happy friday from beantown

it's a gorgeous day here in beantown.
i'm not sure if we should be grateful for that or worried because of global warming - i have a feeling 60 degree weather in november is NOT normal. but it sure is nice. this week has been great. it's been nice to be back to the office and to be around people during the day - i'd forgotten how nice interaction can be. :) and my conference presentation on wednesday went very well - much better than i thought it would - lots of discussion and interaction. and quite a few nice complements afterwards, which is always nice.

and now it's friday ... and tomorrow i'm off to chester, vermont to stay in a b&b for the night and to meander around the town and enjoy the last of the fallen leaves. sadly, it's supposed to rain, so i'm not sure how much meandering we'll actually get around to. but the b&b has a fireplace - so i imagine we'll sit in front of that for most of the day/night!

i'm reminded how nice boston is. and in the last week i've met quite a few really neat people - people who i will make an effort with when i'm back in january. so all is not lost in the transition back from SF. i'm sure california will be in my future ... and SF has been a nice taste to lure me back at a later stage, i'm sure!

enjoy the weekend!