Friday night, I partied. The occasion: an office-warming party for two dot-com startups in San Francisco.

What reason would they have for celebrating an office? How about a fantastic SoMa location, bean-bag chairs in the conference room, and hardwood floors. The place even has history: it had been occupied by Yelp.

The party drew so many people that it was difficult to move. Most everybody in the crowd was an entrepreneur, a wanna-be entrepreneur, or a venture capitalist. Some were clearly taking advantage of the networking opportunity, but far more were taking advantage of…

…the open bar.

Yes, the good times are rolling again in spite of the shaky broader economy. I asked one of the founders about the logic of throwing a party — with an open bar, no less — after recently taking investment money. The reply? It’s remarkable what you can get away with when you’re cash flow positive. The sight of happy investors walking around with drinks in hand testified to the veracity of that statement.

More than the open bar, entrepreneurial crowd, and swank digs, the white board screamed “Startup!” On it, the company had a long list of items that they needed. Most were mundane necessities (markers, paper, and other office supplies), but only one was checked off: RockBand.

(recreation — my camera phone is horrible)

It felt like 1999, but with profit.

How hot was it here in Palo Alto, CA today?

It was so hot that the local Safeway was completely sold out of freezer pops and Popsicles.  Six feet of freezer space, wiped clean.  Oh, there was lots of ice cream left, but how can that compare to flavored ice?

Funny… I don’t *feel* older.

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7:20 a.m.

The alarm is blaring; time to get up. No, scratch that. Time for snooze.

7:29 a.m.

More snooze.

7:38 a.m.

OK, time to actually get up. Time for a shower, breakfast, and a quick read of the Journal before finishing up some homework.

10:00 a.m.

Arrive at class, held off site today at the ritzy Stanford Shopping Center. The assignment for MS&E 277: Creativity and Innovation: go to several stores as an observer and make notes about the experiences. Look at the lighting, smell the smells, feel the merchandise, listen to how the staff treats customers.

12:01 p.m.

Drive like mad — late for sailing class! Head over to the Stanford boathouse under beautiful skies. Once there, find out that the wind has picked up and that some of the sails are being repaired, so use racing team (i.e., really nice) sails. Go fast on the water. Go fast some more on the water. Woo!

3:05 p.m.

Drive like mad — going to be late for MS&E 288: Creating Infectious Engagement!

3:15 p.m.

Get there — on time. Deliver an absolutely astounding presentation to the class, teaching team, and guests from Facebook. Enjoy accolades. Listen to other groups’ presentations of highly variable quality.

6:30 p.m.

Dinner time. Spaghetti tonight. Look at the day’s Stanford Daily and admire photographs done by yours truly. Look at previous day’s issue. Bemoan forgotten white balance correction for the photo of a famous somebody.

8:00 p.m.

Watch most of Goodfellas for the first time.

10:12 p.m.

Watch the last few seconds of the landmark The Great Train Robbery to fully appreciate the homage at the end of Goodfellas.

10:40 p.m.

Finish writing blog post. Worry about weak plot. Decide it isn’t a problem. Sleepy time.