General Things (GT) project manager Scott Rowland was crowned the office road warrior after his recent BoF Friday discussion of his cross-country road trip. Scott’s road trip began in Indiana after he graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Informatics. After graduation, both Scott and Jenny, a fellow IU alum and GT UI/UX designer, decided to move to Seattle to pursue their dream of working in the West Coast software industry.
The trip totaled 3,597 miles, with stops in Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, and California. Like any road trip, there were highlights and lowlights. Some of the lowlights included rain, snow, and a massive traffic jam at the Hoover Dam. The lowlights weren’t pretty, but the highlights more than made up for them. Scott and Jenny got to see the beauty that is the American Southwest and Pacific Northwest firsthand. French toast everyday of the trip and stops in Las Vegas and San Francisco were also nice.
Driving 3,597 miles is commendable, but it’s not enough to earn the nickname Mad Max. What put Scott’s road warrior resume over the top was that he made the trip two more times, driving back to Indiana to pick up his dog, Moose. Moose now joins Feynman, Madame Wu, and Kansas as the office dogs at GT!