More fun than you can throw a stick at
Hey all,
So Since I last wrote I have done quite a bit. The lake thing with the YP(young professionals) group from my church was lots of fun. I didn't actually get to go out on the lake but I did meet some really neat people and chatted it up quite a bit. After that I got ready for the next week which was even more fun than the previous week.
Starting out the next week I really got into my work. Planning, sketching, researching and such. Later on Monday however I went to the "billg BBQ" which in case you didn't know stands for Bill Gates BBQ. This was too cool. A group of graduating seniors were invited to Bill Gate's house for an evening with the VP's and of course Bill himself. I couldn't believe it, I actually saw bill. I kept blinking my eyes when he came out because I kept thinking 'man he is too clear, he looks too real'. I was amazed that he didn't look all pixelated as he normally does on TV. Going over and listening to him speak was also quite interesting. He was able to answer every question the nerdy interns could muster up, the guy is brilliant no doubt about that. I couldn't help but notice however that the whole time he had the crowd of interns around him he kept glancing over in the direction of the bar, longing for a glass of water or a Fresca. I wanted to get a chance just to say thanks for all that he's done, working so hard so we all could be here doing what we love, but he seemed just a tad too busy. Anyways, I also met with the VP's and GPM's which was lots of fun as well, think my VP Antoine is the coolest. He is this French Canadian that has been working here for quite awhile now. I'll tell you more about him a little later.
Getting work done here is difficult, not because it's impossible work(don't get me wrong it's hard alright) but there is just so much to do besides work. For instance later on in the week after the BillG BBQ there was another BBQ in the middle of the day for all the "West Region" interns. This was a big catered event out on the soccer field by my building. We played volleyball, ate and then played frisbee. There were raffles where they gave away an Xbox, pocket PC and a bunch of other cool stuff. After this it was back to work to try and finish out the week strong. I have had a lot of design work to do in order to develop my feature. I have to say though, it's lookin' mighty cool.
That weekend I got together with my usual crowd and hung out, played some raquetball and watched some movies. We have been staying up pretty late doing all this stuff as well as just hanging out and talking. Due to this sleep has been pretty few and far between but the weekends are always nice for playing catch-up with this. Stay tuned as I will be posting again soon with some more fun adventures. On the horizon is go-kart racing and hiking on Mt. Rainier.
So Since I last wrote I have done quite a bit. The lake thing with the YP(young professionals) group from my church was lots of fun. I didn't actually get to go out on the lake but I did meet some really neat people and chatted it up quite a bit. After that I got ready for the next week which was even more fun than the previous week.
Starting out the next week I really got into my work. Planning, sketching, researching and such. Later on Monday however I went to the "billg BBQ" which in case you didn't know stands for Bill Gates BBQ. This was too cool. A group of graduating seniors were invited to Bill Gate's house for an evening with the VP's and of course Bill himself. I couldn't believe it, I actually saw bill. I kept blinking my eyes when he came out because I kept thinking 'man he is too clear, he looks too real'. I was amazed that he didn't look all pixelated as he normally does on TV. Going over and listening to him speak was also quite interesting. He was able to answer every question the nerdy interns could muster up, the guy is brilliant no doubt about that. I couldn't help but notice however that the whole time he had the crowd of interns around him he kept glancing over in the direction of the bar, longing for a glass of water or a Fresca. I wanted to get a chance just to say thanks for all that he's done, working so hard so we all could be here doing what we love, but he seemed just a tad too busy. Anyways, I also met with the VP's and GPM's which was lots of fun as well, think my VP Antoine is the coolest. He is this French Canadian that has been working here for quite awhile now. I'll tell you more about him a little later.
Getting work done here is difficult, not because it's impossible work(don't get me wrong it's hard alright) but there is just so much to do besides work. For instance later on in the week after the BillG BBQ there was another BBQ in the middle of the day for all the "West Region" interns. This was a big catered event out on the soccer field by my building. We played volleyball, ate and then played frisbee. There were raffles where they gave away an Xbox, pocket PC and a bunch of other cool stuff. After this it was back to work to try and finish out the week strong. I have had a lot of design work to do in order to develop my feature. I have to say though, it's lookin' mighty cool.
That weekend I got together with my usual crowd and hung out, played some raquetball and watched some movies. We have been staying up pretty late doing all this stuff as well as just hanging out and talking. Due to this sleep has been pretty few and far between but the weekends are always nice for playing catch-up with this. Stay tuned as I will be posting again soon with some more fun adventures. On the horizon is go-kart racing and hiking on Mt. Rainier.
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