Goin' Back to Cali
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There is an image with a curse word at the bottom of this post. If you don't want to see it, or if you don't want someone you're with to see it, don't scroll down. I don't do much of the cursing myself, but as this sign was posted on a public street, I'm posting it. Sorry, mom.
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Sorry for not clarifying that previous post earlier, but yes, I've been in sunny California all week. I'm here in San Francisco for Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). It's not my first time in San Fran, but it is my first time attending WWDC.
For those not familiar, it's a conference where a bunch of Mac software developers and system administrators (roughly 5000) can get a chance to learn from and chat with a bunch of Apple engineers. As mentioned in the keynote address given by Steve Jobs (which, by the way, is the only part of the conference I'm legally allowed to talk about), there is a ratio of 1 Apple person for every 4 attendees, which has allowed fantastic access to the brains of Apple employees. Here are some other interesting ratios I've informally calculated:
1:2500 - Ratio of normal people to nerds.
1:1000 - Ratio of female attendees to male attendees.
1:833 - Ratio of non-Apple laptops to Apple laptops in use by attendees.
1000:1 - Ratio of people who wore their provided WWDC t-shirt at least one day during the conference to people who actually packed enough shirts they already owned and wore those instead (see first ratio on females to males).
It's admittedly difficult to not get caught up in the geeky excitement that is rampant here this week. In fact, here I am right now dorkin' out in the new "Hello, I'm a Mac" t-shirt I bought:
It has been a very fun week (I went to the Giants game where Bonds hit #747!), though I'm eager to go back home. Of course I miss my family and friends, but my main motivation for wanting to go back home is get as far as possible away from this guy, who seems to be everywhere that I want to be in San Francisco:
Comments
No Cool Story said:
Ah! So you got to watch that "I'm Steve Jobs" video with the Pc vs. Mac guys Live. Sweet!
The sign guy:
His outfit is terrible. those pants are so not cool. The ponytail and the button? So 80's. Guy needs a make-over if he wants to make it in the world.
Radioactive Jam said:
At first I was jealous of your good WWDC fortunes. Then I saw the second picture and I was like, really jealous.
That's pretty much where I am, still.
wendela said:
I want your new shirt. I don't want that sign guy, however. I told you about those northern Californians....
Have a happy dad's day, by the way.
Syar said:
Cool shirt! If I was there I would've worn it AND packed more shirts than necessary. What's the ratio on geeky teen girl overpackers?
Guy needs a better sign. And No Cool Story's right. A ponytail? Seriously.
jazz said:
ha! you got in trouble with your mommy!
hahh
I said:
No no, I avoided getting in trouble with my mommy by putting a disclaimer in.
Jon said:
You know what though? There really is no good way to sell pus these days. I can't fault the guy for trying. I can fault him for his techniques, but I honestly feel that in the pus business, there is no good angle.
cadiz12 said:
better check that he didn't follow you, especially to that steak joint you wanted to go to on father's day. hope it was a good one!
Lia said:
WWDC sounds like fun. I would totally have gone if I had known.
Okay, maybe not. But I would want to go, and that's almost the same.
I'm busy being annoyed at SF, seeing as how my flight there is delayed 3 hours. And yes, I know it's not the city's fault. I'll get over it when I get there.
elasticwaistbandlady said:
Oh, Omar, for one whole week you supplanted Rice A Roni as THE San Francisco treat!
elasticwaistbandlady said:
The new cussing feature on your blog goes well with your proclaimed thug stubble look. You're earning street cred. right and left, Omar.
elasticwaistbandlady said:
And did I mention that your face looks thinner? Have you abandoned our chubby blogger society in favour of a more svelte look? Me and my many chins will miss your squishable cheeks. Face cheeks, lest anyone get confused.
glo said:
San Francisco is the land of the crazy people. It's a great place - but for some reason, that bridge attracts the crazies.
demosthenes said:
I have to buy a laptop for school next year- obviously I'm getting a mac- but the question is which one? I honestly don't think the $600 jump from macbook to pro is worth the better graphics, however, it could very well be worth two more inches of screen size. I don't think I can cope with a 13.
Any input, master?
Carrot Jello said:
I WAS waiting for you to post again, because I couldn't scroll down to make a comment, otherwise I would see the bad word. So I waited, and I waited, and I waited. So today I decided to just scroll down and try to find the comment button with my eyes closed. It wasn't easy.
Carrot Jello said:
I WAS waiting for you to post again, because I couldn't scroll down to make a comment, otherwise I would see the bad word. So I waited, and I waited, and I waited. So today I decided to just scroll down and try to find the comment button with my eyes closed. It wasn't easy.