It is the first day of Defcon 11 and it sucks... all of the rooms are full, which means I won't get to hear any of the sessions that I wanted to. I'm stuck in a DNSSEC meeting, which in itself wouldn't be bad, however, I can barely hear the speaker over the constant hum in the background...
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August 03, 2003
Taxonomies, Ontologies, and Object Oriented Programming Paradigms
The most peaceful place in Las Vegas is at the airport terminal waiting for my plane to return home. This weekend has been restful in some ways and disturbing in others. I slept better in my hotel bed than I have in a month at home - distance from the office and associated stresses...
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August 04, 2003
Oklahoma Private Security & Investigating Services
I just finished my first ever paid web project, take a . Nothing fancy, just an intro web page...and I'm not really a designer - it is really just a hobby. If you ever need a Private Investigator...
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August 06, 2003
Catch ya' Later
This will be my last entry for the next two or three weeks. Tomorrow evening I am getting on a plane to New York (without my computer), and the day after that I fly on to Paris and Berlin...
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August 11, 2003
Berlin
I will write of New York when I am in a more serious mood. Maryna and I left New York together on the over night flight to Paris. We had planned to go on to Berlin together...
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August 12, 2003
Grodno, Belarus
Maryna and I went out to see Grodno today. It is almost like a small European town - almost. We went to the town centre and saw some of the sights. I wanted to sit at a cafe because I enjoyed them so much in Germany - not to be in Belarus. We had to go inside for service...
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August 13, 2003
All foreign visitors of Belarus are required to register with the local passport agency, today I went to do this. Maryna's mom had hoped to only show me the best of Grodno, however the passport office is far from the best...
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August 14, 2003
Today, Maryna and I went for a long walk. I wore the sandals Maryna's parents gave me, by the time we returned to the flat I could barely walk - they are the kind of sandals with "massaging" soles.
Today I bought a nice rug for my apartment...
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August 15, 2003
Tonight I am going hunting with Maryna's Dad, her Uncle and a few of their friends. I was concerned by this at first, however I am comfortable with it now. Although non of them speak English, and I speak no Belarussian...
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August 16, 2003
After the Hunt...
Hunting was fun. There weren't many ducks but I got to shoot at one, and later I was able to fire all of the guns. I know everyone thinks I am full-on crazy for hunting with strangers who don't speak my language, and sometimes I question my own lack of fear associations...
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August 17, 2003
Two days later and the bites are still burning and itching. Sitting in the middle of a marsh in Belarus was probably not a great idea afterall. Next time...
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August 18, 2003
I would kill for a root beer right now - icy cold and delicious.
August 19, 2003
Banya
I went to the banya last night. This was the single most interesting experience I have ever had. May I say, there is nothing quite like sitting in a 90 degree Celcius steam room naked with your girl-friend's dad, beating yourself with a VeNik (a bundle of soft-leaved branches)...
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August 20, 2003
Toured Minsk today. Not much to see if your an American Capitalist pig like myself. For those of you who don't know - and most in the U.S. probably don't - Minsk was where the Communist party was formed...
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August 21, 2003
Good Dreams in Minsk
Last night I dreamed of building a laboratory in [Tulsa??], something I normally wouldn't consider. In the dream, I was awarded a large grant - the grant was paid directly to me, not to my affiliated institution. I used the money to purchase a building an renovate it...
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August 22, 2003
Coming Home...
We packed last night for our trip home - it should be interesting to see if we can get all of our new goods packed in our luggage... somethings couldn't be packed until this morning due to laundry...
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August 23, 2003
Leaving Paris
Paris, 1 am Local Time
Just a bit ago Maryna returned from the restroom tailed by two French security guards. They asked us (in French) what we were doing here, when Maryna didn't respond he asked if we spoke English. I was just waking from a , but answered 'yes' quickly...
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August 26, 2003
Back to the grind... I will try to post the entries I made while in Europe - I made them by hand. I will also try to post some of the pictures soon. In a month or so a video may go online *grin* - it depends on how fast I can get a hold of a digital 8 cam 'corder.
