europe

So after a crazy week or two, the Lullabots and I are heading to the Barcelona Drupalcon. We're looking forward to hanging out, geeking, and meeting up with the rest of the Drupal community. It's my first trip outside the country -- Catherine's bopped around Europe before but I'll be seeing things for the first time. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to play with the camera and I'll flickr my brains out. Woo!

With Drupal 6 entering beta now, momentum in the community is picking up even more. It'll be very interesting to see what new ideas and directions come out of the conference.

To those who've already arrived, see you in 15 hours!

Totally got the third item in that list from @blakehall btw. He's the clever one! — 1 hour ago
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Know Drupal? Dig wrestling? Looks like the WWE is hiring... http://j.mp/bSu4pB — 2 days ago
I want to be the Malcolm Gladwell of Drupal APIs. My breakout book will be named 'Clear Cache.' — 4 days ago

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Worship power, you will end up feeling weak and afraid, and you will need ever more power over others to numb you to your own fear. Worship your intellect, being seen as smart, you will end up feeling stupid, a fraud, always on the verge of being found out. But the insidious thing about these forms of worship is not that they're evil or sinful, it's that they're unconscious. They are default settings.

— David Foster Wallace

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