I decided to blow off the conference today. Everything was happening in Berkeley and there weren’t many sessions I cared that much about. So I went over and took care of everything I wanted to do in San Francisco instead.
Highlights:
- Had my big, artery clogging breakfast for the week at the Buttercup Grill in Oakland.
- Visited my old Kinko’s to print out some paperwork I needed.
- Took a long walk down Market Street and into my old neighborhood.
- Did a little record shopping in Upper Haight.
- Had lunch at Pancho Villa, and then walked Mission street from 16th to 24th. Despite all the gentrification in the mission, Mission Street proper seemed relatively unaffected.
- Went back to Oakland for a bit before returning to San Francisco to see a friend who now lives in Oregon.
- Mmmm. Shawarma.
- Experienced a double BART meltdown on the way back.
I’m leaving the Bay Area tomorrow just in time to avoid Pride. I’m headed for Los Angeles on Saturday. Not 100% sure where I’ll spend tomorrow night yet. but I have arranged a meeting at the Safeway corporate offices tomorrow afternoon related to some material for that other site. I’m kind of excited about that.