| September 22, 2005 | This Altitude is Making Me Drunk |
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I drove up from Denver to Vail this afternoon. The drive through the mountains was beautiful; some of the leaves were changing to yellow as I drove 120 miles up and up. The only problem was that zero FM radio stations came in after I left Denver, and my rental car (a Toyota Solara convertible) was not equipped with Sirius satellite radio. But even though I didn't have good music, I saw bighorn sheep grazing right near the side of the highway. It was insane! Vail is 8,150 feet above sea level, and this evening out in a few bars with Brooke, Cat, Ellen, and Jarrod I only had two margaritas and two beers and now I'm totally loaded. The altitude is messing with me. San Francisco is pretty much at sea level, and every time I stay somewhere at a high altitude it seems to take me 48 hours to acclimate. Same thing happens to me at Burning Man. So I've had only four drinks, and I'm drunk. And I'm on the internet in my room. This could really be a problem. According to the internets, there is half the amount of oxygen in Vail (8,150 feet) as there is in San Francisco (sea level). According to the internets, I need to drink lots of water to avoid altitude sickness. Jeff and Daniel arrive from New York tomorrow. I'm totally challenging them to a shot contest. By then, I should be almost acclimated. Have you ever had altitude sickness? Or, do you have any drinking tips for me? Please share. Labels: drinking, ellen, jeff, travel, vail, wedding posted by Jess Barron @ 11:16 PM 
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| March 11, 2005 | Rules for Employees Traveling Together |
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In order to contain the potential loss and disruption associated with a catastrophic accident, Yahoo!'s policy is to limit the number and mix of key employees who travel together and are placed at risk. This applies to airline flights, trains, cars and any other mode of transportation. I'm about to jump on a plane to LAX with the entire Yahoo! Full Coverage team (except Molly). You have seen The Full Coverage team's handiwork if you ever view the headlines underneath the "In The News" heading on yahoo.com. Yes, as I have pointed out in the past many times, actual humans choose our news stories. It ensures that the news mix and relevance is better quality than than what can be found on computer-generated headlines found on some other competitor websites. Anyway, please do not tell the folks at Google News that we are all travelling together. We will be spending the weeking at the Loew's in Santa Monica to see the new Yahoo! Media Center and to look for housing. Luckily, there are no rules in the company handbook limiting how many employees may drink together. Labels: drinking, flying, rules, santamonica, travel, work, yahoo posted by Jess Barron @ 8:42 AM
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| January 6, 2004 | "I'm Not Gonna Take Any of My Drugs Today..." |
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"I'm not gonna take any of my drugs today so I'll be able to drink." -- my mom (recovering from carpal tunnel surgery on her right hand), denying herself Vicodin on Christmas Day. ("Like mother, like daughter," I'd say.) Happy new year. I have lots to show'n'tell, but I need to run into a meeting right now, OK? Labels: christmas, drinking, drugs, holidays, mom posted by Jess Barron @ 1:55 PM
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