Thursday, April 17, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Left Florence Behind for the Tuscan Hills
I just got done with 8 days in Florence where I went for CHI this year. It was amazing and I had a great time finding new cute restaurants in all the nooks of the old city.
Yesterday I finished the week with a whirlwind tour of the big sites. The Bargello, Uffizi, Michaelangelo's David, and The Science Museum. It was pretty cool to see art from my highschool textbooks live and in person, especially David and the Birth of Venus.
After the long stay in Florence I am very happy to be in the Tuscan countryside right now, and officially on "vacation". We rented a little Fiat for the trip, and it took us about an hour to get of the city of Florence. And we HAD GPS. At first I couldn't even figure out how to put the car in reverse. It's a stick shift and to get into reverse you had to press a button, how was I supposed to know? So after going down a few one way streets in the wrong direction I finally pulled up to a hotel to ask them if they knew how to put the car into reverse :) Luckily the woman at the hotel desk was much smarter than me. But we made it. Finally.
Volterra is amazing. We are staying in a huge room with our own kitchen, dining room, and terrace. The view is beautiful and it's very quaint. Can't wait to eat a huge Italian meal tonight. And there are two - yes two - wine bars with wifi right nearby. Technology. Cuts into vacations to make you feel like home. On that note - I'll end this blog post. Ciao!
Yesterday I finished the week with a whirlwind tour of the big sites. The Bargello, Uffizi, Michaelangelo's David, and The Science Museum. It was pretty cool to see art from my highschool textbooks live and in person, especially David and the Birth of Venus.
After the long stay in Florence I am very happy to be in the Tuscan countryside right now, and officially on "vacation". We rented a little Fiat for the trip, and it took us about an hour to get of the city of Florence. And we HAD GPS. At first I couldn't even figure out how to put the car in reverse. It's a stick shift and to get into reverse you had to press a button, how was I supposed to know? So after going down a few one way streets in the wrong direction I finally pulled up to a hotel to ask them if they knew how to put the car into reverse :) Luckily the woman at the hotel desk was much smarter than me. But we made it. Finally.
Volterra is amazing. We are staying in a huge room with our own kitchen, dining room, and terrace. The view is beautiful and it's very quaint. Can't wait to eat a huge Italian meal tonight. And there are two - yes two - wine bars with wifi right nearby. Technology. Cuts into vacations to make you feel like home. On that note - I'll end this blog post. Ciao!
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Favorite Saturday Morning Activity
Monday, February 25, 2008
My Favorite Oscar Moment
I love the movie "Once" and the acceptance speeches by its two stars (Glen Hansard Marketa Irglova) were the best of the Oscars!
Friday, February 8, 2008
Google at Disneyland!
This year our company trip was at the happiest place on earth: Disneyland! We had the park to ourselves from 7pm to 1am. Though there was a party with drinks and a band, it was much more fun to see how many rides I could get on before the park closed.
Here is how I did:
Space Mountain: 3 times
Matterhorn: 2
Indiana Jones: 2
Hollywood Tower of Terror: 2
Soarin': 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: 2
Haunted Mansion: 2
Splash Mountain: 1
Thunder Mountain: 1
Star Tours: 1
Teacups: 1
Submarine: 1
Auto something: 1
SnowWhites Scary Something: 1
Total: 22 rides!
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Facebook Photo Album Privacy Bug?
So I noticed an acquaintance of mine added some pictures to her Facebook profile. I could see the images in the new feed and could click on them and see the larger version. I could even scroll through the entire album!
However when I clicked "View Photos of [my friend]" from her profile page, I see that she has restricted the album and I am not able to see any of the photos.
How am I allowed to see the entire album via the newsfeed? What kind of privacy is this?
However when I clicked "View Photos of [my friend]" from her profile page, I see that she has restricted the album and I am not able to see any of the photos.
How am I allowed to see the entire album via the newsfeed? What kind of privacy is this?
San Francisco Chefs on Top Chef
There are 4 San Francisco chefs in the next season of Top Chef!
· Erik Hopfinger, 38, Executive Chef at Circa
· Jennifer Biesty, 35, Executive Chef at Coco500
· Ryan Scott, 28, Chef at Myth Cafe
· Zoi Antonitsas, 30, Chef/Restaurant Consultant
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