Getting ready for Loscon

[mdlbear]

After spending much of Sunday afternoon trying unsuccessfully to get my DeMuDi laptop (Debian-derived, sort of Sarge-and-a-half) to recognize my new Edirol UA25 audio interface (ALSA recognized it but Audacity, which uses OSS, didn't), I tried it on the Mac laptop I "borrow" from work. Audacity hung -- this is not a good sign. Finally I downloaded the beta for Audacity 1.3, and it worked like a charm. OK.

I've loaded up the Mac with a fresh copy of my working set. Really need to automate that sometime -- it's just a bunch of cd and rsync commands.

My underwear, socks, and shirts are in the drier even as I type, the rolly has been packed, I've practiced the dicey songs from my concert set tomorrow, and I've printed pre-preorder fliers (see next post downwhen from here), my set pages, a clean new songbook, and business cards.

As of this morning I was seriously doubting that I'd be ready. Still need to sort the laundry, pack the suitcase, package up my meds (tomorrow), and pick CDs for the trip.

I love it when a plan comes together!