The Kickoff Party

At Least the View Was Good
After work today we had an official kick-off party for the project. It was the usual rah-rah "we're a team, let's go get em" horseshit that even a high-school football player wouldn't fall for. It was held on the terrace of our headquarters, which are on the Champs Elysees near the Arc de Triomphe. It's an impressive set-up: a roof garden on top of the building. That's the Arc in the background.

From the south side of the terrace, you get a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower. I really like that the've got pine trees growing on the roof, 7 stories up.

Here's a clear shot of the Arc, with La Defense in the background. I sure don't miss La Defense at all. We now work in La Bastille, a much hipper, cooler, lively hood.

Here's a shot looking west back towards my neighborhood in the 3rd.