caro:
GPOYW: Off We Go Edition
It’s July 1 now, and some of you already know this: I’m officially leaving New York as of two months from today. Well, I’ll be back. But not until 2010, most likely. Starting in either the middle of September or the beginning of October, depending on a couple of timing and logistical issues (and following a few weeks of nomadism), I’m going to San Francisco for the rest of the year. I’m sticking with my job at CNET News, one of the most fun and fulfilling jobs on the face of the planet, and can’t thank my overlords enough for approving these bizarre travel plans.
I’ve never lived more than an hour away from NYC, so this is sort of awesome and thrilling. Most of the companies I cover are based in the SF region, so I’ll get much better face time. And while I do have personal reasons for wanting to spend some time away from here, I don’t want to get all James Murphy about it and talk about how New York sucks. Let’s face it: I’m a Northeast girl, and I’m coming back. I promise not to return laden with any not-really-true Bay Area stereotypes like new piercings or tattoos, strange political leanings, arrests for public nudity, weird Mission-slacker boyfriends (that one is dedicated to Rana), or a bloodstream full of myopic Silicon Valley Kool-Aid. Okay, that last one is a concern.
In the meantime I have some goals. Foremost is attaining that darned Gym Rat badge on Foursquare. Secondary is hitting up all those awesome new pizzerias that have been popping up before I decamp for a city where pizza is only consumed as a booze sponge. You know, just in case the recession or the Department of Health closes them all before I return.
Caro and Miltnr, both! Now there’s no question that Blakeley and I HAVE to come to california for a visit in the fall!!!
