Archive for the 'Travel' Category

A short trip to Aspen

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

I was sent to Aspen for a couple days for an Enterprise UI Summit that SuperSweetCo held. I flew in on Wednesday afternoon, got into the swanky hotel, and went out to dinner with my coworkers and all of the attendees, which included folks from Adobe, Google, SAP, and RIM, among others. It was a [...]

Camping (Bernie Man)

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

This weekend Kelly and I went camping at a friend’s property a little way south-east of Salem. The host (Bernard, aka Bernie) has a house and several acres along a clean, mountain-fed river, and invited a group to join him camping, swimming, and drinking beer. Both Kelly and I had a really good time catching [...]

Home, and other stuff

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Got home yesterday around 1:30pm. The flight was decent. I watched a couple movies and got a 20 minute nap in (nearly a record for me, I can’t really sleep on planes). After getting home and getting unpacked Kelly and I went to the store for some food, made dinner, and then promptly passed out [...]

Last night in Amsterdam, home tomorrow

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

It’s late here in Amsterdam on our last night. Getting up early tomorrow morning to fly home. Had a great time in Amsterdam.
Yesterday we visited a few churches, the former location of a nunnery, and went to Rembrandt Huis, the former home of Rembrandt for many years here in Amsterdam. The weather was odd, starting [...]

In Amsterdam

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Two and a half hours on the train and we’re now in our hotel in Amsterdam. It’s a bit rainy today, which kinda sucks, but it’s just as charming as I remember it, and we’re in a decent hotel that’s only about a 10 minute walk from the train station (and right along a canal, [...]