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This post has nothing to do with the Warriors (or their destroying of the Jazz earlier tonight, though oh-so-glorious). The title is in reference to this being my last update from California before flying out this Monday night. And it rhymes, which is quite crucial in blog post titles.

We both went to Davis earlier today to grab the rest of our respective things. I had a lot more things lying around than I thought, but everything managed to find its way back to the Bay Area. Glancing at the emptier Davis apartment on the way out was a poignant moment. But sentimentality was overwhelmed with the familiar filth and stink of a 2 bedroom apartment occupied by 4 guys. So it wasn’t that poignant.

On Thursday night, Jason and I attended LawYours in Palo Alto. It was put on by Tony Chung of Entrepreneur27, who, by the way, is also a huge MUSE fan which makes him OK by my count. Besides his impeccable taste in music, he’s actually quite accomplished in a variety of areas and just a great guy all around. LawYours had all the makings of a great Silicon Valley social event: entrepreneurs, lawyers, wine, music, and dancing. Ok, there wasn’t music or dancing, but Michael Arrington was around to make a decently useful presentation.

The law firms present were an impressive bunch (Gunderson Dettmerr, WSGR, et al), but believe it or not, the more interesting people were the non-lawyers present (you don’t say!). One interesting person was Timothy Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek (#9 on Amazon’s bestseller’s list). I talked to him for a little bit and he’s just full of interesting anecdotes and nuggets of wisdom. I started the book this morning and it’s very good. It’s already changed my perception on a few key things. Take a look at the Amazon summary, and if the premise intrigues you (it should intrigue everybody), consider taking some time to read this book.

We also met Noah Kagan of Entrepreneur27 — also a cool guy (my people describing abilities are considerably weak). He invited us to hang and have lunch with him and the rest of the guys at Mint this afternoon. After a quick tour of their offices, which was painted green a la their site’s color scheme — nice touch, he gave us a glimpse of Mint, which is a personal finance management tool. I was definitely impressed at what they had. It’s just one of those things that just seems to all come together. When they finally launch, they’d probably have me as a user, and I’m usually reluctant about web-based finance software. Visiting Mint allowed me to see how the atmosphere is in a small, but good-sized startup. I’m more accustomed to either very early startups (a couple people) or a large company (hundreds of people). This was a bit different and I think the environment it fosters is great. Overall: a nice lunch with a good bunch of welcoming people.

That was quite the essay of a post. I just needed a nice break from packing, but now I’m done. ’till next time.

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