I arrived in Cupertino yesterday evening. Seems nice enough, very nice apartment, and my roommates (well 2 of them — the 3rd hasn’t arrived yet) seem really cool. We were talking about things to do in Cupertino, so I decided to look online … here’s a great review I found:<\/p>\n
iTravel | Cupertino Nightlife<\/a><\/p>\n Whoever said there is nothing to do in Cupertino is obviously mistaken. […] If you’re looking for a bit of fun and adventure for a cheap price, I recommend Dar’s Hideaway next to the local Target. It maybe a gay bar, but it’s always a surprise to experiment. Another source of entertainment for fellow Cupertino-ians is grocery shopping. Conveniently, Cupertino is equipped with more than 10 grocery markets for you and your wife’s wildest shopping fantasy. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n So needless to say, it looks like we’ll be having to go a bit farther to find some fun things to do. Speaking of which, I tried my damnedest to go to Oakland last night for Ryan’s screening of the slomo video fest<\/a>, but it was a total bust. First my flight to San Jose was delayed about 45 minutes, which ensured that I would miss the 6:14 CalTrain to San Francisco. So, I called David, who was supposed to give me a lift from the CalTrain station to Oakland, and he assured me that the 7:14 train would deliver me in plenty of time to make the screening. I called a cab to take me to Sunnyvale, where the station is. <\/p>\n Sadly, I’m used to the rapid response of Brooklyn car services, and the cab didn’t show up until about 7:05 — $20 and 14 minutes later, I got the Caltrain station at 7:18, having missed the train by four minutes (!) I didn’t want to hold David up waiting another hour, so I decided to give up and head back to the apartment. <\/p>\n There were some cabbies waiting at the station; I asked for a ride back to Cupertino. But I was completely blanking on the street name where my apartment is, and I had left all the paperwork there. Three different cab drivers all joined in the search on the little gps-navigation computer while I attempted to jog my memory — Something<\/em> Creek Boulevard, I remembered, even remembered the street address, but couldn’t for the life of me remember what that something<\/em> was. Finally through the magic of technology, or just insight from one of the cabbies, ‘Stevens Creek Blvd’ came to them like a lightbulb. Nice of them to help me remember– though the meter was running so my forgetfulness cost me a couple bucks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I arrived in Cupertino yesterday evening. Seems nice enough, very nice apartment, and my roommates (well 2 of them — the 3rd hasn’t arrived yet) seem really cool. We were talking about things to do in Cupertino, so I decided … Continue reading