Friday Jul 31, 2009
Wow! I cannot believe how much time has gone by since my last post. Time is just flying by as we are working with Oracle on the acquisition integration.
It's sad to think of Sun not existing anymore as a separate company. There have been some great moments in Sun history, and especially in my 9.5 year tenure at Sun. Here are some of my favorite memories at Sun, in no particular order:
My office is full of pigs. I have loved pigs ever since I read Charlotte's Web in 4th grade. One particular pig, Squealer, was kidnapped from my office a few years ago. He went on a cross-country adventure, as reported by ransom notes, emails and photos.
The Las Vegas legal conference - no other details are available (what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas).
Getting to see Sun from at least three different perspectives. First, I supported OEM sales - so I got to see the outbound side of the house. Then I worked in Marketing & Brands, so I got to see a completely different side of Sun. Currently I work in the Products & Technology group, supporting inbound licensing and product development, a completely different perspective. It's like a total Gestalt experience.
Meeting my new manager (I'll call him Frank) for the first time on Halloween at the Santa Clara campus (he flew in from the East Coast to meet everyone). Frank had passed me in the hall earlier in the day and didn't realize that I was wearing a Hannibal Lecter costume (complete with can of fava beans) and thought maybe people just dressed that way here in California. (Come on, with a face mask and bars over the mouth?) He very politely did not stare at me. 
An unnamed large telco company's calling the "most favored nation" (MFN) clause that I had very carefully crafted for them in their Java license agreement "totally substantively useless." Exactly the result I was looking for. 
Participating on the Sun team for the Aids Ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles (7 days, 500+ miles on a bike). This was a truly unforgettable experience. I can't wait to do this ride again.
Who can forget International Talk Like a Pirate Day?
Sharing books and chocolate with colleagues.
The good ole days of free donuts on Wednesdays and mounds and mounds of free t-shirts everywhere you looked.
All the great April Fools' jokes, some of which required helicopters on the weekends to move the pieces into place.
Lots of other great memories - too many to mention. It'll be interesting to see what the future holds. 
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