Day 3 has come and gone.  and wow.
Biztalk 2k6 is awesome.  There is so much to learn and I'm not sure that I'll ever become comfortable with my knowledge of the product.  Todays class was hugely overwhelming.  I didnt finish my lab (many didnt) and the documentation that QuickLearn provides is incredibly lacking.  Fortunately, Jon and Rob are more than willing to stop by and help, however, so many people are in need of help that it could take a while for them to make their rounds.  I feel bad for them, but if the documentation was a little more detailed, we could have handled a majority of the issues ourselves.
This class is like having someone throw a set of encyclopedias at your head and then asking you ten minutes later, "explain chapter 5 in book 12".
:)

Pretty intense, but an awesome opportunity.

After class, I jetted out to Seattle.  Went to eat at Elliots Oyster House.  It was quite possibly the best seafood that I've ever had.  I ordered the Alder Planked Alaskan King Salmon and it was so good.  I actually took small bites, just to make it last longer.  The place was packed, but worth the wait.
I took a few pictures from the Elliots dock:

i apologize for the dark downtown shot, but i didnt get downtown till late.

Heres a shot of the bay, right behind Elliots:

once again, it was beautiful weather.  a few spots of rain here and there.
if you ever come to Seattle, NEVER ask someone how to get somewhere.  Everybody has a different opinion on how to get to point B.  And nobody seems to get it right.  The guy at the hotel told me to take 522 west to highway 5 if i wanted to get downtown.  Normally you would take 520, but it was backed up into Redmond.  I asked him "Is 522 a highway or a road?"  "Oh its definitely a highway" he replied.  Lies.  it was a stop and go road.  Once again, I took the scenic route.  It was actually kind of nice.  It put me downtown a little behind schedule from what i had originally anticipated, but thats o.k.
Downtown Seattle is amazing.