PhreakNIC 9 Weekend

It is Sunday (October 23) and the last two days have been event filled. I left work early Friday and went to Edwin Warner park to run/hike before sunset. It is a great place to go because of the rugged and varied terrain. After the running I hit the gym for a nice workout.

Later that evening, I went to meet some friends at the Days Inn. There was a hacker/computer geek convention (PhreakNIC 9) that Aaron and Carey were attending. It was great seeing Aaron again. He is now permanently based in Austin and has great job there. When I got there it was evident that just about everyone was more than just a little bit inebriated. Needless to say, those geeks can party. The hotel was teched out and people were walking around with booze in one hand and their laptops in another.

Jessica had a friend in town who wanted to go clubbing. So Adam, Jessica, Emily, Maria (from L.A.), Kaz and I hit downtown. We went to Decades (80 and early 90's music), Bar Nashville (Top 40), Graham Central Station (multilevel entertainment complex) and Envy (two dance floors - Dance/Techno & Hip hop). It was a wild night. After all the bar hopping, we went back to the hotel to chill before heading home.

The next day started out slow. I met the group down at Fido's and then went to Ken's Sushi for lunch. Robb and I hung out for a while and then took Aaron and his buddies back to the Days Inn. I was not in any condition to do this but, Jessica, Adam, Robb and I, went to the Y for an hour of really bad Racquetball. Thank god there were no cameras there. Especially when Jessica and I were attempting to hit the ball. I think she and I got our abs worked out more from all the laughing.

I had dinner that night with Caleb, Heather and Robb. We had Chinese at my favorite Chinese restaurant (on Gallatin Road). The food was delectable. Heather and Caleb had big plans that night (I hope you guys had a blast!!), Robb had to get home to take care of the animals and I had to go back to the convention to hang with Aaron and the gang. It was a low key night for me, but being the last night of the convention the Days Inn was much wilder than the night before. It was good to spend some time Aaron before he headed back to Austin.