Day Six: Headed to Santa Monica to meet Tina and some of her students for dinner. We got there a little late so we didn't get a spot at the table. There were already about 25 people there. I did get to chat with her for a little while and see Tim, Stephen, and Brian so it was good. Afterward we spent a while wandering around Santa Monica. In the picture David and I are standing on the Santa Monica pier. It has the whole boardwalk thing going with shops, restaura...

Day Seven: Poor David had to return to work on Friday. I slept in late and hung around the house all morning. David scooped me up for lunch and took me back to his office. I had a delicious Mexican meal out of a food truck. After lunch I took David's car and went to a little park in town. It's called the Citrus Ranch and looked for the most part like a regular park. There are picnic areas and a pavilion and a playground. The amazing part is that the middle of ...

Day Six: Here's a shot of David checking out the stables at Irvine Park.

Day Six: We went for a bike ride in Irvine Regional Park today. I came face to face with my lack of fitness. We did a two mile stretch with about 300 ft of elevation change and it just about killed me. The park is a really nice spot. It has a bunch of trails and green spaces plus the local zoo and a stable. You can rent horses or ponies to ride the trails.

Day Five: We are on the way to SiGGRAPH bright ad early this morning. There wasn't much to report on from yesterday. Went to the convention then came home and recovered. Feeling good and rested this morning. There were some pretty good talks yesterday. I saw the evolution of the style and story of How To Train Your Dragon and eight minutes of the upcoming Tron film.