Last Wednesday I moved from DC and San Francisco. The transition was fairly smooth; the only issue so far is that my furniture and car are still in transit and I'm sleeping on the floor. Hopefully I'll be fully installed by the beginning of next week.
The people here are very friendly, and the weather is ideal for an English person. This weekend I wandered down to the Marina park opposite the Golden Gate bridge and just soaked up the sun for a glorious hour. I've posted a few photos from my walk but they don't come close to conveying the beauty of the bay area.
I plan on participating in many of the local hi-tech events, including the up-coming Ruby meeting in April. Since I'm getting close to the hosting and tuning phase of my education system, I will have plenty of experiences to share with others in the Rails community.
Graham ... Although we never met in person, it was a special feeling reading your blog and knowing that you were down the road here in DC. We miss you already :(
Posted by: K. Chris Sotudeh | Mar 28, 2006 at 07:04 AM
I told my boss that a good friend of mine just moved to the bay area. He is nearby and was very interested in getting acquainted. He is very cool. Let me know when you get settled and want his contact info. You are still missed in Dallas!
Posted by: Kytari | Mar 29, 2006 at 03:33 PM
Love to see some pics of your new place, furniture or no...
Posted by: Christopher St. John | Mar 31, 2006 at 10:36 AM
San Francisco is a beautiful and inspiring city. Although commanding great market power, it still has this genteel chic - this attention to detail. Too bad, that the real estate prices have driven out the young crowd.
Posted by: Chris D. | Apr 02, 2006 at 12:15 AM
Sleeping on the Floor is GREAT for the back.. Also, there is a great book on SF you should check out - "The Rise of the Creative Class"
Posted by: SBG/P | Apr 02, 2006 at 10:19 PM
RE: SBG/P
That's funny in this context. The year after the "rise of the creative class", the same author (Richard Florida) published the book "the flight of the creative class", e.g. - rising real estate prices.
Posted by: Chris | Apr 04, 2006 at 01:13 PM
Just found your blog... Welcome to SF. Enjoying all the rain? Probably see you at the meetup tomorrow - looking forward to hearing about your hosting experiences!
Posted by: Josh | Apr 10, 2006 at 03:14 PM