think about it the better. 12 hours in Sydney airport without any laptop at all is going to be rather uncomfortable. Lucky pencil and paper are easily found.
As I’m leaving, my only regrets are that I wasn’t able to meet those who couldn’t make it. Next year, guys? :)