[Ghoulish Delight]

So with about 2 weeks' notice, my company is sending me to Palo Alto for 2 weeks for training at another company. So with one plane ticket and a rental car paid for, what a perfect opportunity to head up a little early and spend a weekend in The City. It will be CP's first visit. 2 days is not nearly enough, but hey, you take it where you can get it. And we've been generously offered a futon at the home of the voice of Mousepod himself.

The plan so far is to cram a few of the big first-time-must-sees in (Golden Gate Park, Chi Town, Fisherman's Warf, a ride on a cable car) for CP's benefit. Beyond that, some good eats, perhaps some music or a show. Who knows, we'll let our host be our guide.

I'm certainly excited, and it will make 2 weeks of lameness somewhat more palletable. Meanwhile, I'll be flying back for the weekend in between so I can make the Pirates meet (and maybe the Snowflake meet if I'm not too exhausted when I land). My coworker and I are also clinging to the outside chance that 2 weeks is a patently ridiculous amount of time up there for what we need to do, so perhaps I won't need to go back.

Now I need to get in contact with my host of other friends that live up there and at least have some dinner with a few of them during the week.