Monthly Archives: April 2008

No, not my trip. Not even the US presidential election. I genuinely went to the circus last night – Cirque de Soleil, actually and it was totally wonderful! It’s all acrobatics, dance and music, all very commedia dell’arte. Fantastic from a technical point of view, in the way they put up and take down theContinue reading “The circus”

We  had a brilliant day yesterday. Now, if you say Seattle, I bet two things come to mind. Firstly, Microsoft (and we went there on Friday). Secondly, Starbucks. And that’s where we went yesterday. You arrive at the office and it all seems normal – up in the lift to the reception, people coming inContinue reading “Seattle Day 3”

Have you heard about a film called Expelled – Intelligence not allowed? We went to see it last night. Oh. My. God. As I keep saying, if I was an O-level teacher and one of my students gave me an essay so flimsily argued, making such outrageous claims and so inconsistent, I would fail him.Continue reading “You will not believe the film I saw last night…”

I thought it rained here alot?! We’ve had gorgeous weather – OK, a few drops last night and this morning, but most of the time it has been gorgeous. Yesterday I went for breakfast with Tiffany, Omar and Iyad, who then all went off to a Baptist church. I abstained, preferring to honour the god Mamon – yes,Continue reading “What’s all this about it raining in Seattle?”

So, Seattle, finally! It’s a lot like Auckland actually and we’ve had a gorgeous day today so it’s been great. Last night I hit the town with Annie, a friend of Phil’s. We had a drink in a nice bar and then headed to another place where we saw two bands – both great, veryContinue reading “Seattle rocks!”

Sorry for not posting yesterday, but after alot of driving in Colorado, a delayed flight, a late arrival and a time zone change, I was too pooped! My second day in Denver was as interesting as the first. I had a later appointment, so was able to have breakfast and check out before driving toContinue reading “Denver Day 2/Seattle Day 1”

Had a fabulous day today at the National Renewable Energy Lab. It had been one of my top must-sees, but we were having real trouble getting the entree. But it happened in the end and the persistence was justified, as it was really interesting. I started by meeting Carol from the Public Affairs side, who gaveContinue reading “Denver Day 1”

Well, it was bound to happen. Had a bump with another car at a traffic light! While I was stopped I was trying to pick up my bag which had fallen on the floor and I’m just not used to the way the car moves forward when you stop. Suddenly *smack*. We pulled over toContinue reading “That’s why they’re called bumpers…”

So, there’s been a few days of radio silence as I was at the Grand Canyon with no internet access. My last day at Miami was at the University. I was supposed to see one of the VPs, but he didn’t arrive, so I talked to the Communications people. I think the most interesting outcomeContinue reading “Miami/Grand Canyon/ Dallas”