Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Brian Saghy [Vida en Texto]

Travel, stories and ideas.

This site has been rather abandoned for many years. Sorry, internet.
I strongly considered deleting the contents of my ramblings from over 10 years ago.
Or, maybe it is time for a revival. Enjoy!

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The Hidden Costs of a Vanity Domain

Lately, as I’ve been looking at potentially shifting careers from Software Engineering to something more customer facing such as Developer Advocacy, I’ve really been forced to reckon with some personal technical debt – primarily this website, and most recently, my vanity e-mail address. Back in 2004, I felt amazingly fortunate to be able to register…

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  • Mexico [Sinking] City
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    Mexico [Sinking] City

    I realized during what was my fourth trip to Mexico since moving to Texas that I had not written even a word regarding my visits and adventures. That is a shame, really, as there is really quite a bit that I should have shared about my travels to Monterrey, Playa del Carmen, and Akumal. This…

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    Home to home through home

    Perhaps I was a bit hard on Rochester in my last post. Overall, it really wasn’t too bad of a place to re-visit. It is amazing how much not being able to find something at a late hour can affect my judgment of a place. On Wednesday, after a long day of recruiting at the…

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    Return to Rochester

    I only get the urge to write in this blog when I travel. I wonder why that is. Today, I am back in Rochester, NY. Home of my alma-mater. This time, instead of being a resident, I am a visitor. Instead of being a student, I am a full-time employed adult. Instead of seeking employment…

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    It was like I’ve always lived in this mess.

    The title is not meant to sound negative. In a way, its what Austin really is. This entire city is a contradiction in my mind, and that seems to be the way I operate. On contradictions. Oh, and, by the way, I am living in Austin, TX now. Should it not have been for my…

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    Emotional Fútbol War Ground

    Today began, perhaps, the emotional roller coaster ride of leaving Spain. I am, without a doubt, excited to come back home. However, there are certainly aspects I will miss about Barcelona, mostly, if not only, the people I have met. My good friend, Iana, left today to Bulgaria. For some reason I wasn't really sad…

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  • Eighteen Years of Lecture

    I meant to write this on Tuesday, the 9th. I was going to backdate it, but decided not to. It was, however, written in my notebook on that date, and is being transcribed here on this date. My good friend, Derek, somehow, seemed to know that I was going to write this as he had…

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  • The Streets are Always Wet

    I guess once the initial barrier is broken, it is easier to write random thoughts about Barcelona. I should have done this a long time ago. There is something that really bothers me about the streets here. They are always wet. Always. Sometimes they are completely wet, as if it just rained. Other times they…

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    Day of Coincodence

    Today was interesting. It is a shame that this is actually my first post about Barcelona, but so it goes. I create a blog to document my happenings here, and of course what doesn't happen is exactly that. Since I have given you no previous Barcelona background, you will have to learn about my time…

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    Paris and the Butterfly Effect

    Once upon a time, there was a boy who had a mild yet irritating case of dandruff. There were times when it went unnoticeable, and there were other times where he would be so conscious of the small white flakes on his black, button-up, French-cuffed shirt that he would go through great lengths to try…

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  • Milan, Italy

    This post is backdated because I have taken FOREVER to update this poor blog. The actual date of writing is March 4th, 2006 – over a month late. As I told my Mom, I have been too busy living to write about living. Such is the trade off. The more I indulge myself in the…

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  • Zagreb, Croatia

    What a mistake, I think. I was told if I would like Ljubljana, then I should go to Zagreb, Croatia. Well, my railpass covers Croatia for free when you order Slovenia as well, so I figured why not? Comming off the train, things looked good. Instead of dropping you off in the commercial district, the…

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  • Ljubljana, Bled [2]

    Come Saturday, Anya and I were rather tired and spent most of our time in restaurants and napping. It became a joke between us that we were being like kindergardeners napping all of the time. Really, it is her fault, because she started the trend by napping from the moment I met her! Oh well,…

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