Spent some great time with Lisa Williams of Placeblogger and h20town fame. I got to not only see the famous Watertown part of Boston, but even ate there, at a place called La Casa de Pedro. Turns out Lisa is my kind of restaurant eater: lots of meat! I had a flank steak on top of two different kinds of chorizo. Yes, three meats. Thanks again, Lisa, looking forward to more Placeblogger adventures…
Why was I in Boston? The folks at Cramer are doing a Drupal build for a large client, and I’m helping architect. The best part about the Cramer offices is the coffee. They have these crazy little foil-topped plastic containers with coffee in them — different blends, like West Coast and so on — and you insert the container directly into the machine, foil top and all, stick a cup underneath, and press brew. Somehow, the magical machine punctures the foil, spits the coffee into the cup, and devours the container. Very cool, and wicked pissah coffee, too (ref).
I didn’t see much else of Boston except for the two trips above I mentioned, but did do a bit of driving around various highways. Yes, that is about as exciting as it sounds. Next time I have to eat some ‘chowda’ ("say it, Frenchie!").
Hmmm. This is the "personal" section. I suppose it should be less geeky, but then, that always happens to me. There are many other things going on, and I am working on looking forward. I’m heading to Ottawa at the end of August and will reconnect with many old friends, I might take some time and hike California with my good friend Jon, and… who knows. There isn’t much else I feel like sharing at this point. I’ve been doing some journaling privately (here — I might eventually post some friends only stuff, but don’t hold your breath).
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