CourtneyP

Last night, we met our record for bloggers at the monthly meetup! Now, if Guy was there, we woulda broken that record! Maybe next time.

And how glad were we to be back at Coffee Society? The masses rejoiced.

May I recommend the double cosmopolitan on a warm summer evening? It is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up. David had a few drinks that looked mighty tasty too… which reminds me, I must try one (or two) of his local caffeine stops soon.

It was Kev‘s first meetup… it was actually an evening that he could attend, imagine that! Jon showed up for his second meetup in the South Bay… glad to see the circle growing a little!

Jim brought his color Hiptop for Mark and I to ooh and ahh at; and in turn, we moblogged a photo or two. He and Faisal showed up a wee bit fashionably late, but always welcome! We even had a passerby sit down with us and ask what all the ruckus was about! “What’s a blog?” You asked the wrong crowd! Ask Rich, he has a strong opinion on what a blog is!

Antwon brought a handful of his bumper stickers for us. I have yet to see any of the attendees from last night posting any photos of these strategically placed stickers! What’s taking you guys so long?

Elke had to depart a bit early (last bus, I assume?), but it is always a pleasure to see her. The evening ended with Jonas and Ealasaid practicing aikido in the parking lot. Street Fighter references ensued. Good times.

Damn. The new Apple Store in Walnut Creek opens tomorrow, and I didn’t even realize. I hear people are camped out in front of the store as I type this. That’s some crazy shit… especially for just a free t-shirt. Well, come to think of it, it’s similar to when IKEA opened in Emeryville, and people were camped out for days… now that’s some crazy shit if I ever saw any.

Walnut Creek is growing like a freakin’ weed, and there are always new stores opening up. It’s scary… I remember growing up in that town which didn’t seem to have a building over 3 stories high. Now it’s exploded into a bustling city of sorts.

But… argh. I had no idea that the Apple Store was opening up there until a few days ago. Argh. Argh. Arrrrrgh.

I will be in the WC area tomorrow, but not sure if I will make it out to the store… and I sure as hell am not going to make it to be one of the first thousand to get just a stinkin’ T-shirt. Anyone else planning on being there?

Oh, and BTW, did you hear that Oprah loves iPods, so she GAVE away 15GB iPods to everyone in her studio audience today? Double triple mega ARGH.

Another project is launched! I have been working on and off on this site for many many months now… it may look simple, but the site went through a few redesigns & restructuring, and is finally done (well… it’s missing a small amount of content, but the bulk of my work is done)!

The Weddings Planners is a business run by a former co-worker of mine in Hawaii. Keri still maintains her day job at the magazine, runs The Wedding Planners, and is a full-time mother of two to boot! If you or anyone you know is looking for assistance in planning an island wedding, look them up!

Also be sure to check out her book, Hawai’i Weddings Made Simple.

Comments on the site are welcome.