General Craziness

So the past few days have been interesting. So far “my office” has included Irving Park, World Cup and Coffee, two different Starbucks, my house, a friend’s car and the ‘normal’ office. The construction guys were a bit off in their start date, so I have been here for a few hours each day for a hard internet connection and a chance to catch up with Sean, Donovan and Dave. Although it’s been a bit chaotic, I’m liking the flexibilty, although I’m impatient for my wireless router to arrive at home so I can check out BNA without going to a coffee shop with wi-fi or coming to the office.

On Monday, a friend of Donovan’s from Tanzania, Nickson, was in town. Nickson, Donovan, Sean, Carrie (Donovan’s fiancee) Mary (a friend of D and Carrie) and I all went to the Portland City Grill for happy hour. Donovan was quick to point out the ’snipers’ on the roofs of nearby buildings (Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry was in town that afternoon). PCG is like the Signature Room in the John Hancock building. But way, way shorter.