Intern Lunch & Baseball Game

On Wednesday, the interns were all given the day off and go to SF for lunch and the see the Giants game. How cool is that!

After a (hilarious/sad) episode in which our HR person managed to lose our game tickets in her own car, we took Bart over to SF to have lunch at the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant. The food there was terrific, especially the starter dishes. I’m sure everyone enjoyed their “chocolate cake” as well. After that we walked over to Momo’s across the street from AT&T park. Being only 20, I was sadly not having any fun hanging out at a bar where everyone else was drunk and having a good time. Finally, we entered the stadium. Being the first time at AT&T park, I was amazed how wonderfully designed the building was. Not only was it functionally well designed, but it was very aesthetically pleasing. Unlike the cruddy stadiums like the coliseum, I actually WANTED to walk around and explore the place. Everywhere you go there was a great view of the field so you would never miss a moment of the game. During my little excursion, I was also lucky to see a splash hit as it went in the water! On average only about 5 balls are ever hit out of the park and into the Cove, so I was really fortunate to see it happen in person! When I actually sat at my seat, the view wasn’t so great. We got bleacher seats that were pretty high up (near where the giant Coke bottle was), so it was nearly impossible to see what was going on…unless you were watching it on the ridiculously huge HD display. If I could hook that screen up to my computer, it would be the greatest gaming setup in the world.

During the 8th inning, the Giants were up 7-9. People were getting tired of sitting out in the sun, so we decided to head back early. What a huge mistake that was. The game went into extra innings shortly after we left. Fortunately, the Giants held on to win 9-10.

On the way home on Bart, everyone was passed out except me. Overall, it was a great experience and I had a lot of fun. Interestingly, the most fun/surprising part was being able to spend time with my coworkers and see how everyone acts outside of a work environment. It turns out that HR people are a lot less serious (and much more fun) when not at work.