I wandered into three buildings featured in Toronto's “Doors Open”
weekend. Beautiful, beautiful architecture and interesting stories. =)
I particularly liked the stained glass windows and the huge libraries,
although the captions in the military exhibits were also strangely
amusing…

It's a good thing that I've been cramming my paper all day, or I would've felt seriously upset about missing web 2.0 for good, an unconference on social software for social change. Mumble! Actually, no, I still feel annoyed because it hadn't been on my radar at all. That's what I get for not watching Upcoming.org as often as I should. Blast blast blast blast blast. Next time…

I'm sitting in the Linux Caffe working over a wireless connection, having just polished off another cup of their excellent hot chocolate. And it's not just any hot chocolate, mind you. It's open source and version-controlled through an internal Subversion repository.

It's really a geek haven. Computer books fill the
windows and the shelves. Laptops are out, open, and plugged in.
Assorted penguin buttons are on sale.

It's a great place to run into people. On the way in, I chatted with a
biologist who's working on bringing the ideas of open source to genome
research. I'm sitting across a geekette with mad AIX skills. David,
the proprietor, is always fun to chat with about everything from the
local geek scene to the latest chocolate concoctions.

I think I've found a good home for my get-togethers. I want to get to
know a lot of people, and I want them to get to know each other, too.
It's difficult to entertain at the Graduate House because of the
security restrictions and the way our suite is laid out; I don't have
enough space to entertain. Hosting get-togethers at the Linux Caffe
promotes something I believe in, offers people more variety and
choice, and makes it easier for me to focus on people.

Let's make that happen. Next Friday, I'll have a get-together here. I
hope to eventually turn that into a lecture series, so that I get to
learn about interesting things from very interesting people. Perfect… =)

Announcement from Emily:

This Monday is our end-of-class Milonga! Dress will be semi-formal —
so here's your chance to take a break from papers and studying, get
dressed up, introduce your friends to the tango, and show off your
dancing skills.

There will be tango demonstrations, a quick crash course for beginners, and you
know the food will be good. You can bring your favourite snacks, too.

Monday, March 20th
6-8pm
FREE for club members, $3 for guests

Location: downstairs at the Wolfond Centre/Hillel — 36 Harbord Street, at Huron
Street, between Spadina and St. George, a bit south of Bloor Street.

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