== Bernie's brain backup of April 2009 ==

=== Negligent ===

Yes, I've neglected to update this blog for a few months.  This isn't because I had nothing
to talk about.  In fact, these months were quite intense, with a lot of notable events, including:

 * 2009 Jan: Visited the [[Pictures/vacation/EastCoast2008|East Coast]] with Silvia
 * 2009 Jan: Attended the [[Pictures/conf/XOCamp2009|XO Camp 2]]
 * 2009 Feb: Attended the [[Pictures/conf/Fosdem2009|Fosdem 2009]] with a few friends from Italy and SugarLabs colleagues
 * 2009 Feb: Visited
 [[Pictures/vacation/brussels_riga_stokholm_2009/Brussels | Brussels]],
 [[Pictures/vacation/brussels_riga_stokholm_2009/Riga | Riga]] and
 [[Pictures/vacation/brussels_riga_stokholm_2009 | Stockholm]] with Tommaso
 * 2009 Mar: Organized a small revival of [[SystemShockBBS]] with a few original users
 * 2009 Apr: Attended a meeting/miniconf in [[Pictures/conf/Bolzano2009|Bolzano]] with WalterBender

I am currently back in Florence, trying to find a way back in the US.


=== Tue, April 14th - Tokyo ===

{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo/SensojiTemple/00081.jpg|The way to the Sensoji temple in Asakusa|maxwidth=800}}

I couldn't resist grabbing a super-cheap round trip to japan, a place I've always wanted
to visit.  By "always", I mean: since when I was in kindergarten, watching great series
like [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Jeeg|SteelJeeg]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazinger_Z|MazingerZ]] on TV.
My dad accepted to accompany me in this trip even though he wasn't particularly fond of Japan. Until now, that is!

The first day was simply amazing, but I'm way to tired to tell a lot about it.
The [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Tokyo|many photos and videos]] that I'm still uploading will hopefully serve
documenting this long day appropriately.

NOTE: if you can't watch the videos embedded in the wiki, get yourself a recent browser featuring HTML5 or
send me a patch adding support for old-style HTML video embedding.