Ready to Launch

Ready to Launch is the Microsoft’s launch party name for Visual Studio.NET Ought-Five and SQL Server Ought-Five. For attending the all day event I got a copy of each of those applications. Both of which are expensive items.

It started with getting up early and meeting Jon in Eastgate to take the bus to Seattle’s Convention Center. It took about twenty to thirty minutes to get there. We had to walk a couple blocks to get there.

Once inside we got checked in. Then had a roll for breakfast. It was time for the keynote speech. I was so tired by the end of each event along the way I was falling asleep. I was having a hard time staying awake. We got a lunch supplied to us. Then we had more events to go to. Jon and I ended up leaving before the last one. We walked to the bus and took it a few blocks to where he works. We were only there for a few minutes then we went to catch another bus to get back to Eastgate.

At the event I saw Todd Otis and Michael Langford. Some old faces from college. I also ran into Ricky and Andrew from work.

After I got to Eastgate I got in my truck and Jon lead me around some back roads to get to the Newport Parkway without having to drive through all the lights.

I got home for dinner and watching House on TV.