SIGGRAPH Thursday/Friday
[ NOTE: This is the conclusion of Siggraph 2006. You see, by the Wednesday I was incredibly ill and did not feel like posting anything. I was also having problems blogging within the convention centre, this was confirmed by Angie Jones from Thinking Animation . We're not sure if it was just the shear amount of geeks blogging that week or if something was up with Blogger. This is finally being posted as I didn't get the time after getting back to South Africa to do anything. ]
Thursday was one of the less eventful days at the convention - for me anyway as this was the day the bug decided to really have a go. I woke up sick as a dog and unable to get out of bed. Trying to stand up made me feel violently ill. I guess nows a good time to show you the inside of my room.
My incredibly comfy bed - The room wasn't small but the door opened up into my nightstand on the left of the bed. Shift everything over by ten centimetres and problem solved...
View from my door next to the bed, I had a couch, which was used to drape clothes over rather than sit. A tv with plenty of channels to watch the first night when I was awake at 4am due to jet lag.
My bathroom for the 9 days. Not bad shower, I must admit. Double nozzle blasts away the hot Boston dirt.
View from the passage of my door. They had these weird smaller doors built in that I still have no idea what they were used for.
View from my room down the passage.
By 11am I was finally up and waiting for the bus.
The day at Siggraph was slow. I wasn't feeling well and everything was wrapping up. It was kind of sad, because I had not made the most of it, due to various reasons and that there was no more time left. I popped over to the job fair and spoke with a SAfrican now working at WETA in New Zealand and also Shane who wears the top hat in the "Making of" features from King Kong (The Post Production Diaries)
That evening Brian, Mike and myself made our way around Quincy Market and the home of the Replica Cheers Bar. I was still too sick to even enjoy a beer and made my way home early. We actually went to a bar next door because I didn't have my passport on me and they are extremely strict with drinking laws, and so the bar we ended up in were fine with me just having my Drivers license.
The Replica Cheers bar in Quincy Market, near Fanueil Hall.
Friday, the convention was over and now it was down to sightseeing.
In the morning I made my way around town, getting a lot of walking done. At lunch I met up with Brian and Mike and headed over to the science museum for Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds exhibition. Truly amazing work - slightly sombre at times but overall AMAZING.
After that we headed for a duck tour- read more about it here. Basically you board an amphibious vehicle for a quick tour of Boston and a ride along the Charles river
The Duck Tour is a must do event in Boston.
Would you believe this is the prison??
John Hancock tower on the left, Prudential on the right. TALL!
Spotted! - A duck making a right turn into Newbury near my hotel.
Ducks seen near the Science Museum.
Thursday was one of the less eventful days at the convention - for me anyway as this was the day the bug decided to really have a go. I woke up sick as a dog and unable to get out of bed. Trying to stand up made me feel violently ill. I guess nows a good time to show you the inside of my room.
My incredibly comfy bed - The room wasn't small but the door opened up into my nightstand on the left of the bed. Shift everything over by ten centimetres and problem solved...
View from my door next to the bed, I had a couch, which was used to drape clothes over rather than sit. A tv with plenty of channels to watch the first night when I was awake at 4am due to jet lag.
My bathroom for the 9 days. Not bad shower, I must admit. Double nozzle blasts away the hot Boston dirt.
View from the passage of my door. They had these weird smaller doors built in that I still have no idea what they were used for.
View from my room down the passage.
By 11am I was finally up and waiting for the bus.
The day at Siggraph was slow. I wasn't feeling well and everything was wrapping up. It was kind of sad, because I had not made the most of it, due to various reasons and that there was no more time left. I popped over to the job fair and spoke with a SAfrican now working at WETA in New Zealand and also Shane who wears the top hat in the "Making of" features from King Kong (The Post Production Diaries)
That evening Brian, Mike and myself made our way around Quincy Market and the home of the Replica Cheers Bar. I was still too sick to even enjoy a beer and made my way home early. We actually went to a bar next door because I didn't have my passport on me and they are extremely strict with drinking laws, and so the bar we ended up in were fine with me just having my Drivers license.
The Replica Cheers bar in Quincy Market, near Fanueil Hall.
Friday, the convention was over and now it was down to sightseeing.
In the morning I made my way around town, getting a lot of walking done. At lunch I met up with Brian and Mike and headed over to the science museum for Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds exhibition. Truly amazing work - slightly sombre at times but overall AMAZING.
After that we headed for a duck tour- read more about it here. Basically you board an amphibious vehicle for a quick tour of Boston and a ride along the Charles river
The Duck Tour is a must do event in Boston.
Would you believe this is the prison??
John Hancock tower on the left, Prudential on the right. TALL!
Spotted! - A duck making a right turn into Newbury near my hotel.
Ducks seen near the Science Museum.
posted by Darrin Hofmeyr @ 8/22/2006 02:50:00 AM
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