The stretch of vitality

So this was my last week of working at the old Opsware HQ in Sunnyvale. On June 20th they are closing the building and everyone is relocating to HP Cupertino. It was a particularly vivid week for me. It is a completely different experience to interact with people face to face, and much more intense. During the week I noticed and was thankful for the large number of heavy hitters I get to work with. hmp packed up the map room and folks are generally starting to put all the stuff in their cubes into boxes. There was higher then average nerf weaponry in the air this week, and folks overall seemed a bit giddy. Friday afternoon beers happened since that will no longer be tolerated at the new office. On Friday Ed came to visit and we went out drinking with three of the old Loudcloud guys, which was a lot of fun. OK, now the final Comfort Inn make-your-own waffle and then it’s on the road to L.A.

Well, I can officially say that the green machine has made it all the way across the country. I started at the Hudson River and made it to the Pacific Ocean. Saturday night I made it from Portland to the coast in southern Oregon, and Sunday I did the rest of the drive down to the San Francisco bay area. I took the scenic route along highway 101 for almost the whole way, which is several hours slower than I-5 but a lot more interesting. I also took a side trip into Humboldt state park to check out the giant Redwood trees. This week I’m in Sunnyvale for week and I’ll be heading down to L.A. on Saturday.

More photos here.