Comments on: California http://blog.conall.net/2006/08/07/california/ A Glimpse Into Conall's Inner Thoughts... Mon, 28 May 2007 14:25:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: conall http://blog.conall.net/2006/08/07/california/comment-page-1/#comment-6605 conall Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:30:55 +0000 http://blog.conall.net/archives/2006/08/07/california/#comment-6605 They're not in a box, simply a perspex drawer with a scoop... But there is a near unlimmited supply of M&Ms in the Dublin office. Over here, there's more cereal and wonderful things such as root beer... They’re not in a box, simply a perspex drawer with a scoop…

But there is a near unlimmited supply of M&Ms in the Dublin office. Over here, there’s more cereal and wonderful things such as root beer…

]]> By: David Mc'Oh-Yeah-He's-Cool' http://blog.conall.net/2006/08/07/california/comment-page-1/#comment-6604 David Mc'Oh-Yeah-He's-Cool' Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:21:06 +0000 http://blog.conall.net/archives/2006/08/07/california/#comment-6604 Wait! Can you get 'M&M's in little boxes with the Google logo? ... wait- that's that other place in America... AW! Get the 'M&M's in the bags with the 'M&M's logo on them! [Noone ever asks for those!] Wait!
Can you get ‘M&M’s in little boxes with the Google logo?
… wait- that’s that other place in America…
AW!
Get the ‘M&M’s in the bags with the ‘M&M’s logo on them!
[Noone ever asks for those!]

]]> By: Conor http://blog.conall.net/2006/08/07/california/comment-page-1/#comment-6591 Conor Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:13:59 +0000 http://blog.conall.net/archives/2006/08/07/california/#comment-6591 Some mornings here have required sunglasses, although it comes with a cool breeze (which isn't too bad). Airplane food while not deligtful its certainly not kak from the airlines I've been on. And the first hit is always free, the flight back will be the killer. Some mornings here have required sunglasses, although it comes with a cool breeze (which isn’t too bad).

Airplane food while not deligtful its certainly not kak from the airlines I’ve been on.

And the first hit is always free, the flight back will be the killer.

]]> By: Mark Cummins http://blog.conall.net/2006/08/07/california/comment-page-1/#comment-6588 Mark Cummins Wed, 09 Aug 2006 10:53:00 +0000 http://blog.conall.net/archives/2006/08/07/california/#comment-6588 Hey Conall, A trip to the Googleplex has got to be fun, even if Mountain View is not much to see. Myself and Dermot took it in on our road trip last summer, and even with the added thrill of evading Google car park security to take a geeky photo with a particularly company's corporate logo, I remember Mountain View as being fairly boring and undistinguished American strip-mall land. Oh, and I expect you to bring me back a life-time's supply of M&Ms. You get them free, right? Mark PS> It took me a while to locate the main RSS feed for this blog. Perhaps I'm blind, but I don;t think you have a link to it. Hey Conall,
A trip to the Googleplex has got to be fun, even if Mountain View is not much to see. Myself and Dermot took it in on our road trip last summer, and even with the added thrill of evading Google car park security to take a geeky photo with a particularly company’s corporate logo, I remember Mountain View as being fairly boring and undistinguished American strip-mall land.
Oh, and I expect you to bring me back a life-time’s supply of M&Ms. You get them free, right?

Mark

PS> It took me a while to locate the main RSS feed for this blog. Perhaps I’m blind, but I don;t think you have a link to it.

]]> By: Conro McDermottroe http://blog.conall.net/2006/08/07/california/comment-page-1/#comment-6442 Conro McDermottroe Tue, 08 Aug 2006 12:33:15 +0000 http://blog.conall.net/archives/2006/08/07/california/#comment-6442 I've found that going <i>to</i> California is no problem jetlag-wise, I seem to synchronise quite easily. Coming back is something different. :-) I think the very nice Indian restaurant is probably Sue's. It's on Castro street, near the railway tracks end, opposite an "Irish pub". There's another one of Sue's in San Jose, also good. Ryan and Fergal liked Baba Neo (on Moffett Blvd, head north on Castro, cross the tracks and keep going, it's on your right), but I've never eaten there. I'm also car-less, but Yellow Cabs of Santa Clara country are quite reliable, you can get them on (650) 321 1234. I’ve found that going to California is no problem jetlag-wise, I seem to
synchronise quite easily. Coming back is something different. :-)

I think the very nice Indian restaurant is probably Sue’s. It’s on Castro
street, near the railway tracks end, opposite an “Irish pub”. There’s another
one of Sue’s in San Jose, also good. Ryan and Fergal liked Baba Neo (on Moffett
Blvd, head north on Castro, cross the tracks and keep going, it’s on your right), but I’ve never
eaten there.

I’m also car-less, but Yellow Cabs of Santa Clara country are quite reliable,
you can get them on (650) 321 1234.

]]> By: Gary Coady http://blog.conall.net/2006/08/07/california/comment-page-1/#comment-6368 Gary Coady Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:16:40 +0000 http://blog.conall.net/archives/2006/08/07/california/#comment-6368 One other comment about public transport, you're lucky you're in Mountain View - at least you can get the Caltrain around the place. Last time I was stuck in Cupertino, and last bus back from Caltrain was at around 10pm... One other comment about public transport, you’re lucky you’re in Mountain View – at least you can get the Caltrain around the place.

Last time I was stuck in Cupertino, and last bus back from Caltrain was at around 10pm…

]]> By: Gary Coady http://blog.conall.net/2006/08/07/california/comment-page-1/#comment-6367 Gary Coady Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:14:49 +0000 http://blog.conall.net/archives/2006/08/07/california/#comment-6367 From my experience with Mountain View (and a lot of the surroundings), town is pretty dead from an Irish point of view - restaurants, not pubs. There are a lot of nice restaurants though :-) There's a good Indian restaurant down the road which leads away from the main street behind Molly Magees (if my memory serves). House BBQs - but you need to know people for that; wandering around the streets of MV isn't going to be very entertaining. All the REAL fun is up in the City, alright - and it's only ~70 minutes from Mountain View? It's really amazing, the difference when you go under the mountains of South San Francisco though - on one side, blue skies; on the other, clouds and cold and damp. From my experience with Mountain View (and a lot of the surroundings), town is pretty dead from an Irish point of view – restaurants, not pubs. There are a lot of nice restaurants though :-) There’s a good Indian restaurant down the road which leads away from the main street behind Molly Magees (if my memory serves).

House BBQs – but you need to know people for that; wandering around the streets of MV isn’t going to be very entertaining.

All the REAL fun is up in the City, alright – and it’s only ~70 minutes from Mountain View? It’s really amazing, the difference when you go under the mountains of South San Francisco though – on one side, blue skies; on the other, clouds and cold and damp.

]]> By: Aidan Kehoe http://blog.conall.net/2006/08/07/california/comment-page-1/#comment-6360 Aidan Kehoe Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:42:39 +0000 http://blog.conall.net/archives/2006/08/07/california/#comment-6360 I find going west is fine, as long as the flight time isn't too long; going east sucks. Enjoy your training! I find going west is fine, as long as the flight time isn’t too long; going east sucks. Enjoy your training!

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