Feb 28 - Seoul Searching

Seoul Searching
my rowing buddy Gus (or Angus depending on when you met him) has a blog about living in Soeul, Korea and what expat life is like there. I made a joke once to him about finding his "Seoul mate" but it looks like he's just Seoul searching for now.

Feb 27 - Black & White 2008 Ball is here

- I got am email invite for the once every two years San Francisco 2008 Black and White Ball put on by the San Francisco Symphony. I've heard this is a terrific event, and it's only once every two years! From what I know it's black tie, lasts all evening with dining and entertainment, and meandering through the multiple venues at city hall (opera house, symphony hall, etc).
It all sounds amazing - until the $325 price tag appears, per ticket! Jeesh, do I really love Seal that much? I'm not that much of a socialite, so forking up that much is a bit of a stretch for a party. I doubt I can convince my boyfriend to pay that much and go. He's even less of a socialite than I am. There's also a $200 concert/limited ticket available, but that seems like selling short. I will have to sit on this one a bit and see if I am compelled to go. Two years ago the price looks to be $150 per ticket. I know inflation is strong these days, but 100%+ increase in ticket pricing, if that is true?
Yelp has reviews on it - which are good to know about. It sounds like it's best to attend with friends...any takers?
If anyone has gone before or cares to comment - please let me know what you think!

Feb 24

So many good Internet news headlines today - or maybe I had more time to read them today.

- LinkedIn goes mobile - m.linkedin.com - finally!
- Buzz.yahoo.com - launches. I'm a Digg fan, but I did spend 20 minutes surfing around fabsugar.com learning about who's who in rehab.
- Yahoo's Advertiser-Publisher exchange platform launches. This is APEX for short -but that acronym is already too heavily used - by Asian stocks, to salesforce.com lingo already. What other name can they come up with?

Happy Chinese new year

This past Saturday marked the welcome wagons for the Year of the Rat in the Southwest Airlines 2008 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade.

As you can see there was plenty of corporate sponsorship. There was a direct correlation between "cool" floats from the big companies, the airlines, the banks, and the more local, less monetarily endowed entries - like the local Chinese clubs and schools.

Lots of rain poured down, but spirits were high and the firecrackers still scared lots of small kids and animals.

Feb 21st

• Last night was the 1st of 2 lunar eclipses of 2008. I wasn't feeling motivated to see it but after 5 people twittered about it, I went up to the rooftop to take a peek. I've seen eclipses before, but each one is pretty cool. Especially for earth science geeks like myself.

• I'm recovering from my trip to Whistler, BC last week. I only skied 5 days, but it was fantastic. Snow every day and then day 5 was a bluebird day! My favorite part is ski esprit - a 3 or 5 day lesson/guide for all abilities. Let the guide do all the work and give you tips I say! You also get the add-in bonus of built in apres-ski buddies for the mandatory post-ski wind down (aka Canadian beer, Jager Bombs, Vin Chaud). Whistler is the 2010 home of the Winter Olympics - so it's only getting bigger and better. I can't wait for the 3rd annual trip in 2009

Best store oatmeal

Mine didn't look this good

but it was delicious. Hearty and fit for a cold winter day. We don't have this bakery in San Francisco so I'm living it up here with my oatmeal.

Feb 4 - Super Tuesday Eve

• http://www.electoralcompass.com/ - worth your time and effort. This is a great site for anyone who votes in our Super Tuesday primary or beyond. What a great site and who knew the transcripts matched or opposed your exact thoughts.
• Heading to Chicago today for a few days. Should I pack my winter coat?
• San Francisco Golden Gate Club has a lot to offer - besides the picture window views overlooking the Bay and the bridge - I would defintely return. They defintely need a more descriptive and eye-catching served web site. This place has potential -otherwise it wouldn't be the old officers club. Who can do it justice?