Category: Travel
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IDF: The Party’s Over
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2002. 10:30PM. Sony Metreon. San Francisco, California. The party is officially over. The Metreon shutdown the arcade games promptly at 10:30, giving us our cue to exit. The PortalOne arcade was great, with lots of high-end games. HyperBowl is one of the most bizarre, allowing contestants to bowl across giant forests or…
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Post-Conference Tourist Syndrome
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002. 6:20PM. Powell-Mason Cable Car Line. San Francisco, California. Today is Brian’s day to be a tourist. I was supposed to drop Bill at the airport on the way to visit customers in San Jose. The customer had to cancel (last minute project panic), so Bill decided to take the airport shuttle.…
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IDF: The Party’s Over
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2002. 10:30PM. Sony Metreon. San Francisco, California. The party is officially over. The Metreon shutdown the arcade games promptly at 10:30, giving us our cue to exit. The PortalOne arcade was great, with lots of high-end games. HyperBowl is one of the most bizarre, allowing contestants to bowl across giant forests or…
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IDF: Mixed Bag
Monday, Feb 25, 2002. 11:02AM. Argent Hotel, San Francisco, California. I would like to enjoy the comforts of my swank hotel room right now, but I’m on the clock. Today has started out as a mixed bag. I did get a chance to work out and have a leisurely cup of chai at the Starbucks…
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IDF: Extended Layover
Sunday, Feb 24, 2002. 11:58am. Las Vegas Airport. My life is a series of layovers. This is the third layover I’ve hadin Las Vegas since last Wednesday. My trip to San Jose lasted eight hours, so it also felt like a layover. Even my short weekend back home was a layover, a transfer point where…
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BIOS: The Other White Meat
Yes, I’m still alive and kicking at IDF. My presentation is done, but there’s still more fun in store. More details of my San Fran trip later.