Time Nick Message 15:19 kados good thing too :-) 15:19 owen I guess the profit margin on guests is higher than the one on conferences 15:18 owen Yeah--*whew*! 15:18 kados owen: that's great about the internet ... yahoo! 14:22 richard hi all 13:36 owen (it sounded like it was wireless, but the operator didn't really know) 13:35 owen And I called the hotel, and internet access is standard in all the rooms. 13:35 owen By the way, I just got a message from Stephen--we are booked at the same hotel as the conference. 13:34 owen He was checking in from an SF Starbucks 13:27 kados hey .. I missed chris :-/ 12:19 chris if they can stand, they can play :-) 12:19 chris yeah :-) 12:18 owen Let's see...Chloe will be three by then. Yeah, that's about the time to start 'em on rugby, right? 12:17 chris 16 teams from around the world, its a lot of fun :) 12:17 chris well the wellington leg of it 12:17 chris its the world rugby sevens tournament 12:16 owen Okay...? 12:15 chris oh hey, if you come in 2006 plan to be in wellington feb 6 & 7 :) 12:12 chris hehe could be 12:12 owen Maybe they're all addicted to overpriced burnt coffee. 12:11 chris maybe no one here has offices 12:11 chris the woman next to me is organising a fashion show it sounds like 12:11 chris man people do a lot of work in starbucks 12:10 chris the airport here is a ton nicer 12:10 chris id recomend going thru sf rather than LAX when u go :-) 12:09 chris fair enough, its a long way 12:09 owen Sadly we've come to the conclusion that our daughter is not ready for the flight to NZ, so we'll have to postpone our trip until she's older. 12:09 chris and say someting about starving kids in africa or something hehe 12:09 chris no, but ur mother will :-) 12:08 owen Will NZ waitresses scold you if you leave something on the plate? 12:08 chris yeah, portions are pretty big alright .. its ok once u remember is acceptable to leave stuff on ur plate 12:07 owen ...where they make it cheaper to buy more food than you want than just the right amount. 12:07 owen Yeah, America's definitely a more-more-more kinda place. 12:06 chris and shes gotten used to the nz "finish whats on ur plate" attitude 12:06 chris i think its more portion size 12:06 chris hehe 12:06 owen What, you don't have grease in nz? ;) 12:05 chris she has a bit of a sore tummy ... readjusting to american food i think :) 12:05 chris waiting for laurel to get up :) 12:05 chris yep fly out tomorrow 12:04 owen Still in SF? 12:04 chris heya owen 12:04 owen Hi chris