Monday, May 15, 2006
My newest pictures can be found here. Pictures include:
Madison Square Park: hanging out the park. Two trips to the Shake Shack (one before Vegas, and one after). The burgers really are great. Not sure if they are worth the 1 hour wait though
NAB 2006: The annual trip to Vegas. One highlight was an incredible dinner at Craftsteak in MGM Grand. We got the Chef's Menu and basically got some of every item they serve. The steak was the worst part of the meal :). We had about 10 dessert plates for the 8 people at the table. They were all awesome.
San Francisco: My first trip back since I moved. It was great to see everyone again. Wednesday and Thursday I was in San Francisco, Friday was Mountain View, and Saturday was Walnut Creek. I have to say, going back to the Bay Area from NYC made it seem even quieter than I remembered. Even in areas like the Mission, there are people at restaurants and bars, but few people just walking around (partly because it's not totally safe to do that). In Mountain View this bouncer tried to charge us $5 cover to get into a bar :). I laughed and talked him out of it for our group.
Walnut Creek on Saturday was fun and hilarious. At the end of the night we went to some random bar at around 1am. We got drinks and at 1:15 they turned on all the lights and started pushing people out, forcing everyone to drink faster. It wasn't cool and I was giving the guy inside a hard time (why not tell people ordering drinks at 1:10 that you are closing in 5 minutes?)
We went outside where another guy was yelling at people to get off the sidewalk and go home. "You want us to finish our drinks quickly and then drive home?" i asked. "No, no, i didn't say drink and drive." I then asked for his name just for fun, which he didn't give me :). He was like "You should take a taxi home" and I turned to him "What are you talking about? There aren't any taxis here!" and then i turned around and saw 4 taxis waiting. I then quietly walked away :)
Of course, driving was awesome!!! I drove my little Miata so hard for those days I probably lost more rubber than I ever have over a 4 day period. I was peeling out and sliding around all over Cupertino. I love it :). On Saturday I drove to Boulder Creek to see Josh's awesome new house, and then we hiked to Castle Rock. It was nice to be outdoors and in nature again.
And finally, it really felt great to be back at Apple. It was nice to be with my co-workers again, lunch at my favorite Cupertino spots, coffee breaks, etc. I can't even describe the feeling I get when I'm on the Apple campus. That company means so much to me and it feels great to just sit in the lobby and be surrounded by it all. I can't imagine a day when I no longer hold an Apple badge and don't have access to the building. Thanks, Apple :)
Madison Square Park: hanging out the park. Two trips to the Shake Shack (one before Vegas, and one after). The burgers really are great. Not sure if they are worth the 1 hour wait though
NAB 2006: The annual trip to Vegas. One highlight was an incredible dinner at Craftsteak in MGM Grand. We got the Chef's Menu and basically got some of every item they serve. The steak was the worst part of the meal :). We had about 10 dessert plates for the 8 people at the table. They were all awesome.
San Francisco: My first trip back since I moved. It was great to see everyone again. Wednesday and Thursday I was in San Francisco, Friday was Mountain View, and Saturday was Walnut Creek. I have to say, going back to the Bay Area from NYC made it seem even quieter than I remembered. Even in areas like the Mission, there are people at restaurants and bars, but few people just walking around (partly because it's not totally safe to do that). In Mountain View this bouncer tried to charge us $5 cover to get into a bar :). I laughed and talked him out of it for our group.
Walnut Creek on Saturday was fun and hilarious. At the end of the night we went to some random bar at around 1am. We got drinks and at 1:15 they turned on all the lights and started pushing people out, forcing everyone to drink faster. It wasn't cool and I was giving the guy inside a hard time (why not tell people ordering drinks at 1:10 that you are closing in 5 minutes?)
We went outside where another guy was yelling at people to get off the sidewalk and go home. "You want us to finish our drinks quickly and then drive home?" i asked. "No, no, i didn't say drink and drive." I then asked for his name just for fun, which he didn't give me :). He was like "You should take a taxi home" and I turned to him "What are you talking about? There aren't any taxis here!" and then i turned around and saw 4 taxis waiting. I then quietly walked away :)
Of course, driving was awesome!!! I drove my little Miata so hard for those days I probably lost more rubber than I ever have over a 4 day period. I was peeling out and sliding around all over Cupertino. I love it :). On Saturday I drove to Boulder Creek to see Josh's awesome new house, and then we hiked to Castle Rock. It was nice to be outdoors and in nature again.
And finally, it really felt great to be back at Apple. It was nice to be with my co-workers again, lunch at my favorite Cupertino spots, coffee breaks, etc. I can't even describe the feeling I get when I'm on the Apple campus. That company means so much to me and it feels great to just sit in the lobby and be surrounded by it all. I can't imagine a day when I no longer hold an Apple badge and don't have access to the building. Thanks, Apple :)