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but I still do them….

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Finally! I have something worthwhile to post about. Ah just kidding, my life is always so grand and exciting that its hard to get a break from all the razz and matazz. But once in a long while, like now, I do.

Mid-May I’ll be heading down to Guatemala for some fun in the sun. No! OH wait. I’m going down there to attend spanish language school for three weeks in a mid-sized town called Quetzaltenango (’Xela’ pronounced Shayla). I’ll be attending the Ulew Tinimit school.

Along with brushing up and advancing my spanish speaking skills, I’ll hopefully be seeing some cool sights around the mountains. I’ve got a lot of research and prep to do before I go, but this is only my second time to Central America and I’d like to make the most of it. The first was in a tourist mode, and I’d like to think that I am attempting to be more immersive this time. If anyone has tips on things to bring, places to go, let me know. I also need some tips on good backpacks and raincoats for travel. So shoot some comments my way. Thanks!

Also, I have been mildly obsessed with making a real home page lately, not like my crappy current one. One that looks just like Mike Cowlishaw’s, which i would consider to be the apex of all that is dorknical and cool at the same time. Someone please remind me to do this.

Totally got myself a gmail account today from Ms. Dorothy. So email me at adamjk at gmail d0t com so I can test that g-lovin’ stuff out.

Cell/mobile phones are annoying. Atleast in my world. I don’t have one, never have had one. I will eventually have one, but hopefully the world will end before I’m forced into a state of perpetual availability and inconvenience. Yes, inconvenience. I refuse to believe that the annoying things will make my life better unless paired with atleast 2-3 other devices (e.g. mp3 player, camera, pda, etc…). And there really hasn’t been one perfect cell phone created yet.

And damn are they annoying. Andrew Monk and others conducted a survey regarding how annoying they seemed to people listening in on two commuter conversations - one face-to-face and one between two cell phones. The results are obvious. Read it here: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040412.html