Sunday, July 31, 2005 - 10:50 PM PST
Relatively busy weekend. First, we went sailing yesterday on Lake Washington. The weather was perfect, though there was almost no wind. One of the places we went by was Bill Gates' house (link via Matt), which was a non-sight -- he's recently (or so I'm told) had trees installed that completely block the view from the water. (It must ruin his view of the lake, in turn...unless they're expensive one-way trees!)
Next, we went to a housewarming party. It was fun, though it left me with the uneasy feeling-slash-reminder that all us kids raised in suburbia will hear its call one day and return to the fold.
Saw Citizen Kane in the evening. Great movie, even if the Rosebud mystery had been spoiled for me long ago (the movie is over twice my age, after all).
And today was the Microsoft company picnic. With somewhere around 30,000 employees in the Seattle area alone, it's a big deal. We grabbed plenty of bites from the 200 meter long counter of free food & drink (including booze, of course), played in the lengthy volleyball competition (did well, but didn't win), rode a mechanical bull (15 seconds, baby), and generally relaxed. Most of it is geared towards families (inflatable play areas, oversized basketballs & hoops, pony rides, a life-sized "board game," etc), but it was still fun for everyone. No sightings of any bigwigs, incidentally.
I'll post some pictures tomorrowTuesday.
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I am very jealous of your Volleyball playing ways as I have not had a real game yet all year. I am planning to go play with Mike (Wolfgang) on Wednesday, but I miss the days when we all used to go out together to grab a court and play. Also happy to hear that you're getting a little play time into that working schedule.
I'm still a lowly trainee, but one day I'll be a functional consultant at Workbrain and I already know that I'm assigned to the West Coast. With a little luck I'll be coming to challenge you to a game yet!
# Posted by: Markus at August 1, 2005 04:34 PM
Well, playing with unknown coworkers is fun, but it's nothing like playing with friends back home.
Hey, look, we're nostalgic, and it's only been a few months!
Very cool to hear that you've been assigned to the west coast! :) I'll make the court reservations tomorrow for your eventual trip out here.
# Posted by: Brian at August 1, 2005 10:23 PM