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I went to visit Kaye last weekend in San Francisco. It was really great to see her again.

We ended taking a scenic drive down to Monterrey Bay and back on Saturday, and then visiting her friend Eric on Treasure Island on Sunday. We were originally going to help him build his boat, but it was too rainy so we ended watching Cosmos. OMG sciencey goodness. On Monday Kaye had to work so I ended up wandering around Golden Gate Park for a while, and then exploring the city. In the park someone offered to sell me some "chronic". It somehow reminded me of home.

The Bay Area is much more beautiful than I expected. Well, except for the outskirts of SF itself which was a sea of ugly pastel boxes. I had expected the whole area to be a little more built up and urban, but I hadn't realized just how big the bay is. Billions and Billions of m³.

I've always thought that I might end up moving down to Silicon Valley. Now that I've visited and seen that it is somewhere that I'd like to live, I'm going to include it in my job search. And it's nice to know that I have a friend down there. If I do end up finding something nearby we can probably split the couple rate at the "expensive health club" :p
Actually it probably wouldn't be worthwhile joining unless I lived or got a job right by it. Which reminds me, I should apply for a job working in the big database canisters. They probably do some interesting stuff there.

A sea gull came tap tap taping on my window at work today.
I think he wanted to nibble on my plant. It was either that of leaf through the mySql book that was beside it.
Unfortunately I can't open my window or I would have given him a piece of my bagel.

Okay, I admit it. I'm addicted to Amazon.com. As an employee I get a 10% discount on up to $1000 of stuff. Last year that lasted me until mid December. This year? Well, I've still got $1.09 left. Somehow I don't think that's going to last me long. I blame Amazon Prime.

I just wish I'd waited until Amazon.com canceled their "partnership" with Toy R Us. Now that that stupidity is over I can finally get cheap toys.

I'm been invited to join a group of Morris dancers.
I don't really know much about Morris dancing except what has been alluded to in various Terry Pratchett novels. I think it involves sticks, hankies and perhaps ribbons. I can't see myself getting into it, but it might be interesting to see what it's all about.

I was shopping on Amazon.com and I found a bug that lets me get stuff for a little bit cheaper.
I suppose I *should* report the bug...but first maybe I'll test it a few more times just to make sure that it's reproducible. :)

There was an S3 article on Slashdot today, and there was only a single comment about patents. I'm confused. Where did all the haters go?

I went Contra Dancing on Friday. I had no idea what to expect since I'd never even heard of contra dancing before. The truth is I thought it might be little boring, but I'm trying to do new things and meet more people so decided to go anyway. It turned out to be fun, everyone was friendly, and I ended up dancing with a number of pretty girls who were all very forgiving of my ineptness. Plus it was an excuse to wear my kilt.

I played Axis and Allies Europe today. It was fun. I played Russia and despite the rest of the Allies refusing to engage the enemy in ground combat, I'm still winning(or at least holding my own in) the war in Eastern Europe. Cowardly capitalist Pigs!! Rommel destroyed the British forces in Africa and the Middle East and is on perched at my southern border. Fortunately I conscripted a couple of British fighters when they landed in Stalingrad so I can fly them down there and have just have enough troops to hold him off.
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I'm off to Vancouver for some gaming fun.
I'm going to drop by the Comic Shop and then stay over a Chael & Marc's place for a night of boardgames and such. Then tomorrow reserved for is Dungeon and Dragons.

I just found out that my kitty Smudge died today. She was twelve.
It makes be very sad.
I suppose technically she was my mom's cat but I always considered her to be mine.
I even considered asking my mom to let me keep her when she moved to Powell River, but Smudge always enjoyed roaming around outdoors, and I lived in a small apartment.