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Mountain View Update

Posted in , , , , and on Wed, 02nd May 2007 at 20:59

I'm still in Mountain View. I realise I've been pretty woeful at keeping this blog up-to-date while I'm away, so I'm going to try to put that right.

Since my last post I have:

Gone to a chili cookoff and eaten chili made with tequila and chocolate,

Climbed to the top of the highest tower in San Francisco and sneered at the city from above,

Hit on a waitress in Hooters, having decided that, no, that's not too cheesy; that's what they're there for,

Watched the Sun set over the Pacific,

Gone on a weekend-long road trip to Las Vegas, Nevada and visited the (allegedly) world-famous Comedy Club in the Riviera,

Not bought a guitar for $10,000 despite the overwhelming, or at least whelming, urge to do so,

Stood inside a capsule that used to be a part of the International Space Station,

Come second in a scavenger hunt in Golden Gate park and followed it up with food and drinks in a beach-side bar, during work hours,

and Got my ticket to see Spider-Man 3 on Friday.

In Absentia

Posted in , and on Sat, 28th Apr 2007 at 01:46

I recently missed, or am about to miss, my last graduation. I was supposed to be conferred with my masters some time during the last two weeks or in the next week. During the time I'm in California, anyway. I've never been keen on graduations, but there is a slight chance that I'll regret having missed it at some point in the future. Not as much as I'd have regretted not coming to San Francisco though.

Comments:
Sun, 29th Apr 2007 (02:35)

Don't worry, mom n dad will probably still go anyway - for something to do. As for me I don't have to worry about feeling bad for missing it!

by Eoghan
Mon, 30th Apr 2007 (09:39)

I'll go in your place. Seriously, it's no bother. Don't worry about it. You just sit back and let the tide bring you back to shore…

by Jamie O'Leary

Mountain View

Posted in , , , , , , , and on Tue, 17th Apr 2007 at 01:32

I've just payed to renew this domain for the next year, so I guess I better start using it. It's been a busy couple of weeks for me, what with starting work, Good Good Friday in Nottingham, and now I'm in Mountain View, California.

Yesterday I took myself on a self-guided walking tour of San Francisco. I wholeheartedly recommend walking across the Golden Gate Bridge (photos to come). On the other hand I cannot in good conscience recommend walking to the Golden Gate Bridge from downtown San Francisco. My feet hurt. I'm reminded of this story. Here's a map of my approximate route, though I actually took a more up-and-over approach than a go-around approach to the hills.

I set out from the Caltrain station at 11:30 and got back there at 18:30. That's local time. In GMT those times translate to some time next Thursday. Of course I managed to get a Golden Gate shot glass, not to mention reams of photos of the bridge, of Alcatraz Island and of some really steep hills.

Isn't There an Alternative?

Posted in , , and on Thu, 29th Mar 2007 at 16:05

Search Google maps for directions from Dublin, Ireland to San Francisco, California and look at step #46:

Swim across the Atlantic Ocean 5,572 km

I was rather hoping to fly…

Comments:
Fri, 30th Mar 2007 (11:21)

I think that #47 is even better! Turn left at Long Wharf! The simplicity of swimming across the atlantic boiled down into 5 words! I would at least think that even a superior male specimen like yourself would have to take a breather after your jaunt across the ocean!

by Karl Melady
Fri, 30th Mar 2007 (15:18)

Surely it would be more efficient to drive to Galway and then swim, rather than making your way to France first.

by Joe
Sun, 01st Apr 2007 (01:47)

It's actually quite a clever prank, albeit released somewhat soon for April Fool's day. It turns out that if you travel eastward, distances are indicated in miles, while voyagers with a departure address in Europe are treated to distances in kilometers. Try it yourself, asking for reverse directions. And this interesting feature is implemented flawlessly in "localized" Google Maps versions, too.

Awesome find, Rory.

by nv1962