Met another LJer

Had dinner with Patrick (patricks) tonight. (Finally--I told him "Sure, I'll be in town by Friday night." Whoops.) Despite the usual strangeness of meeting a stranger whom, nonetheless, you know something about, it was really fun talking to him. I was shocked by how late it was when we left.

Thanks, Patrick. I'm glad I had the chance to meet you.

Impressions of Sacramento

I really like this hotel. They put a lot of thought into making the room livable for travelers. They provide a coffee pot and hair dryer, but the thing that really impressed me is that they provide an iron and an ironing board. Now that's practical. They also didn't bother me when I spent most of the day in my room, apparently assuming that I had my reasons for staying in my room, and that I was able to make a decision whether I wanted my room cleaned or not.

The hotel struck me as having the same attributes as Sacramento: livable and laid-back.

My three must-have livability criteria are some form of water (and a place to commune with the water), trees, and bookstores. Sacramento definitely rates on the water and tree attributes.

The Sacramento River

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I'm back in SJ

My silly fur kid first was acting like he forgot who I was, and now that he figured it out, he's chewing me out.

It was a much more uneventful trip back.