Random Monday

I have severe writer’s block right now and to be honest, can’t really think of one topic to write about. I’ll call it a case of a the Mondays on a gorgeous day in SF. Until I get back on track tomorrow, I figured I just write about a bunch of random things in my mind instead.

Sophia and I finally found a ceremony location for our wedding in December. We found a small plant shop that used to be a restaurant in the Embarcadero. They have this awesome secluded patio with good views that they’ve been hosting some wedding ceremonies on. I cannot tell you how happy I am that we finally booked the venues and can start focusing more on the fun parts of the wedding like the food, drinks and welcome party location.

I was nice and bored on Saturday. It was a perfect afternoon and I ended up grabbing some beers with a friend. Later that night, we decided to switch things up and play Age of Empires 2 on Saturday night. I don’t really play video games anymore, and AOE2 is a 20+ year old game. We had both played as kids and there was this amazing nostalgia factor. Video game nights are definitely going to be back in my rotation of things to do.

Speaking of AOE2… man there was something about those simple real time strategy games back in the back. Warcraft 2, Starcraft, AOE2…. those were the days. I don’t think they’re as popular nowadays, but those games teach you a lot. You have to learn about resource constraints, economies, building, planning, etc. I know Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke talks a lot about how much he learned from playing Starcraft growing up. I’m a bit addicted again and starting to play some single player campaigns now. I’ll tell Sophia that it’s part of learning agenda.

Holy shit it’s gorgeous right now in San Francisco. It’s 75 degrees and perfect out. The rest of the country seems to be in a crazy heat wave and I’m loving my life in a t-shirt and shorts in the office today. It’s amazing how much better Mondays are when San Francisco is like this.