outside of Starbuck's.
We went for a walk into town and ran into Annie Knickman and Kevin Manley
outside of Starbuck's.
A few days later, I took Steve Forrest out for drinks
and showed him how I take self portraits
and profile images of myself
I had visitors in my office starting with Narij Jha from Electrical Engineering
and then Ruth Stevens from Communications
and Cass Cliatt, the new media relations manager in communications
came to visit.
This was the first day of my trip west for Siggraph and Google. I started in Philadelphia with this breakfast
as I glanced around the food court
but before I knew it, I was on the other coast and this car was picking me up
to take me to this restaurant
or maybe this restaurant
where the menu
kept Syl
and Dan
engaged as I took this self portrait
and then SYl
admired my salad
as Dan had eggs with his salad
and Syl had these eggs
which fueled us for the trip home to see the orchid
as Syl discussed plans for dinner
and we were eventually off for Marrakesh
where our meal began with the hand washing ceremony (with rose scented water) for Dansyl
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and the walls
and the people at our table, Syl
Dan
and this self portrait of myself
before the soup
and salads
arrived and this group picture of me with Dansyl
was taken by our waiter
before the main courses, involving more food than we could possibly eat, arrived
and as the belly dancer did her thing
we considered wandering off into the outside world where gas cost more than three dollars a gallon
and called it a night.
Sunday began with my bags assembled
as we drove off to San Clemente and the Shore House Face
where we had eaten before with a slightly different crowd . Dan settled in with light behind him
as Syl settled
and Larry
seemed to amuse the waiter who eventually became part of the family
as I admired the neon
and then took this self portrait
as Janet
and Paige
arrived bearing a gift from Libya
which looked a lot better sans flash
as I admired the shared minestrone
and Larry's milkshake
as Paige and I shared a large salad
and Janet and Syl shared this sandwich
to go with Larry's nachos
and my half of the veggie burger (also shared with Paige)
which led to another round of pictures of Syl
Dan
Paige
Janet
and then these group family photos taken with the waiter who seemed to want to be one of us
as Paige danced
and the owner (I think)
and waitress were amused
because perhaps they knew that I was about to get this collection sign
and that Paige was going to contribute this collection sign
before I departed with a stop at Larry and Janet's house
to see their countertops
and the prices of gas there
before Larry dropped me off at the Hotel Westin Bonaventure where I had a 2 room suite with this bed room
this sitting room
and this bathroom
The next day, I acted like a computer scientist though I did break the mold to have dinner with Rich Riesenfeld and Elaine Cohen
and posed with Rich
before taking this self portrait
and having these pictures of Rich Riesenfeld, Elaine Cohen and me
taken by our waitress.
The next day, I ran into Leo Guibas at Starbucks
before having lunch with Misha Kazhdan *04
and letting Julio do the cooking and delivery of my dinner.
Next it was time to head north, so I made my way through airport security taking this risky picture
before renting this car in San Jose
and heading to the Hotel Avante in Mountain View to settle into my room with a sloping bed,
a limited closet door,
the best supplied desk I've ever
and an avant garde sink mounted on, not in, the counter.
Next, I walked down the street to the Indian restaurant where they served all of this food
and the bread
for about #5 which I why I'm happy in the self portrait
or maybe I knew I'd soon see the laser cut materials in the back of Jacobo's car
and be able to hold one of the new gaskets
as we headed off to the Laser Shop
where Jacobo marked the occasion but the proprietors were not home
so we went to see OtherChefRob
but I am not yet able to divulge the details of the secret project I observed there
but I was allowed to observe OtherChefRon's car and hear the details of its various demises
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before stopping to see the dinosaurs on the way back
and then having bread
with pictures of Jacobo
and this self portrait
before his calzone
and my pizza arrived
and I began the challenge of taking a self portrait of myself with my food
The next day was Thursday and we began by going tot he Shoreline to see the new facilities which had no collection signs
and then saw where the swallows nest
and then saw the misguided Canadian geese who were on the wrong coast
before we went back to the Laser Shop and I posed with the machines that do the real cutting.
Then we went to lunch
where the menu was posted
and the food brought to our table
which amused Jacobo
as I took this self portrait before we went our separate ways so that I could have the phone call I didn't want to take.
The next day, I went to Google and captured Rob Pike's head
and then Rob Pike
before taking this picture of Kai Li, Hector Garcia-Molina and Dan Wallach
and having Kai take these pictures of me with Hector and Dan
as Dave Patterson worked on his phone call
and the guard told us that there was no photo taking in Google.
Once outside, the Princeton group assembled
and I took these pictures of the Princeton group
before Bill Pugh came by
and took these pictures so that I could be with the Princeton group at Google
After the day at Google, I went to Hector's house
where Paul Hudak modeled the latest in database basketball fashion
and we took to the courts
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and more basketball began
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and a return to the game
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and shot over defenders
before Hudak gave a clinic
to the bystanders
which seemed to get Hector up and on the court
though as the game wound down
Hector and Avi Silberschatz
were still prepared to spectate
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Later, Hector led us to Mountain View
where Kai took this group photo
as Hector adjusted his lighting
and we declared it a wonderful trip west.