Trina and I had beers and fries at the Elysian then saw Camera Obscura at Neumo’s on Monday night. The show was simply fantastic. We were particularly amused by and endeared to Carey Lander (piano, organ, vocals) who made the cutest faces while playing—she seemed almost embarrassed to be performing on stage.
I had lunch at [...]
I was treated last night, at the end of my David Sedaris Me Talk Pretty One Day audio CD, to a selection of wonderful dog poems, originally published by the author in Esquire. I was delighted to find them online this morning and have copied them here for posterity.
Most ev’ry evening Goldilocks Snacks from Kitty’s litter [...]
Although this may surprise some of you, I was not shocked to find that I do not lead a globally sustainable lifestyle. According to the Earth Day Footprint Quiz, I use 14 acres of land through my personal consumption, which is still much lower than the national average of 24 acres. Regardless, if everyone on [...]
Writer, humorist and NPR commentator John Moe wrote a book on his thirty day experiment with Life on the Right. The author is a hardcore Seattle liberal and I particularly enjoy the rules of the experiment, including “Throughout, I will be sleeping with a hot liberal woman, but as I’ve been married to her for [...]
I live in Seattle, in the neighbordhood of Wallingford, in a spacious, airy studio with a great kitchen and wonderful light. I have no fulltime job—I am attempting to support myself as an independent contractor, as a web designer. There is little pressure in my daily life but I become antsy with the lack of [...]
I was driving to work this morning—yes, I need to get my bicycle fixed—and turned onto Foothill just as “Coffee” by AWOL started on Ska: The Third Wave, Volume 2. When I have a lively tune blasting, I do not want to stop driving. After this last week away from work, I almost could not [...]
This afternoon found me wasting time, completing my weekly browse of Apple Trailers. I happened upon the trailer for Howl’s Moving Castle, the name of which immediately resonated with me. This animated feature is an American release of a Japanese film by Hayao Miyazaki (the creator of Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, for the neophytes). [...]