[05:07] <nhaines> pleia2: thanks for the tweet thing!
[05:08] <pleia2> :)
[05:09] <pleia2> did fb and G+ too
[05:09] <nhaines> I'm not sure why I didn't think about G+!
[05:10] <nhaines> I'm thinking of ordering Ubuntu Icons shirts for booth volunteers this year: https://shop.canonical.com/product_info.php?products_id=1007
[05:10] <darthrobot`> Title: [Canonical Store]
[05:12] <pleia2> I have no ideas for talks \o/
[05:12] <pleia2> but day 1 overlaps with the open infra event I'm running anyway
[05:12] <nhaines> Ubuntu vs. Arch, and why nano trumps vi.
[05:13] <pleia2> good grief
[05:13] <pleia2> types of penguins and how to identify them
[05:13] <pleia2> much more my speed right now ;)
[05:13] <nhaines> "When the Gentoo penguin actually *isn't* the fastest!"
[05:14] <pleia2> I could use someone else helping with moderation of the mailing list
[05:15] <pleia2> nhaines: just let an email through of yours from wrong-address a couple days ago
[05:15] <pleia2> but the queue had piled up a bit while I've been down under
[05:18] <nhaines> pleia2: it's okay.  I meant to repost with my Ubuntu address instead of the personal one I used on accident.  But timing's good because SCALE put up "UbuCon SCALE pass"es without telling us, and promo codes weren't working until about 7 hours ago.
[05:19] <pleia2> hah :)
[05:19] <nhaines> Someone noticed and mentioned it to me, and SCALE had it fixed 20 minutes later.  :)
[05:22] <pleia2> ah yes, I like the Icons t-shirt (airport lounge wifi was having a hard time with the page, finally loaded at some point!)
[05:27] <nhaines> Yay!  \o/
[05:28] <nhaines> I like the yakkety shirt but we'll probably give those out at UbuCon, maybe.  :)
[05:31] <pleia2> nhaines: so, fine or medium point fountain pens?
[05:32] <nhaines> Fine!
[05:32] <nhaines> I write tiny and ink feathers!
[05:33] <pleia2> I've been using a fine point one as I learn how to write with it
[05:33] <pleia2> but just ordered some medium disposable ones, because they have pink ink
[05:33] <nhaines> <3
[05:34] <nhaines> I'm almost out of ink... running low.  I might just order some Lamy blue ink, because then I can reuse the ink bottle.  Not that my crystal cut inkwell isn't cute!  (But it's also not airtight.)
[05:34] <pleia2> I just got a 10(!) pack of ink for my pen, I left it sitting point down for a year and... it didn't like that
[05:34] <pleia2> while I was in tasmania I bought a pen case made of tasmanian wood so my collection can sit horizontally :)
[05:35] <nhaines> I'm very happy with the Private Reserve, but the bottle are tall.  But on the other hand, I've been refilling the piston converter and not drawing the ink up through the nib, so that didn't help.
[05:35] <pleia2> I can't be trusted with a bottle
[05:35] <nhaines> Ooh.  :)  Well, if it's metal or plastic, just take the nib off the feeder and throw it in some clean, cold water for a night or two, then it'll be good as new.
[05:36] <pleia2> yeah, I did the water thing, but all the ink had leaked out ;)
[05:36] <pleia2> into the cap, which I noticed after getting ink all over my hands \o/
[05:36] <nhaines> Ha, I took a bottle when I picked up my friends from the airport (back from NZ, not AU!) and babysat the weekend and a couple school days, and grabbed a box with an ink bottle so I could keep track of my time when I worked while he was at school.
[05:36] <pleia2> it didn't just pour out, it slowly leaked as I fiddled with it
[05:36] <pleia2> I'm in NZ right now
[05:36] <nhaines> Monday came around and I opened up the box and pulled out an empty bottle!  Grabbed the old box!
[05:37] <pleia2> (layover)
[05:37] <pleia2> haha, oops
[05:37] <nhaines> So I just had to use the very pleasant gel ink pen I keep in my bag for when I'm camping in case I need to write.  Was still mad though.
[05:37]  * pleia2 nods
[05:38] <pleia2> alright, I should start making my way to the next plane
[05:38] <nhaines> On the bright side (for him), though, Alexander was spared an hour of handwriting practice.  (Seriously, we have to work on his handwriting.  He draws everything from the baseline.)
[05:38] <pleia2> hehe
[05:38] <nhaines> Have a great flight!  It's probably only 46 hours to the West Coast!
[05:39] <pleia2> thanks :)
[05:39] <pleia2> haha
[05:39] <pleia2> I should land around 11AM ;)
[05:39] <pleia2> hopefully it's still there
[05:39] <nhaines> We're digging the trenches as you speak.
[05:39] <nhaines> Maybe the landing of the plane can knock us free.  ;)
[05:39] <nhaines> Fly safe.  :)
[05:40] <pleia2> <3