I lived in Seattle from January 2001 to August 2002. During most of that time I worked as a software developer for Amazon.com. My first job was in the Customer Service Applications Group. Our offices were in Pike Tower, downtown Seattle. I spent 2 - 3 months there during which time there was that famous earthquake.

Well my time in the trendy and spacious Pike Tower offices was not to last. Along with six other employees I was transferred to the cross-site functionality group. This entailed a move to Amazon's PacMed offices located in the Beacon Hill district of Seattle. It also meant a change from writing software for internal use only to (shock, horror!) actually working on the customer-facing websites.

Discovery Park is located in the Magnolia district of Seattle. When I was there I walked along South and North beach. In early 2001 I was very lucky to see a killer whale. Another time I saw a small snake. I think it was black with an orange spot.