Neal Wilson ✅ @neal@social.typica.us

Considering making a video out of my expo workshop slides. It can't realistically be the full class since random viewers on the Internet won't have the coffee to taste, but it might be a useful resource for other instructors who want to put together a similar class.

Kringle for breakfast. Still need a post-trip grocery run.

The cat was ready to come home. Just finished her house patrol and now ready for cuddles.

Today's lunch.

It was more symmetrical before I took a sip.

Decided to track down the author of that poster that I saw the typo (missing decimal point) in and they've gone back and wrote in the decimal point. Easy fix.

Also got a couple new cat pics.

Got some surprise volunteer merch. Another little scale, a dripper that nobody in my area sells filters for, a couple shirts. Unexpected, but nice.

Finished delivering my class. I think it was well received.

New book, signed. I didn't tell him what to write.

The other book looks rather math heavy, but a quick glance through I think I remember how to read everything that's going on there.

Picked up a bunch of trade magazines and a couple new books. One of the books is signed.

Found out who is teaching the workshop after mine now that I know it's not the usual instructor. The original materials weren't shared so it's a completely different take on the class.

Overhearing people nearby looking forward to my workshop. I don't think they've realized that I'm at the next table over yet.

Also checked out the scientific posters. Someone I know has one up and I'm debating if I should point out the unfortunate typo (missing decimal point) in the results summary.

When I saw the title of the lecture, my immediate reaction was, "oh no, this could be such a train wreck." But then I saw who was delivering that and changed my opinion to, "okay, I'd like to hear what he has to say on that topic."

Because I'm staying at a hotel right across the street from the convention center, I can apparently connect from the little patio area where there are tables I can use to work on stuff between things I'm interested in. There's a roasting lecture from a consultant based not too far from me that I plan to check out soon.

I've been getting my daily proof of life photos of the cat.

Having a coffee made with basically an oversized teabag. It takes a lot of agitation for that to work, which I think diminishes the value of the concept, but it's not bad.

It looks like the situation with the mis-delivered coffees is getting sorted out. It'll probably still be delivered before I'm back home, but my staff will likely not do the product development work on those so I'll have that waiting for me first thing when I get back. I'll probably also have some coffee samples from other suppliers to process.