Finally, the Rock HAS COME BACK…to the Bay Area
I haven’t posted much since Open Hack Day and for good reason. My wife and I have been orchestrating a move from Folsom back to the Bay Area. We’ve actually been planning to move back for a little while now, but now we’ve finally done it.
“Why?”, you ask. Well, several reasons. I’ve been doing a backbreaking commute for over three years now (1+ year with EarthLink and almost 2 years now with Yahoo!). That’s been awful on many levels. Only seeing my wife a couple of days per week. Only being in the office a couple of days per week. Paying for gas in a V6 truck (somewhere between $40 and $50 per week from the commute alone).
What does this mean? Well, I’ve started taking the train to work. That’s been awesome. I pick up the train in San Carlos and ride to Mountain View where a Yahoo! shuttle picks me up and takes me to the Sunnyvale campus. In the evening, I do the reverse. I think my truck is starting to feel neglected. I also get to spend more time with friends. Most of my friends are in the Bay Area. Now I actually get to see them more than once a month.
It also means I’m in the office more, which is awesome. I get to go to more lunches, attend more tech talks and talk face-to-face with coworkers more often. More importantly, it helps out with my increased responsibilities at work (more about that in a later post).
In short, it’s been hard uprooting from Folsom, but in the long run it will pay off. Big time. Higher quality of life and all, you know. So if you find yourself in the Bay Area, look me up. I’m living in San Carlos and working in Sunnyvale. We’ll do lunch/dinner/whatever. We can talk about geeky things. Or bowl (if you’ve got the guts). 
October 23rd, 2006 at 6:07 pm
I have no idea how you made it this long. That commute is nuts!
October 23rd, 2006 at 10:16 pm
No, no…that commute WAS nuts.
It took dedication, a cool job and an understanding wife to keep me doing it.
October 25th, 2006 at 1:01 pm
Welcome back.