Chris,Marc, and Kirk are preparing to attend GnomeDex in October.
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The pics have started to roll in. This is just the beginning. There are many more to come, including ours, as this photo storm has just started.
Fast Eddie's pics
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Nicole's pics
GnomeDex rocked! If you missed it just watch these pages for links to photos and other blogs.
Chris
Ok... so here's where we sit. Literally. Chris, Marc and myself are at a Bell Mobility phone store at a mall near the building where we work and I am posting this from there. Why? Well, at shortly after 10 am this morning, all power to our office building and in fact to a large area around us was disrupted. Spooky? You bet. Serious? Not unless you consider the way it underscores the now perpetual unease felt by everyone in North America and indeed the world following yesterday's events as serious. In any case... early reports say that we won't have power until much later this afternoon. So.... off we go to find a terminal and check on the status of the Gnomedex conference. As you can see from their site, it is still uncertain as to whether the conference will take place at all - however, if it does, the Gnomedexers will be there.
Fingers Crossed
Kirk
Another growth spurt and an unlikely Patron of the Gnomie Arts
Greeting to all of our new readers. The hit stats on our humble Blog have hit the roof (by our standards anyhow)! AS of 5:30 EST we have received over 60 hits. Not exactly Yahoo numbers but we are pleased pink. It is officially one month till Gnomedex! Marc, Kirk and myself have decided to make some more concrete plans for our trip by knocking back a few beer and pizzas tomorrow night. Kirk needs to grab a power inverter to juice up or gadgets while cruising the interstate. We must also decide on any little side trips that might make for an interesting diversion. Got any tips?
I don't want to brag but the gnomies behind this page ponied up BIG US dollars to attend this little shindig. When you factor in the conversion rates for CanaBucks the entrance fee alone was almost $200. Add to this gas for the car, gas from the junk food, hotel accommodation and various other expenses this has turned into a bit of a drain on our funds. I'm not complaining it’s just a fact of life.
Queue the heavenly music.
The Gods of Corporate expenses have smiled upon our little pilgrimage. We decided to ask for the time off basically at the same time. Kirk and Marc report to the Development manager and I report to the VP of Operations here at KTS. While explaining why we wanted the time off we were asked for more information on this whole GnomeDex thing. The upshot of all of this is that KTS is picking up the tab for the entrance fee and kicking in some extra cash for a nice dinner. Sweet!
The three of us wish to thank Martyn Hill and Debi MacDonald for their generous offer.
Cheers
A recent email exchange for you consideration.
--- Debi MacDonald wrote:
> Imagine my surprise at finding you laddies on the internet ... very cool .
> I especially like the mug shots. I haven't read all of the entries..... but so far I can't see where I have been mentioned????
> How is that possible?
> Debi
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Hello Debi,
Thanks for your interest in our Blog. For those of our readers who may not know, Debi is the VP of something or other here at KTS. Unofficially Debi is known affectionately as "Queen Bee." Thats because she's so sweet. I'd like to thank Debi in advance for the time off to attend GnomeDex and any cash or prizes that KTS might throw our way in our never ending quest to increase our knowledge and understanding of this industry.
Three cheers for the Queen Bee!
Chris
I and I hope there be good Roti in Babylon [Des Moines]. I just finished some of the best I've ever tasted. Up until now I've resisted the Pumpkin roti. I just couldn't get past the image of pumpkin pie filling enclosed in a Roti shell slathered with hot sauce but I'd grown too acustomed to the Channa[Chick Pea], Potato and Chicken roti. Hot Damn was it good! I don't quite know how to describe it. It had a soft buttery texture with a dash of their brilliant hot sauce. It was so good that I just had to blog it. Have a look for yourself but I don't believe they deliver.
Jake and Chris are on their way to SF and we here at GnomeDex Preparation are keeping a watchful eye on their progress. Chris plans to keep everyone up to date on their journey via email and video clips of their road trip. Thats what we are also planning to do. All of us have significant others wanting to keep in contact.
We plan to load up the GnomeMobile with a CAN [Car Area Network] for late night Unreal Tournament Death Matches and regular posts to this here blog. Kirk's digital camera will serve up tasty images from the road. We are still unsure of how those images and blog updates will get on the net but I'm sure we can cobble something together.
Can anybody out there recommend a free ISP with full coverage of the US. Let us know you're out there. [email]
L8r