catching up
Dogs, holidays, house, and everything else have conspired against any blogging activity, but no matter - I still remember a thing or two from the past month.
The highlight was the San Fransisco trip, of course. Kathy was nice enough to host us for a couple of days after our poorly-planned arrangements with Hakeem fell through. On Monday, Dec 7th, it was time for me to hit up the "An Event Apart" conference, and hit it I did. It was intense - not a multi-track CHI-like affair with 45-min nuggets of knowledge, but more of a tutorial onslaught. AEA was very much practice-oriented and focused, and I liked that. Glad I went.
Susan and I had a little bit of time to explore San Fransisco on our own, and the highlight for me was the Legion of Honor museum. Maybe I didn't expect a classical collection in the vicinity of the Golden Gate, or maybe it was the nicely-selected exhibits... or maybe it was the fact that we got in for free with our Bank of America cards... either way, it stood out during our museum blitz.
Jonas was nice enough to drive us to Napa, where we enjoyed a two-hour wine tasting with the owner of Hendry winery. Afterwards, we spent the remainder of the trip in South Bay, thanks to the hospitality of Dave and Jen. How they find time for anything with Dylan and the twins, I don't know. Hakeem made an appearance at the 11th hour and came through for us with a drive to the airport. Good times.
Fast-forward to the end of December, to the non-denominational holiday celebration at the Drozdetski home base. As usual, we've had our dinner on the 24th, sat around for a minute, and decided it was time to open presents. I made off handsomely, but then followed up after Xmas with an investment into a PS3. Yes, "investment" into our Blu-Ray/Netflix watching experience - the games are a nice bonus.
The highlight was the San Fransisco trip, of course. Kathy was nice enough to host us for a couple of days after our poorly-planned arrangements with Hakeem fell through. On Monday, Dec 7th, it was time for me to hit up the "An Event Apart" conference, and hit it I did. It was intense - not a multi-track CHI-like affair with 45-min nuggets of knowledge, but more of a tutorial onslaught. AEA was very much practice-oriented and focused, and I liked that. Glad I went.
Susan and I had a little bit of time to explore San Fransisco on our own, and the highlight for me was the Legion of Honor museum. Maybe I didn't expect a classical collection in the vicinity of the Golden Gate, or maybe it was the nicely-selected exhibits... or maybe it was the fact that we got in for free with our Bank of America cards... either way, it stood out during our museum blitz.
Jonas was nice enough to drive us to Napa, where we enjoyed a two-hour wine tasting with the owner of Hendry winery. Afterwards, we spent the remainder of the trip in South Bay, thanks to the hospitality of Dave and Jen. How they find time for anything with Dylan and the twins, I don't know. Hakeem made an appearance at the 11th hour and came through for us with a drive to the airport. Good times.
Fast-forward to the end of December, to the non-denominational holiday celebration at the Drozdetski home base. As usual, we've had our dinner on the 24th, sat around for a minute, and decided it was time to open presents. I made off handsomely, but then followed up after Xmas with an investment into a PS3. Yes, "investment" into our Blu-Ray/Netflix watching experience - the games are a nice bonus.
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