Flew out of OAK at 9 AM. Felt like a hotshot because Teri dropped me off outside Alaska Airlines at like 8:20 and I boarded the plane at 8:35 without breaking a sweat. Strange how satisfying tiny victories can be.
Landed in SEA-TAC right on time; met my colleagues (who had flown in out of SFO), jumped in the rental car, and drove to our sister company's offices in Issaquah, where we conferred on a range of technical topics at the outer edge of my competence, and also helped with some prep for the event they are co-hosting tomorrow afternoon at EMP|SFM (Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum). This is my kind of geekdom, no question about it - I'm actually looking forward to it, assuming I get to spend some time exploring.
Then we drove to a sports bar and watched the Giants beat the shit out the Rangers, while drinking many beers and eating high-calorie/high-fat foods....those of you who know me know that this is not my typical night out. And that's probably a good thing. Still, good company, fun horsing around. Part of who I am is being able to plunge into this kind of foreign territory and find a groove. (I did enjoy the fact that SF won, I will freely admit).
As a special bonus, once I make my way through whatever tomorrow brings, John and Steph will be picking me up and we'll go out to dinner. And not at a sports bar. No offense to sports bar aficionados. If that's an actual demographic.
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