August ended up busy, busier than I intended. Balisage was as usual full of interesting discussions although some of the people I’d hoped to see weren’t able to make it this year. I took part in a panel on MathML, figured out (finally) there is an overlap between the overlapping markup discussions and the DOM Level 2 Range specification, and generally enjoyed myself.
Not long after that I left Design Science; I was disappointed it didn’t work out the way I’d hoped, but I did learn a lot about MathML and typesetting mathematics that I didn’t know before.
I’ve spent the last couple of weeks talking to people about different projects in healthcare and publishing, whether it’s something for me to work at or not. It’s good to be able to take time occasionally to see what’s out there, what people are working on. I’ve also been getting ready for the XML Summer School (there are still a couple of spots left in some of the courses if you’re interested in attending). And I’ve been working on learning plans for my children since their teachers are on strike. Khan Academy, Codecademy, and various workbooks to refresh last year’s skills to start with. I hope the strike is resolved before I have to do too much more planning.
At least we managed to spend a few weekends at the cabin for relaxation amongst all of that.