Last weekend, I met up with some current and old co-workers for a mid-afternoon soiree that was supposed to last for an hour and a half and ended up going deep into the night for me and another friend from work.... Many glasses of wine and bourbon later, I was lurching home on the N Judah. It's been a long time since that happened.
At any rate, it was yet another quintessential San Francisco evening in the Mission. The sun was up late and fighting its way through the fog that was trying to roll in over Twin Peaks. We were on the third floor of a walk-up down the street from Dolores Park, overlooking Sutro Tower. And, the group of us were discussing Game of Thrones and the books it is based upon, my imminent graduate degree program, and the merits and demerits of program officer candidates recently met. A colleague strummed on the guitar and the hostess answered abundant questions about the secret ingredient in her Giada de Laurentis white bean dip. This is a day in the life of me. And, I love it.
The reason I love it most is that these are all very nerdy things to do on a Saturday afternoon... or any day for that matter. In other words, I'm surrounded by nerds like me in this wonderful city. Every day. There are people who are excited about this list of places, from San Francisco magazine, that incubate/"accelerate" new projects in the Bay Area. There are also people who enjoy talking about the last great book they read over lunch, like my colleagues and I do on a regular basis. And, there are people who want to join courses where they can learn nerdy things like human-centered design. So, we all sit around talking about these things and geeking out on how cool we think they are.
At any rate, it was yet another quintessential San Francisco evening in the Mission. The sun was up late and fighting its way through the fog that was trying to roll in over Twin Peaks. We were on the third floor of a walk-up down the street from Dolores Park, overlooking Sutro Tower. And, the group of us were discussing Game of Thrones and the books it is based upon, my imminent graduate degree program, and the merits and demerits of program officer candidates recently met. A colleague strummed on the guitar and the hostess answered abundant questions about the secret ingredient in her Giada de Laurentis white bean dip. This is a day in the life of me. And, I love it.
The reason I love it most is that these are all very nerdy things to do on a Saturday afternoon... or any day for that matter. In other words, I'm surrounded by nerds like me in this wonderful city. Every day. There are people who are excited about this list of places, from San Francisco magazine, that incubate/"accelerate" new projects in the Bay Area. There are also people who enjoy talking about the last great book they read over lunch, like my colleagues and I do on a regular basis. And, there are people who want to join courses where they can learn nerdy things like human-centered design. So, we all sit around talking about these things and geeking out on how cool we think they are.
