Republican Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain came and spoke at Google on Friday! He's got a pretty amazing past. He was a POW in Vietnam for 5 and a bit years. When the Vietcong found out his family had a prestigious military past they offered to send him home. He turned down the offer because he didn't want to leave his fellow prisoners behind and he didn't want his release to be used as propaganda by the Vietcong.
I must admit I wasn't overly impressed with his speaking abilities or physical presence. Some of his policies are a little less than ideal, eg. he believes in a strong military, but he seems reasonably close to the centre on issues like Global Warming.
I met him, scored a copy of his book 'Faith of My Fathers' which he signed and had a quick conversation with him about Global Warming and its effects on Australia. The book is very good.
You can watch his speech and the his answers to questions from Googlers here:
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Friday, May 4, 2007
Party Cube Good Times!
We each get to spend $50 to decorate our desk and cube area. I've been in party mode over here so figured I'd go with a party cube theme.
The original party cubers were our email training team. Nilma, Lee Anne, Leo and myself.
Leo looks good in a pink boa.
The team moved around a bit a few weeks back. Nilma and Leo moved out and Jess and James moved into the party cube!
Here is my desk. Note the disco ball, feather boas, balloons and bling hanging from the phone. :)
I'm heading back to Sydney tonight. Rafe started with Google Sydney this week and arrived in Mountain View on Tuesday to complete his 2 months training. He'll be moving into the party cube. Rafe and I actually met at a dinner 6 months back. We sat next to each other at dinner and partied into the wee hours of the morning so I'm stoked he's working here and I think he'll take the party cube to a new level! We've managed to cram in some good mid-week partying since his arrival too. :) Here's Rafe and our super friendly receptionist Audrey. Good times.
The original party cubers were our email training team. Nilma, Lee Anne, Leo and myself.
Leo looks good in a pink boa.
The team moved around a bit a few weeks back. Nilma and Leo moved out and Jess and James moved into the party cube!
Here is my desk. Note the disco ball, feather boas, balloons and bling hanging from the phone. :)
I'm heading back to Sydney tonight. Rafe started with Google Sydney this week and arrived in Mountain View on Tuesday to complete his 2 months training. He'll be moving into the party cube. Rafe and I actually met at a dinner 6 months back. We sat next to each other at dinner and partied into the wee hours of the morning so I'm stoked he's working here and I think he'll take the party cube to a new level! We've managed to cram in some good mid-week partying since his arrival too. :) Here's Rafe and our super friendly receptionist Audrey. Good times.
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