I - re-read this post and I really want to correct some of it.  I’ll re-post. 

Well I have been back in Charlotte about 3 hours, and I’m having very mixed feelings.  It’s nice to be home with the family, and I’m almost looking forward to work tomorrow.  I’m sure the time shift will kill me and I know I have more than a few emails.  But will be ok.  But if I’m completely honest if I could pick up the family, and the job and move it out there I would.  I always suffer from this the first 3 month after spending time in another city, well with the exception of Vegas, I was ready to come home from there after 3days.

I am coming to the realization that I really am enjoying living in Charlotte.  When people at the conference ask me where I was from I never said Charlotte with any excitement.  It always came out more of an apology, was not quite embarrassment but it was close.  The first thing I noticed and loved about San Fransisco was the weather.  It was chilly, I wore a jacket in the middle of August.  That was fantastic.  The heat here is just crazy.  I think that’s one of the key reason people dry everywhere is to have the portable air conditioning.  SF is dirty compared to Charlotte, and god the most of the smells are bad.  Traffic is ridiculous, I wouldn’t even consider having a car out there.

I made a point to visit as many neighborhoods as I possibly could, North Beach, Financial District (my least favorite btw), Russian Hill, Twin Peaks, SOM, The Mission, and several more.  But my favorite was Haight.  I keep asking myself if I moved where would I feel the most comfortable and like the best.  And I think Haight is the spot.  A uptight button-down control freak, like me.  Oh well, I have photos I need to crop and post, and a weeks worth of dirty close not to mention all the stuff I need to do for work tomorrow.  I guess it may be a good think my body thinks its almost 10 rather than almost 1.  I want to do more about my trip, feels like a lot to share.  I just hate I’m less than excite to be home.  Seattle is the only one I have loved more than SF, and well NY has moved way down the list.

Anyone who knows me, knows that the last few weeks have been crazy.  The next two weeks should be just as crazy.  The first part good, I’m going to San Fransisco Monday to attend UX week.  It should be fantastic, I will get to re-connect with some old friends as well as learn a lot.  I hope this will re-energize me at work.  I like what I do a lot, I just think I’m on the edge of burnout.  Add to that all the stress about head cute reductions and all the uncertainty that comes along with that.  So I don’t think this trip could have come at a better time.  Plus it’s San Fransisco where the weather will be cool and I can ware long selves and sweatshirts.  I am so tired of the 90 degree weather in Charlotte.

At the moment I’m sitting in the food court at North Lake Mall.  I know a coffee shop is the more traditional spot to be sitting clicking away on a lap top.  But here I can do some people watching, have a small order of sweet and sour chicken and doctor pepper.  Plus I need a new pair of jeans and some shoes for my trip.  I also thought getting out of the house would help me put together a list of everything I need to pack.  I also need to get my UX profile updated.  I really need a good picture for this kind of stuff.  My Twitter, and My Face Book all have really bad photos.  I need something that shows my face, makes me look sorta cool.  You know something natural and fun not to posed that makes one look well adjusted and fun loving.  Perhaps your now seeing why I have not been able to find one.

I sat out on the back porch with the Neighbors last night drank a few beers, 4 I think, and had the best time.  It was almost 7 when I got out of work and almost 10 by the time I got around and into the house.  That is one of the big things I miss about summer’s since Andrew moved from next door.  That sit around and shoot the shit over a few beers.

I spent some time working on my Twitter list today.  I did a search for people in Charlotte and added several people out of the blue, just because they were in the same city.  We will see how that works out.  It’s hard to keep up with the ones I have now, I should check in more than I really do.  Twitter is catching on at work, I think Wachovia is starting to get on the Twitter ban wagon.

For a quick TV update
Weed—not bad
Call Girl OK a little sad
Doctor Who—loved it