Up way to early given last nights late ending. I packed (Steve and Michele need their guest room back) and then drove into Seattle to meet Cora for lunch. We went into the International district and had a great Malaysian lunch and then checked out her new office in South Seattle - very nice. Unfortunately I had to rush back to the east side for an eye exam. The exam was expectedly icky, but the good news is that my prescription hadn't changed. While I was getting thing checked of my To Do list I went in to Charles Schwab in Bellevue to try and transferred some money so I can finish my trip. I was only partially successful as I couldn't transfer the funds to my bank, but I got web access, and was able to move funds around within my account so that I can write a check to myself tonight. I was going to do some Christmas shopping so I went to Bellevue Square - a very ritzy shopping mall that I was once thrown out of for being barefoot. I didn't get any shopping done. In fact I didn't even go in any shops. I found the whole Christmas shopping mob strangely fascinating - in a very morbid way.
I had a very nice dinner with Tim, Amy, and Scott. It made me feel good that Barkley (their dog) is still totally psyched to see see me - at least someone still loves me! Their daughter, Emily, was asleep so I didn't get to play with her. Tim, Scott, and I sat up late talking business opportunities but didn't come up with anything compelling.
