san fran wrap-up
Big thanks to the Schrocks – not only did they give us a place to crash for two nights, but Eric volunteered to give us a tour of the business district, complete with a stop at his office. I could not understand how any work could get done next to a fridge stocked with beer, just as he could not understand why my company has a strict no-alcohol-on-premises policy.
San Francisco was absolutely beautiful. After filling up on free samples of organic food at the Embarcadero, we made our way to the Alma park, where it was revealed to me that the “Painted Sisters” were famous prior to their brief appearance in the “Full House” opening credits. The view from the park is unbelievable, with the entire city in plain view. Unfortunately, the view comes at a price of a fairly stiff breeze.
To complete the “gracious host” package, Eric gave us his car for a trip down to Sunnyvale, where we met up with Jonas, Melanie, and Jen for a Cinco de Mayo celebration. Of course, much of the celebrating (i.e., sangria consumption) was done by me – but hey, this important holiday had to be commemorated! Susan asked me afterwards what the day signified, and I couldn’t come up with anything – besides a wild guess that it was created by Corona, same as Xmas was made up by Hallmark.
In any case, Jonas invited us to his place for some Wii fun, and Wii fun it was! There is no doubt in my mind that many kilos of meth (is meth measured in kilos?) were consumed by the game designers. DDR has its good points, but the Wii is something else, let me tell ya… creating your character is a hoot in its own right, with “STANISLAV” coming out looking like a bastard child of Paul McCartney and Mr. Garrison from South Park. Good times!
San Francisco was absolutely beautiful. After filling up on free samples of organic food at the Embarcadero, we made our way to the Alma park, where it was revealed to me that the “Painted Sisters” were famous prior to their brief appearance in the “Full House” opening credits. The view from the park is unbelievable, with the entire city in plain view. Unfortunately, the view comes at a price of a fairly stiff breeze.
To complete the “gracious host” package, Eric gave us his car for a trip down to Sunnyvale, where we met up with Jonas, Melanie, and Jen for a Cinco de Mayo celebration. Of course, much of the celebrating (i.e., sangria consumption) was done by me – but hey, this important holiday had to be commemorated! Susan asked me afterwards what the day signified, and I couldn’t come up with anything – besides a wild guess that it was created by Corona, same as Xmas was made up by Hallmark.
In any case, Jonas invited us to his place for some Wii fun, and Wii fun it was! There is no doubt in my mind that many kilos of meth (is meth measured in kilos?) were consumed by the game designers. DDR has its good points, but the Wii is something else, let me tell ya… creating your character is a hoot in its own right, with “STANISLAV” coming out looking like a bastard child of Paul McCartney and Mr. Garrison from South Park. Good times!
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