Two days before I take off for Austin and reconnect with friends and family. My mom's first cousin lives there and has kindly put me up every year I've gone. I bring flowers and liquor and all that but I suspect I get more out of the equation than they do - given that I'm gone for most of the day, and occasional nights.
That said, it's always really good to see them and my cousin's husband serves some of the best steaks I've ever had.
I missed last year because I was flying off to Amsterdam to interview for work and didn't really have the mental space to take the time to go to Austin. This year, however, I've put in a ton of overtime at Microsoft and really need the break.
This will be the first week since the new year with less than 50 hrs and recent ones have exceeded 80. I fear my health has suffered a bit so I'm looking to chill, engage my brain, and make some new friends. I'm also planning on working on my functional spec/business plan for my new startup venture (happily exempted as a prior invention by my current contract).
Posted by artandscience at March 5, 2008 07:31 AM