Michael and I went to Shoreline Lake on a nice bike ride. We then went to downtown Mountain View and met up with Nima. We went to a beer garden and had some tasty french fries. We all had some good conversations and waited for Steph and Caryn to be ready to meet us for dinner. We went to Shezan and got some really tasty food. Steph and I then left for other parties.
Steph and I biked to the chocolate garage this evening. The chocolates they had out weren’t that tasty, except the one I had already gotten. The coffee toffee bar is indescribably good. I also got some more Momotombo since I had just finished the last batch.
I met Bill at Stacks for breakfast. He is doing a games start-up like I am, but has been working at it a good deal longer. We both got coffee with the Apple-wood Bacon and Avocado Omelette. All in all it was a really nice brunch, and I look forward to seeing Bill again.
I got a fantastic delivery of cookies yesterday for backing Antoine’s Cookie Shop on Kickstarter. I got the Toffee Chip cookies and they were utterly amazing. I haven’t finished them yet, and when I do I’ll probably be going back for more. I love toffee and cookies and this is a fantastic, delicious combination. Antoine delivered them himself, and he seems like a really nice guy. I’m glad to have been able to support him and hopefully make one of his dreams come true.
This morning I set out for a long morning bike ride and it turned into a long early afternoon walk when I got a flat and had to walk the bike to the closest bike shop for a repair. The start of the ride was really nice and I went to shoreline lake. There I talked to my parents. They have had a very exciting week with my dad getting and signing an offer from Emory and then having their offer on a house they like accepted. It will be great to see them at Christmas in their new house. After that I went to downtown Mountain View via the Stevens Creak Trail. I was hoping to get some tea but the tea shop isn’t open Mondays. When I got back to my bike I noticed a flat tire. I’ve gotten into the habit of not carrying my repair tools with me, just the air pump. The flat I ended up getting wasn’t the slow leak that a pump will help with. After about a 45 min walk I got to the bike shop and got it fixed. Then decided to grab a late lunch at The Counter. After a quick stop by Milk Pail Market I rode back home. I am very tired and most of the day is now gone. I still enjoyed the ride.
This morning Steph and I had a great bike ride over the farmer’s market on California Avenue. It was a really sunny morning and I rushed out without putting any sunscreen on. Luckily I only got minor burns that don’t sting, but I can tell that a hot shower will make them unpleasant. I got a lamb curry naan wrap and it was delicious. I decided to try out the samosas at the place that does the naan wraps this time, and they weren’t nearly as good. I’ll probably go back to get the samosas at the smaller stand. Steph got a good supply of bolani, and I got some of the tofu. Steph also got some really high quality yogurt, that is absolutely delicious.
Brian got a table at the Game Kastle Flea Market and he shared it with Steph, Nick, and Tina. I got Gauntlet of Fools for my place and then just went to McDonalds across the street to wait. I called mom, looked up some business stuff online, and updated the blog. One of my big food weaknesses is McDonalds fries, but there are worse things to e addicted to.
Garden fresh was just as tasty in Palo Alto as it was in Mountain View. It was also really nice to talk to Jeff and Patty as they have a lot of the skills that I really don’t want to have to work on; marketing and advertisement monetization. Even with Candice helping out some with the marketing I would really like to get help from Jeff and Patty on the marketing. Jeff had decided not to continue forward with joining the startup he had been planning to join as they were in a worse situation than he had been led to believe. He is applying to Google then working on his own stuff. I still really like his idea and he really likes my most recent idea. I hope we can work together on both.
After dinner we stopped by the ice cream sandwich place Cream. Steph got a waffle cone and I had some of it.
Last night I looked up what was the best rated 1$ place on Yelp for Mountain View and Palo Alto. It was a Vegan/Vegetarian place in Mountain View called Garden Fresh (Yelp). Steph and I went there for dinner and it was pretty tasty. We split some stuffed tofu, scallion pancakes, and mixed veggie noodles. The place was also nicely quaint. I’d like to order out of there, or go back again.
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