Yeah, it was. I drove through my old neighborhoods about three years ago. Newtown where I grew up (94 & 53) is unrecognizeable and Woodside (69 & Woodside) is a zoo.
With all that went on in housing, I imagine things are going well for you, no?
When I'm not making FRenemies over Palin() I'm spending a lot of time in LA, Vancouver and Korea these days on movie stuff. Nothing big yet but things look promising. I'll keep you posted. Let me know if you'd like to read a script.