Friday Five
1. What's the last place you traveled to, outside your own home state/country?
New York City, last month, for Macworld CreativePro Conference & Expo. I [Heart] New York, just like the T shirt says.
2. What's the most bizarre/unusual thing that's ever happened to you while traveling?
One of the strangest things that has happened actually happened to me earlier this year when I was in LA for E3. I was leaving the Nvidia party when these two guys behind me asked for a smoke. I gave them one and I noticed one of them was wearing an Nvidia sticker for the party. They were talking about taking the subway back downtown and I offered them a ride because I had a rental.
It wasn't until we were on the Hollywood Fwy heading back downtown that I realized from their conversation that these guys were a pair of homeless kids, one of whom had just picked up an Nvidia party badge out a bin because it glowed in the dark and looked cool. Fortunately, they didn't knife me or anything, and were really grateful for the ride.
Honestly, I don't think this says anything bad about my judgment -- if you've never been to E3, you can't possibly understand this, but it really can be hard to tell the difference between homeless street urchins and game company execs. Unless the guys work for Aspyr. Those guys look and smell foine.
3. If you could take off to anywhere, money and time being no object, where would you go?
Europe. New Zealand and Australia too.
4. Do you prefer traveling by plane, train or car?
Depends on the distance. Between here and NYC, I love to take the train. Any farther and I'd rather be in a plane.
5. What's the next place on your list to visit?
Maybe Austin, TX in September. We will see. Otherwise, San Francisco in January, most likely.