Staying in San Mateo
Still haven't seen any stars here, although the moon last
night was nice...but also odd. I spent a while looking at
it, while I walked back to the hotel wondering what it was
that was wrong with it, with (for some reason, the old
Jetson's titles and theme running in the cinema of my head).
Then I realised. It's upside-down, from what I'm used to.
For the first time, the patterning actually matches the
television of my youth.
Two squirrels were occupied outside my room this-morning,
and deigned to acknowledge my existance. Unusual, but
attractive little creatures. The other day (at a distance of
about 50 yards) I saw something longer (perhaps a ferret)
poinging around a grassy area on the other side of
Fashion Island blvd. I watched it for a while. Poinging is
the only word to describe it.
It's friday today, and my week's supplies have diminished.
I'm probably going to head out a little earlier and pick
some stuff up for the weekend and the week to follow. The
Residence Inn is nice. The suite is large enough for a bunch
of people, with a fully equipped kitchen. Pricey, but the
company is paying for it.
I wonder about maybe meeting some SF-area geeks, but I'm in
a Strange Land(tm), and not unlikely to go much further than
I can on foot (about 10 miles seems to be about my general
roaming distance). A week from tomorrow, I'll be on my way
home again. I'm not looking forward to the journey,
but I am looking forward to being home again.
Last night was one of those nights....I got back to my suite
from the office and settled down in front of the television,
and soaked some cable (no...I don't have a laptop). Within
an hour I was more than three-quarters asleep. I came to my
senses again and watched a little more, over a glass of
port, then took myself to bed. Sleep was elusive. It
continued to elude me for hours. Instead, I got action
replays of all the bits of my life so far that I didn't
like, or otherwise regret. When the alarm hit, it played
spanish radio at me for about an hour and three quarters
before I could finally motivate myself to move. So...not
feeling so pumped today.
For want of anything better, I'll soak a lot more cable over
the weekend, and get some emails read and written before the
end of the day, since I'll have no access over the weekend.
On the whole, I'm enjoying myself, but I'm not the
out-and-about type, I'm far from home, and there's not
really anyone to visit me. This is not to say that I'm not
enjoying myself...I'm just not doing it in a particularly
active way.