Category: New Friends
Burningman Bound
Fabulous fun neighbors Tres and Olive prepare for their journey to the desert. If I can possibly get my butt out of bed in the morning, I will go downstairs and witness exactly how they fit a week’s worth of toys and desert survival gear into their vehicle. Should be interesting.
Great Food and Fun
We definitely should do this more often. Thanks, Steve and Diane for allowing us to trash your pad!
Bon Voyage, Nick!
My talented young coworker Nick is moving to a remote part of southeastern Arizona. That’s a bit of a bummer. But there is a silver lining – he’ll continue to work for Affymetrix – remotely! Thanks to Nick’s many skills and Linux/FreeBSD, this should be no problem at all. Best of luck to you, Nick!…
One in a Billion?
Luckily for us, our good friend Grant is a cousin of one the world’s most gifted musicians. With Grant’s help, we were able to score five seats in the second row at the resplendent Davies Symphony Hall for last night’s performance by Cliburn winner Jon Nakamatsu. I simply do not have words to describe the…
Sleepless in Santa Rosa
We drove to Santa Rosa yesterday because I had to work on another computer. (The story of my life.) As it turned out, the trip was very worthwhile. My “client” gave me four(!) fabulous cases of wine in return for tuning up his Linux server. Thanks Neil!! Kelly’s high school classmate Steve and his girlfriend…
Fabulous Fun Day!
Wow! What a terrific day! Our dear friends Jeff and Wendy drove up to the bay area all the way from Fresno to test drive a Mini Cooper. (They loved it.) We spent the rest of the day eating, sightseeing and sigh Christmas shopping. Lunch at Jack’s Bistro, cruising past the USS Midway, martinis at…
First Batch + Birthday Bash
How exciting! We baked our first batch of cookies in our new convection oven. They turned out awesome! Naturally, I had to eat about 10 of Kelly’s delicious chocolate chip cookies just to be sure. Mmmmm yes – perfect! Later we strolled to the nearby Portico Lofts to help Tony and friends celebrate his birthday….
The Big Three-Oh!
Happy Birthday, Sonja! (You’ll always be just a babe to us.) It was great to see you guys! D’ya think maybe we could find a way to see each other more frequently? I’m talkin’ to you, Sonja and Dave and Tom – and our new friend Debra too! We hope to see you all again…
Lilion Party Roars!
Kelly and I made a bunch of new friends at Greg’s party last night. This was a real fun-loving crowd, as you can clearly see from the pictures. The delicious food, the strawberry margaritas and the Jeroboam of Ferrari-Carano chardonnay may have contributed to the positive vibe, but it was definitely the people who made…
Virtual Playa – Updated!
This really is just so cool! Andrew is unstoppable. His latest enhancement to his Virtual Playa has to be seen to be believed. If you ar e a Flight Sim and/or Burning Man fan I recommend you download Andrew’s scenery files now.
Cooler Than Me??
Kelly’s high school friend Steve “The Laminator” Billings and his lovely companion Debra visited tonight. I was a bit intimidated at first ‘cuz Kelly hinted that Steve might be “even cooler than I am.” Whoa! And so, to make sure that at least the dinner was a success, we opted for the best restaurant within…
Cafe CoCoMo
Throbbing, rythmic, sweaty, sweet, sexy, dizzy, black light, colors, colors. I can’t wipe the smile from my face. Oh my!
Burning Man Scenery for Flight Sim
My incredibly talented friend and neighbor dipped his big toe into 3D modeling and produced some amazing results. Behold The Virtual Playa. The intricately detailed model of The Man is just the beginning. Andrew has very ambitious plans. He hopes to recreate many of the significant features from the Playa. Looks like Emerald City is…