Sitting in Automattic Lounge on pier 38 on the Embarcadero for the Wordpress developer's conference. 3rd day in a row of conferences.

At Metaverse conference at Stanford U http://metaverse.stanford.edu. On my way home. Nice chat with Matthew Fuchs. In at XML origins.

At Metaverse conference at Stanford U http://metaverse.stanford.edu. Demos of the future of the Internet. Virtually looks like Heaven.

at #metaverseu see http://www.sirikata.com

#metaverseu hurliman see: http://code.google.com/p/cablebeach

#meteverseu henrik mentions google wave - html 5 - both awsome

At #metaverseu. Henrik mentions html5 and google wave

Metaverse conference at Stanford U http://metaverse.stanford.edu. On free university shuttle on way to Clark Auditorium.

On way via Caltrain to Stanford U for http://metaverse.stanford.edu. Should be thrilling. O3d, second life & other alternate presences.

Finished a delicious "Stimulus Lunch" at K&L in Sebastopol with Michael Slater of http://webvanta.com. Very interesting web design service.

At winebarsf.com for a walkabout. If you gotta do email to people you can't see, you might as well do it where there are people to look at.

What to when you hit one of life's little speed bumps. Go to the top and move ofrom there. Having a glass of wine at Mandarin-Oriental.

Today's question: Can we make architecture and designing fun again? Can we re-design the tools of designing? Watch this space.

Sitting at Starbucks. Waiting for Olivier Santoni-Constantini. A french architect.

Off for dim sum at Yank Sing with Cynthia and her usal gang of boys.

Cocktails with Lanigans and Doyles then dinner at the Waterfront on the Embarcadero.

Watching a transvestite striptease show at Asia SF. Beth's graduation party. My aquafit coach.

Mae West: "Too much of a good thing -- is wonderful". My dilemma: what is too much of wonderful? 2 irons in the fire - both are scalding...

Finishing lunch at l'Olivier @TheGateway with Allison. Frumpy, eerie, outworldly place as ever.

My sister Allison is recovering from her tiny elective surgery. I'm hungry. But perhaps another half hour until she is out.

Riding the bus to the hospital. My sister Allison is going under the knife. A very very small one, thank goodness.

Brief reunion of The Laughing and Singing Club. (You forgot I was a founding member, didn't you.) Breakfast with James Capon at Grumpy's.

Back from Alex's surprise 40th birthday party. St Paul's School West Coast. Having babies. Talk talk talk. Life is about to - yikes no way

Back from lunch at La Mar on the Embarcadero - With Gerry Takano my classmate at Syracuse University School of Architecture - 40 years ago.

Sitting on #1 bus - waiting to go to a surprise birthday party in Pacific Heights. Bus driver just did 21 chin-ups while taking his rest.

Dismasted in SF Bay. Now home safe and sound. Whew! Because there were no injuries, our evening sail was merely an adventure. Thanks to Tim.

Dismasted in SF Bay. At the dock. Yay!

Dismasted in SF bay. Approaching the dock. Nearl safe and sound.

Dismasted in SF bay. Must and sails untangled. Motor s running. Raising the anchor.

Dismasted in SF bay. We are underway. Motoring to Emeryville.