Today, the public version

It was very very busy at work. Lots of stuff going on, most of it stuff I really did not want to have to deal with. Some of it fun. And some neutral.
( Work stuff )

Lunchtime was spent with localinactivist who never reads this journal, so I can probably say anything I want about him. But instead I'll be honest and say it's always a pleasure, and the food at Thai Basil also helped.

After work I headed up 101 to what used to be the Hell hole armpit of East Palo Alto, but is now a posh circle of high-end office buildings, with a high-end Four Seasons Hotel at its focus. I got there with half an hour to kill, and ducked into Quattro for a snack. Warm seafood salad for $20 was worth it, but only when you added in the superb service and the amusement factor of sitting at the next table from a bona fide food critic. The fawning by the staff was so grovelicious that the only thing which kept me from spurting wine out of my nose was the fact that I did not order wine.

The real reason I was there is two doors down the circle was the SiliconValley NewTech Meetup Group's sometimes monthly meeting. This is a group which gets together regularly to see demos of new technology and to network for jobs and funding.

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Exciting day tomorrow - I go see my Blue Cross doctor for the first time. No evening plans, maybe I'll watch Last Holiday on DVD.