Heading to Lone Star Ruby Conf

The ticket is purchased and plans have been made... I'm heading to Austin in September for the Lone Star Ruby Conference.  I opted for the day of training prior to the conference and choosing the topic was a bit tough.  I ended up going for the session on Merb and DataMapper though I was very tempted to sign-up for the IO deep-dive session.

If you too are planning to head to the conference, or travel through the Austin area for another reason at some point, do yourself a favor and head just outside of Austin to Lockhart - "BBQ Capital of Texas".  Lockhart has some of the absolute best BBQ in the world.  Of the four BBQ joints there, I can vouch for Kreuz Market and Smitty's Market.  Perhaps this time around I'll get to check out Black's BBQ and Chisholm Trail Barbeque too.

Ruby, good speakers, promising sessions, and meat drenched in smokey goodness.  September can't come soon enough.  =)