This week we had our traditional bbq at Bill Gates' home for our interns. As the company has grown, this event has become more exclusive. It used to be that all of the interns and mentors went plus senior managers, etc. Now, it's a subset of the interns (not exactly sure of which subset) plus VPs & general managers (not sure how I got invited; I think it's because our awesome recruiters like me...) Anyway, it's probably been 6-7 years since I"ve been to Bill's house for this event.

Boy, the interns look young. I'm almost twice their age, but they're still as smart as ever. If we get these guys to come full time, we'll be in good shape for the future. I really enjoyed talking to them, especially, the young woman who thought I was an intern too...

We didn't really spend time in the house. You come in and go down this long staircase to get from the entrance to the backyard where the event was. As everyone walked down the stairs, you could see them peeking into the rooms, theater, etc. to check out this famous home; it really is lovely. I understand this was the public side of the house, and that there is a more private area as well (which I haven't seen of course).

Bill came out and was chatting with the interns. As usual the "donut" formed around Bill with interns listening, some trying to sound smart, others just taking it all in. Smaller donuts formed around some of the better known execs as well, while other execs milled around talking to each other.

Anyway, it was a beautiful night on the lawn on the shores of Lake Washington.