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social commitments
I signed myself up for four social commitments this weekend because I want to get them all out of the way and not leave my apartment next weekend. So far, three out of four done!
First: Friday evening happy hour with former AIG coworkers -- which I found out when I arrived that my former boss had invited himself to, so that was slightly awkward. But it was a total of 10 people and nice to see everyone and chat a bit. I stuck to my resolution of only one drink, but still ended up there for two hours before being the first to leave, but it had been a long week and I was tired.
Today: board game day with friends, where we brought some drinks and rice krispies to Chan's house and then played a long game of Unstable Unicorns. It's such a cutely illustrated game but one that's also fun to play. From there we went straight to a work networking party -- through work I'd been introduced to someone prominent in the local Chinese community, who invited me to a special CNY party at Peking Duck Restaurant. Kevin and I went and had some food and wine and networked. I passed out my business cards and got some in return and made conversation and chatted with all of the important people who helped organize the party. I also got a photo with Neil Bush (one of George H.W. Bush's sons -- I guess the least well known one given George W. and Jeb!) that I didn't ask for. But hey, there it is. It felt so adult and foreign and I still half-hated it but it also seemed to go well.
Tomorrow: meeting friends early to drive south 30 minutes for some famous barbecue that sells out fast, so we gotta get there early enough to get in line and wait. Haven't had barbecue in a while so it should be good. And then I'm gonna hunker down and read! Do some laundry maybe! Get ready for a busy but slightly less hectic week leading into a quiet weekend where Kevin is out of town (traveling to Mexico City with students on a case competition).
First: Friday evening happy hour with former AIG coworkers -- which I found out when I arrived that my former boss had invited himself to, so that was slightly awkward. But it was a total of 10 people and nice to see everyone and chat a bit. I stuck to my resolution of only one drink, but still ended up there for two hours before being the first to leave, but it had been a long week and I was tired.
Today: board game day with friends, where we brought some drinks and rice krispies to Chan's house and then played a long game of Unstable Unicorns. It's such a cutely illustrated game but one that's also fun to play. From there we went straight to a work networking party -- through work I'd been introduced to someone prominent in the local Chinese community, who invited me to a special CNY party at Peking Duck Restaurant. Kevin and I went and had some food and wine and networked. I passed out my business cards and got some in return and made conversation and chatted with all of the important people who helped organize the party. I also got a photo with Neil Bush (one of George H.W. Bush's sons -- I guess the least well known one given George W. and Jeb!) that I didn't ask for. But hey, there it is. It felt so adult and foreign and I still half-hated it but it also seemed to go well.
Tomorrow: meeting friends early to drive south 30 minutes for some famous barbecue that sells out fast, so we gotta get there early enough to get in line and wait. Haven't had barbecue in a while so it should be good. And then I'm gonna hunker down and read! Do some laundry maybe! Get ready for a busy but slightly less hectic week leading into a quiet weekend where Kevin is out of town (traveling to Mexico City with students on a case competition).
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Sounds like you had some fun this weekend though! but yes. Awkward when you meet people like that.
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