back from visiting the fruit company

Well I got back from San Francisco last night having spent three days out there. It was a really good trip, all in all.

Wednesday I flew out, and we had an all day EMI showcase at a venue just outside of downtown. Got to see Tristan Prettyman perform which was fun - have always liked her. Thursday was spent all day in meetings, which all went well.

Can I just say... the drive from Cupertino, CA to Pleasanton is one of the prettiest I have ever been on... 40 miles of rolling hills and green meadows and red roofed houses. It looks like Tuscany, or what I imagine Tuscany would look like, having never been there.

I got to take some time to stroll around downtown San Francisco on Thursday night... walked all around the port area, saw some really cool architecture. Met a couple seagulls.

San Franciscan's are officially the gutsiest drivers on earth. First of all, it's an old city, so the streets are really narrow. Second, the whole thing is build on the side of a cliff, so it's 60 degree hills everywhere you go. Third, 80% of the roads are one way streets, so you really have to know what you're doing to get where you're going. I finally came to the conclusion that in order to accomplish anything in terms of driving in the city, you basically just have to forget every rule and law you've ever learned about driving, and just commit yourself to a giant free-for-all. Otherwise, you just get stuck trapped between a trolley car, 5 taxi cabs, and 700 pedestrians. It's definitely winner take all out there.

So, a good trip - glad to be home though.