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NockerGeek ([personal profile] nockergeek) wrote2009-01-13 02:50 pm
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Who's going to San Francisco?

This guy right here, that's who.

Friday, it was announced that I'd won our company's semi-annual President's Club contest. In this contest, everyone has to nominate another employee as exceptional every month and explain why they feel they're deserving of the award, and at the end of the half-year the results are tallied and a winner is selected. For July through December, apparently I was the one most nominated by my peers. I'm still happily shocked and humbled by the whole thing.

The prize has traditionally been a trip, and which trip is based on how the company did profit-wise for that time period. Usually, it's a trip out to one of the local lake resorts in Missouri, so that's what I was expecting. A private cabin for two on the lake, shared with my wife. That sounds nice. I could live with that.

However, I was called into the boss's assistant's office today, and her first question was, "How do you feel about flying?" Apparently, the trip is going to be out to San Francisco. Airfare, four-star hotel, rental car, meal allowance, the whole nine yards. Needless to say, I was (and still am) elated. The weekend of February 6th, Z and I get to fly out to the City by the Bay!

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2009-01-13 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Sweet! Congratulations! :D

[identity profile] xvolph.livejournal.com 2009-01-13 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Nice. Enjoy that, it's a fun city to visit. I can recommend some places to go.

[identity profile] reynardfox.livejournal.com 2009-01-13 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Congrats! You're heading towards my neck of the woods. I don't know if I can get away to meet up (and city driving there scares the tar out of me), but it's an awesome city to visit. Congratulations on a job well done, too! :D

[identity profile] katzchen.livejournal.com 2009-01-13 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
That is SO AWESOME OMG. Congrats :D

I'm sensing some Chinatown visiting, aren't I. :)

[identity profile] rendertarget.livejournal.com 2009-01-13 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Very cool. San Francisco rules.

[identity profile] tim-almasy.livejournal.com 2009-01-13 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Sweet, dude. Congrats on not only winning a trip, but on winning a COOL trip. :P

[identity profile] plasticchimera.livejournal.com 2009-01-14 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
You lucky shit!

[identity profile] wolfy-chan.livejournal.com 2009-01-14 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
that's fantastic! I live two hours away from San Francisco (Santa Cruz). :D How long are you staying? Maybe I can scream at someone to cart me over there (or I can just take the train) so we can meet up :> You'll love their Japan/China Town! it has a huge Kinokuniya bookstore, those amazingly ~*fabulous*~ photo sticker booths, music shops, video shops, etc, etc, etc.

San Fran is a pretty amusing city. Horrible as hell to find parking during the day, but has some of the most active night clubs and art studios by the dozens. <3

[identity profile] the-buzzard.livejournal.com 2009-01-14 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
Holy shit that rules. Congrats!

[identity profile] psychousagi.livejournal.com 2009-01-14 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
That's awesome!
Never been to San Fran, but last year me & the hubby spent a week in San Diego, which was FAB-u-LOUS! California is a welcome 80 degree treat this time of year :D