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Our way to Drupalcon

Quickly before I go to dinner with the rest of the Motion Media team I wanted to share some photos from today.

Like I mentioned, we are set up in the hotel just blocks away from the conference centre and have already been able to walk around and get our bearings.

To Drupalcon

From the air somewhere out side of Chicago. Was a nice flight, clear and sunny.

To Drupalcon

This is when I surprised Andrew with the camera.

To Drupalcon

And then he tried to get Mike’s attention and surprised him.

To Drupalcon

Then there is this unflattering picture on me, with the always beautiful Dayna.

To Drupalcon

Finally, the view from Mike and I’s 16th floor room view. Lake is just beyond the building to the right.

In Chicago for Drupalcon

Well I hope you read Ptarmi Bob’s post on traveling to Chicago. We are going for a Web Development  Conference called Drupalcon.

I would like to blog abtout the sessions and what I learn while in the conference, but may do that on With Media, or even possibly the Motion Media Blog. As for all the fun adventures we go on, I think I’ll do that here.

Just so you know, there may be a couple mouth drooling posts on Chicago Deep Dish Pizza, cause I’m not going to miss the opportunity to blog about them.

Kyle in the plane

By the way, I’m currently in the plane writing this because there is no in flight movie. Also if anyone has any recommendations for things to do in Chicago let me know in the comments.

On the road to Edmonton

This morning we left Fort St John on our way to Edmonton. This is our first leg of the Drupalcon Trip with the Motion Media team.

It is about an 8 hour drive to Edmonton and then tomorrow morning we fly directly to Chicago.

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The picture makes it look like I’m the one driving, but I’m not I’m a passenger. We’ll see you in Edmonton.

Kitchen table Jeep thought.

I am sitting at the table in our kitchen eating breakfast. I just started the company vehicle and started to think about my Jeep. It is currently in the shop getting looked at, as you know. I then started to think about how the timing couldn’t have been better for it to break a line of some sort.

It already needed to go in due to a minor fuel issue, I think, but of course I procrastinate because I don’t have a lot of money and I wouldn’t be without a vehicle. So now having it break a fluid line rendering it undrivable and me leaving town in a 2 day the perfect time to go into the shop is here. I wont need it while away so they can have it for a full week.

The one down fall though, is of course money. As I will be going away I will not be working and I will most likely be spending a little more. Such is life though.

Jeep is in the shop!

Yesterday my Jeep decided spit out a bunch of fluid while I was waiting for it to warm up. Sadly I didn’t know what it was. First thought was Tranny Fluid cause it was orange, but then I remembered that Tranny Fluid is red, and I even check it. I then thought it was oil for some reason, don’t know why.

Then this morning I scheduled it to go into a local mechanic shop and I thought I would have to get it towed there. Of course me being me I decided I would “try” to drive it there as it is only a block or two away. When I fired it up, it made its noise it made the day before, but as I backed out I realized that the steering wheel was solid, which then brought me to the idea that it was a Power-Steering line I broke, which made sense.

HDR Testing

I can not be certain that, that is the problem, but I am hoping that it is the problem. It is also getting checked out for a RMP issue it seems to have when driving and idling.