The last few months have been far-fetched and fascinating, and will need a wrap-up post toward the end of the year. And there’s plenty more lined up.

UX Brighton is just a couple of weeks away. Last year’s event was diverse and interesting, and it’ll be a pleasure to welcome a largely homegrown set of speakers to the best city in the country. 4 November, with a few tickets still available from £129.

I was also thrilled to be asked to speak at Breaking Development Conference in Orlando, Florida, after I harvested every last drop of goodness that I could find about the 2011 conference. Other speakers include Ethan Marcotte, PPK, Josh Clark, Stephanie Rieger, and other folks at the top of the mobile web game. I’m currently wondering whether I can sneak in a quick visit to Disney World afterward. 16–18 April, early bird tickets $1195.

Then, at last, I get to check out what why everyone speaks so highly of UX Lx, next May in Lisbon. This year’s speakers include JJG, Josh Porter, Mike Kuniavsky, and Peter Morville. I’ll be talking about the Undercover UX approach, and probably how it links in with Lean. Tickets will be on sale shortly, starting at €595.

In addition, I’ve a couple of client projects hopefully going live, and an article in the next edition of The Manual. Things are also falling into place for Designing the Wider Web, which I’ll be writing full-time during my winter hibernation. I’ll try my best to avoid the slide into bloated alcoholism and psychotic reclusion the profession seems to demand.