Okay, GDC is over, final notes from me about everything (including what I previously posted), what went right, wrong and what I would need to prepare for better 🙂 Continue reading Final GDC notes
Category Archives: Travel
Posts about travelling (usually) long distances. I so wish we had teleporters :(
San Francisco final day
I wrote this on Sunday, but had no internet until yesterday, and didn’t upload the relevant pictures until today! Anyway, my final day in San Francisco was good – Chinese New Year festival was cool, pictures included! 🙂 Continue reading San Francisco final day
Travelling with delays is not fun
I thought a direct flight would be faster, but after having to land in Chicago for an appraisal of a possible water leak into non-cockpit areas, then a delay getting on a new plane then 2 flight attendants refusing to fly, then adding on the pilots running out of legal flight time, the plane got delayed for around 24 hours.
Urg.
I can’t really truly blame United for the original fault and need to land, but the 24 hours delay was ridiculous, so I’ll settle for likely as not choosing BA next time I fly. Next time I’ll pack a spare pair of clothes in my onboard luggage too.
So I’m back – no internet for 3 days hurts (nevermind my jet lag which I plan to crush with an appropriately timed nights sleep), I’ve got a lot to catch up on, never mind reporting about the pretty neat Chinese New Year festival on Saturday among other things.
San Francisco second day
Tis’ Sunday in San Francisco, and I am back after trekking around the town a lot more (mainly so I can find something to do tonight – I’ve decided to go see a film, because it’s easy and not much is open on Sunday evening 🙂 ). (Read on for my day) Continue reading San Francisco second day
Arrived in San Francisco
It’s 9:30AM San Francisco time, jet lag isn’t bad – well, not any more then my regular sleep patterns are. I went around Union Square and the Westfield shopping centre yesterday evening, and found some steak to eat 🙂
I’ll upload some pictures I took tonight. I got up late today because of a radiator in my room making the most loud noises it could at 4AM, 5AM and 6AM.
Time to get some breakfast, get a charger for my DS (since I blew my USA->UK converter thing), and visit Alcatraz and Pier 39 I think 🙂 I’ll register early for GDC.
Final GDC08 schedule and preperation
Okay, been packing today, and found out I can’t book in online for my United flight (one mark down for them…).
I also realised I hadn’t finalised what I was doing at GDC. My previous plan is all intact, and I’ve decided to go to a few of the censorship things and miss out on the Fable talk – I realise my Monday tutorial will be based around this so I’ll have had enough of dogs by then I bet 🙂
So this is my schedule now. I’ve only got the two noted clashes, just in case I change my mind. It seems pretty empty, and there are several other things which I’d have not minded going to but can’t – with only 3 days it means there are 7-8 sessions going on in any one slot. At least only one AI thing overlapped, 9AM on Friday, and I decided to go with the 3rd day of AI roundtable/discussion stuff.
I’ve finished printing everything I should need, and my Macbook has the useful information emails I’ve got from various places. I’ve also been informed by David Hayward of a cool travel wiki, so I’m looking at that for some things to do. Finally, Audiosurf should be released today, USA time, so I lament the fact I’m taking a mac laptop and not a windows one, since I won’t be able to play it until I come back now 🙁
My schedule is thus: Continue reading Final GDC08 schedule and preperation