Welcome! I'm Erica Douglass. I am committed to teaching you how to build an inspired, successful business. I would love to hear your opinions and help you grow your business. If you are motivated to change the world and want to learn from my successes (and failures!), please subscribe and join my community!
I heart San Jose!
I decided I wanted a burrito for dinner tonight, so I got on Citysearch to find the best burrito place near my house. Turns out there’s some place called “Burrito Factory” a couple miles away, and it’s rated a 9.1/10, so I decide to try it.
I walk in and order a burrito to go, then sit down at a table. Next to me, two guys are talking animatedly about something. I listen in on the conversation. One of them is talking about hacking a HD-Tivo…something about the serial port…and then complaining bitterly about FreeBSD’s lack of Serial ATA support for whatever chipset he’s using with his SATA card.
But seriously, my favorite overheard geek conversation has to be the following. This happened a few months ago. I am out with a friend at the Country Inn off Saratoga. (Country Inn is like Denny’s, but a bit better and locally-owned.) This place is called “Country Inn”, so I am expecting old people ordering the senior citizen specials, right?
There is a loud argument going on at the next table between two guys. Turns out one of them is a PHP programmer and one of them is a Java programmer. And there is war happening at that table. I hear words like “enterprise” and “beans” and “object-oriented” being bandied about. Still in a heated argument, they pay their bill and leave, not pausing for a second to look up at the rest of the people at the restuarant, who are watching them with mild curiosity and amusement.
I love San Jose.
(Oh, and Burrito Factory was really good. If you’re in the area, check it out. It’s on Camden, in a strip mall, just to the west of Union.)
Like this entry? Subscribe to this blog and receive an email update whenever a new post appears on the site! No spam, and I won't give your email address to any other company.
Email This Post To A Friend
Bookmark in Del.icio.us
|
Technorati
|
Digg This!
|
Review on StumbleUpon
Previous post in this category: It’s official… I’m taking a vacation!
4 Responses to “I heart San Jose!”
Leave a Reply
I loved SJ as well, until I couldn’t find a job there. It was always pretty cool and laid back until you mentioned some technology, and then the flames set in.
Many a time I’ve sat in bookstores or coffee shops or heck, the Country Inn off stevens creek, and listened to conversations that made things click in my head.
Ben lived in Cupertino off a road off Stevens Creek, and I lived in San Jose (10 minutes away) behind the car lots on Stevens Creek. I loved San Jose, even though all the eateries closed at ungodly hours of the night (9pm).
Although I must say I enjoy having a job and a house and a dog, three things I have now that I didn’t (and couldn’t) then.
You’ve seen Overheard in New York, haven’t you? It’s genius. Dirtier, though, and not as geeky as you might like. http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/
OMG. I was just at Country Inn on Saturday. Jess drove us all the way down there. It’s hellza good.
Unfortunately, there were only old people and I got to listen to some lady talking about how she had named her various cats; mittens, fluffy, buffy, smudge…
So, PHP vs. Java? Is that like, Piping Hot Pancakes vs. coffee?
For the best burito in SJ, go to the Guatalahara Market at 10th and empire (a bit north of downtown, from highway 87, exit Taylor, go east (away from the airport), right on 10th (a one way street) and two or so blocks down is Empire, the market is right on the corner). The best in San Jose, and is has been for years.