Jason's Daily Notes

Good times - drove north on Saturday, Jenn driving the first leg - 6:45am. It was too early when we got to Kettleman City - In-N-Out was still closed. So we got Jack in the Box for breakfast. There was lots of dense fog throught the central valley (indeed, the whole weekend had generally foggy/hazy weather). I explained several times how fog forms. My ipod was plugged in - it plugged in as a USB device, and so was controlled by the car's radio panel directly. This made it more difficult to switch between songs, since scrolling took a long time. We arrived in Mountain View before 12:00. With over an hour to kill before my meeting, I gave Jenn and Ray a tour of the Google campus. I showed them where I had my interview, and we took some of the Google bikes and rode around for a little bit. Just as we were leaving, the security guard pulled up. Heh heh. Then to downtown Mountain View. A potty break at the library, then walked briskly to the post office to buy my international stamps, then I made it to the cafe to meet Matt at precisely 1:00. My meeting went well, I think he got to see a more personable side of me. So I'm looking forward to a good rec from him. Whew. Then, met up with Ray J who had just eaten at a nearby Mexican restaurant; we hopped into a chinese bakery where I got a delicious green tea moon cake (and two cold meat pies). We drove onward to Fairfield. Cassy greeted us outside her building (well, the other side). It was chilly and foggy. Ray J napped and Cassy and I watched Despicable Me. I got about 10 minutes of sleep during the movie. It was cute, though. The evening rolled around and we went to check out Fairfield's big nightlife (NOT) - the Fairfield Mall. I bought a calendar (had to wait like 20 minutes for the coworker to return with the receipt tape. Upon asking the cashier what there is to do in Fairfield that evening, I was met with a scoff, a laugh, and a "you're in the wrong town dude." The key duplication store no longer existed. Dinner was a thai restaurant that had its sauces and flavors wrong. Then we drove to Vacaville, to get dessert at Fenton's (of course we had to go on a calorie quest). First, some browsing at the next-door Border's; Jenn didn't find a planner she liked. Stopped by Food Max on the way home (NorCal Food 4 Less?). Back at Cassy's apartment we played Asshole into the night then finally slept.

Sunday: I began my day with a jog around the nearby park - it was foggy/drizzly, the pavement was wet, and the sidewalk covered with duck poop. Not the best jogging conditions, especially considering I had my new, fresh shoes. A woman pulled up to me as I was walking back to the apartment and tried to get me to buy items from her. We got ready and headed out around 9:30 to pick up Rachel in Concord. My stomach was not agreeing with me. Rachel's cat Sebastian was sitting under the toilet. Then to SF. The fog disappeared (thanks to my magic powers) when we emerged from the tunnel. But SF was fogged in. It was later than we had anticipated arriving at Golden Gate Park. Parked just outside and walked to the DeYoung museum. Ada arrived there shortly after us. We had LOBSTER rolls. Like, full on pure lobster sandwiches on butter bread. Thanks to the ChowderMobile food truck. All the day, we took pictures with "Leslie" and "Juan" with us. There was lots of walking and laughs. And sharing of disgusting stories. The usual. Ada left early; she was learning how to ride a bike. We returned to the car, seeing a cool husky, lindy hop dancers, plenty of skaters along the way. We then drove on to Twin Peaks. There were plenty of dogs there too. The view was good but even though the sun was out, it was still hazy. We left and drove to the Mission District. It's sooooo much cooler than I remembered! Lots of cafes and bars. It's really diverse, energetic, and happening! We found Mission Pie and had our pie. Then we drove to Berkeley. Bought some Cal gear at Bancroft Clothing. Met Jason D. Walked around campus a little. Shopped at T-shirt Orgy. Drove to Zachary's. We had to wait 40 minutes for our table, so I got to play a little improv (I need to relive the Whose Line days!). Dinner was good. Then drinks at Barclay's. We played Octopus and Psychiatrist. It was hilarious. (Thanks Manuel for teaching me those games!) I was apparently talkative on the drive back. I think I was just tired, tipsy, and excited to travel.

Monday: We woke up early, for my 10am meeting in SF. Rachel had slept over too. We took two cars, Cassy and Rachel leaving theirs at the El Cerrito BART and joining us into SF. I met with Rob, which went well. He's busy as a consultant now. He was busy so had to leave a little more quickly. I feel good about it though. Camilla had already left SF so the brunch that I had scheduled was cancelled. We weren't hungry anyway so we just left for home. "Not with a bang but a whimper." Said bye to Cassy and Rachel. The drive back was good, we played 20 questions most of the way. In-N-Out was way too crowded for us in Kettleman City, so we held off and got our fix in Valencia instead. Delayed gratification. Good nonetheless.