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I’ve arrived in Banff for the Blogs n’ Dogs conference.  I’d like to present my experience so far in the format of a numerical guide to the conference and city.

-22:  The amount below zero it is right now, in °C.

25 to 45: Number of minutes it takes for exposed skin to freeze at this temparature.

5: layers I wore to go to dinner in the building across the street.

30: Number of people participating in the Blogs n’ Dogs, including faculty, participants and special guests.

11, 1, 1: Number of bottles of beer, wine and whisky consumed so far (but it is the night before the sessions start)

1.75: Average Number of desserts most people ate at the buffet I went to tonight.

1: Number of large climbing walls in the recreation center

1: Number of squash courts

1: Number of gymnasiums

3: Number of swimming pools

8 to 5 to 7: Ratio of digital cameras to computers to people in the room

3: Number of seperate discussions we’ve had about the proper “tag” for this conference (conclusion: blogsndogs)

20: Hours until the conference officiall starts

1384: Meters above sealevel we are

13: Customer service representatives I’ve met at the reception, dining hall, stores in town and driving shuttle

8: Number of customer service representatives who were from Australia

I’ll add more numbers as time goes on.  Feel free to suggest your own.

Update: First BnD post! But second was Sarah Pullman.

Update 2: BnD is not the same as B&D, which is apparently already taken as an acronym.

Overheard

“The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.”

...who said it?

“Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.”

...who said it?

“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.”

...who said it?

“The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.”

...who said it?

“When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we’re still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on—series polygamy—until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter.”

...who said it?

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Blogs n Dogs - Landed!

 

 I'm at the Blogs n Dogs Conference at the Banff Centre -- well, I'm AT the Banff Centre, and the conference starts on Monday. The geeking started several hours ago, though. I've been sitting her

 

Tracked from Sarah Pullman  at  10:20 pm on Dec. 3, 2005

 

 

 

-22? But it's a dry cold, right? Sheesh.

 

Posted by Darren  at  12:44 am on Dec. 4, 2005

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