Long and fun day. Woke up at 5 AM in order to get to Albany in time for the opening celebration of our AI center there. It’s the sister department to our group here in Cambridge. They are concentrating on AAA hardware… And they have a really great agenda. I was so proud of my friends Jeff and Manish. They had really put together a very nice launch

I left very inspired!… Was about a 3 Hour Dr. home and I had a ton of calls… But it 3 PM exactly I had to pull off the side of the road and get on the burning man website. My friend Georges wasn’t able to go so he had given me his place in the ticket lottery. Every year I apply for this and most years I don’t get tickets… But this year I got them right away. It was pretty exciting. Sad thing is I can’t go this year because we have a very exciting wedding to go to. But I’m always happy to get tickets for my tribe. I’ve already Found a home for them

OK… Long an exciting day tomorrow. Got to go to sleep.

Night All, night Sam

– me