The Life of a Silicon Valley Rockstar

I got some great news from one of my longtime friends, Quinn, or as I call her Quinnalicious. She’s getting married! Her and her fiance Tim are headed down south this weekend to tie the knot. I wish them the best of luck, now and in the inevitable trials ahead

Another friend got some bad news today. (I’ll let you decide if the news above is good or bad. It probably depends if you’ve ever actually been married!) He got demoted. Well, they’re technically calling it a transfer, but he’s out a ton of money. Losing money = demotion in my book and that sucks.

Onto something a bit more personal… I have a client that’s having a little trouble paying their bills. They’re already overdue on two invoices, three as of tomorrow. The project PM has been really helpful but their AP department is clueless. You’d think “net 30″ would be sufficient for them to get their act together… guess not.

Finally, something that made me fall out of my chair laughing today. I was checking out Fille deLoyers blog today and came across her link to someecards.com. Totally irreverent and funny as hell!

All this means I needed a drink when I got home. Bypassing beer and not being in the mood to build a cocktail I grabbed a bottle of sake from the fridge. The Ozeki Ginjo Premier is one of my favorite sakes. It’s fairly inexpensive, by wine standards, at around $20/bottle. Fairly dry, floral and refreshing. Best of all it’s local in Hollister, CA. Unfortunately the Ginjo Premier is the only offering from Ozeki I really like. If I had to pick a local portfolio I think Takara’s Sho Chiku Bai brand offers good value.