Well, despite mother nature’s best efforts, and my atrophied sporting abilities, I survived the weekend of snowboarding. It turned out really well – we had great conditions, no real problems at all, and a very good time. I haven’t had a whole lot of time to catch up yet – I’ve gotten through my email,… Read more
So, we finally booked our stuff today; F2, Nils & I. The motel was way cheaper than I’d expected; $100 a night or so for the room, which from memory is half what we were paying last time I was at Tahoe… but then, it was NYE at the time then, so… though, it is… Read more
Yesterday I went to visit the Computer History Museum. I’d been meaning to do so more or less since I got here, but in the absence of any knowledge other than that it existed, it had been easy to pass on by. During the week, however, F2, Emily & I went to a talk there… Read more
Today I ate the last piece of the block of chocolate that Julie, Peter & Co. gave me back in November. I made myself eat no more than one individual cuboid a day… which turned out to be easier than I’d expected – given my weak constitution for chocolately goodness – perhaps because this way… Read more
Last Wednesday I drove down to SLO, as previously detailed. I wasn’t nervous or anything, but I was consciously trying to get a good night’s sleep before that, just so I wouldn’t be too tired for the drive, nor feel I had to catch up on sleep in time for the career fair the next… Read more
Last Thursday I was down at Cal Poly – a mid-size university (~17k students, I’m told) in the rather nice town of San Luis Obispo, not far from Santa Maria, and very close to the famous Pismo beach, courtesy of Bugs Bunny. Career fair, of course; not a social visit, sadly. There were six of… Read more