End of Another Contract, August 29, 2011
  
 
august_2011_19.JPG (827166 bytes) Wednesday, August 17
A business lunch with Scott at Azteca...
 
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A toast with Jim, Teresa, and Scott, inside Bigfoot at Microsoft Camp Commons. Jim was my boss, Teresa and Scott my leads. I was fortunate to be able to work in such good company! But alas, our Zune Client Test Team was soon to be disbanded...
 
Monday, August 29
 
Walking to Microsoft Studio-C for another "last day"...
 
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late_august_2011_07.JPG (470223 bytes) late_august_2011_08.JPG (475066 bytes) late_august_2011_10.JPG (523648 bytes) Leaving my bench in Studio-C... a place where I was quite comfortable. It would be difficult for me to imagine a better lab manager than Matt Hoffman. Matt runs a tight ship!
 
Leaving the old 4th floor lab in Studio-C and looking out at the Commons at the end of the day...
 
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late_august_2011_18.JPG (361085 bytes) The Starbucks iCup coffee machine in the 4th floor breakroom... not as good as my presspot homebrew, but not bad...
 
Strolling over to Studio-A to drop my badge off at Jim's desk...
 
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late_august_2011_24.JPG (296958 bytes) late_august_2011_25.JPG (444566 bytes) late_august_2011_26.JPG (445729 bytes) ... and on back to Bigfoot, at Camp Commons...
 
Tuesday, August 30
 
late_august_2011_27.JPG (616296 bytes) late_august_2011_28.JPG (381605 bytes) The National Geographic magazines under my hat rack were from gift subscriptions given to me by my Beloved Mother back in 2005 and 2006. I needed the room so I donated most of the magazines to the Bellevue Community Center across 148th Ave NE from the Microsoft Commons. While I was in the Community Center a local big band was delivering a lunchtime concert. My "between contracts" break was underway...
 
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Ethan and I raced on the Velodrome!
 
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september_2011_01.JPG (721245 bytes) Saturday, September 3
Issaquah... meeting Scott for breakfast at Malarky's...
 
2011-09-06_cheesecake_factory.JPG (857476 bytes) Tuesday, September 6
With Nancy at the Cheesecake Factory in Bellevue...
 
september_2011_02.JPG (1025800 bytes) september_2011_04.jpg (446763 bytes) Saturday, September 17
In Issaquah for a meeting with Scott Stratton at the Issaquah Brewhouse... though we dined at the H & H Tavern instead...

1st shot: Morning coffee at the Front Street Market.

2nd shot: I finished my coffee while viewing an old Steam Donkey.

3rd shot: The goodness of a can... and one of our lunch topics.
 
september_2011_05.JPG (522709 bytes) september_2011_06.jpg (478650 bytes) Saturday, September 24
Bellevue Crossroads... Miles & Karina (Karina with a Petosa accordion)... and a you-know-what at you-know-where...