Dries Buytaert

San francisco 2006

A blurry view of a tunnel with a curved ceiling, a central light strip, and a bright exit ahead.
Tall modern buildings in San Francisco framed by green palm trees against a clear blue sky.
A man with glasses and a beard smiles while looking to the side in an indoor setting.
Two tall buildings in San Francisco, including the Hobart Building, viewed from below against a cloudy sky.
Large Apple logo on the exterior of an Apple Store in San Francisco, viewed from a low angle.
A man in sunglasses and a white shirt talks on his phone, while another man smiles behind a glass window.
Jeff Robbins (Lullabot), Boris Mann (Bryght) and myself after our Drupal meeting with SpikeSource.
A handwritten sign with an arrow directs attendees to BarCamp above a Microsoft logo on a wall.
When we arrived at BarCamp San Francisco, Harry Slaughter was doing a presentation on Drupal.
Two people in a workspace holding canned drinks, one smiling in the foreground and the other smirking in the background.
Aerial view of a dense urban neighborhood with tightly packed buildings, streets, and a small park in the center.
A man wearing a BarCamp San Francisco t-shirt and name tag stands with arms crossed, smiling.
Drupal consultant Harry Slaughter from devbee.com.
A person holds up a small cooked anchovy between their fingers at a restaurant.
Jeff Robbins (Lullabot) showing off his anchovy at the Korean BBQ.
People sit at outdoor tables under colorful umbrellas on a patio at a Google office building.
A man with short curly hair smiles at the camera, standing in front of a colorful graffiti wall.
A woman wearing sunglasses playfully kisses a painted skull logo on a dark wall with "Zeitgeist" written above.
Liza Kindred (Lullabot) kissing the skull that marks the entrance of Zeitgeist, a biker bar that hosted the San Francisco Drupal meet-up. Not the most classy place for such meet-ups but I had a great time talking to the 40-50 Drupal people that showed up. Thanks for all the fun (and the Drupal feedback)!
A weathered wall with a partially visible "Maximum Speed" sign, set against tall modern buildings in the background.
A row of colorful Victorian houses, known as the Painted Ladies, with parked cars in front.
As seen on the American television sitcom Full House.
San Francisco skyline with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background, viewed across the water under a cloudy sky.
Two people smiling and playfully dueling with toy lightsabers inside a store with a "Skywalker Ranch General Store" sign.
Two people smiling and playfully dueling with toy lightsabers inside a store with a "Skywalker Ranch General Store" sign.
Two people playfully duel with toy lightsabers indoors, crossing their glowing blades while smiling and having fun.
Cars drive across the Golden Gate Bridge, supported by red steel beams, under an overcast sky.
People working on laptops at a table with food and drinks in a shared workspace.
Good food, beer and Powerbooks at the nightly Drupal meeting at Teh Space, a collaborative workspace in San Francisco. Attendees were Earl Miles, Jeff Robbins (Lullabot), Neil Drumm (Advomatic), Boris Mann (Bryght), Kieran Lal (CivicSpace) and myself. We talked about the install system, the Drupal administration pages and thinkered about Drupal's future.
A person wearing sunglasses pumps gas into a car at a fuel station.
A detailed AT-AT model from Star Wars, displayed in a closet near George Lucas' office at Skywalker Ranch.
We got a private tour at Skywalker ranch. This is supposedly one of the AT-AT models used to record the first Star Wars movies. It was on display in a closet, close to George Lucas' personal office.
A vintage green Buick is parked on a city street, showing its rear design, chrome details, and tail lights.
A view of downtown San Francisco with tall buildings, including the Transamerica Pyramid, and the Bay Bridge in the background.
Low-angle view of the Golden Gate Bridge, showing its steel structure, rivets, and suspension cables against the sky.
A prop Holy Grail from *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade* displayed next to a framed movie still.
We got a private tour at Skywalker ranch. This is the Holy Grail used in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". It was on display in a closet, close to George Lucas' personal office.