May 2009
1 post
“We need to get a blender. We need to get f****d up.”
– Girls on the Northbound train
April 2009
10 posts
“When life gives you lemons, move to Seattle.”
– yours truly
“Homeboys are cool in this city.”
– Matt
sunny day
Yesterday was realtively low-key. We went back to Hillside Quickies for brunch, and it was good. Then it was off to our new couchsurfing home in Greenlake. We met our new friends and then headed off to the University District to check out Ravenna Park, which is right next to the University of Washington campus and tons of shops and restaurants, inclduing the only strip mall we’ve seen so far...
“I’m glad you enjoyed your pizza.”
– Matt, after having dinner at the all-vegan Pizza Pi.
Pancakes, Chai, and Dish Soap
The weather has been fantastic for the weekend, it hasn’t rained since Thursday. Kim picked us up from Remedy after my last post and took us to Volunteer Park where there is a great view of the city from a water tower, the Asian Art Museum, and the “Black Sun” sculpture by Isamu Noguchi, which is rumored to be the inspiration for Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun. We ended up...
Calf Development
Last night we hung out at Zhouse for a bit, then headed out to the Elysian Brewery on Jeremy’s recommendation. I had a field roast sandwich that was incredible. Good beer too. Then we went to a couple of other bars in the area, but weren’t too impressed. So we headed back and hung out with Jeremy and Kim, who are awesome. We couldn’t have asked for a better couchsurfing...
Gym
Me: I had a dream that you wanted to go to the gym today. Am I psychic?
Matt: No.
Me: Oh.
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It Rains Here
Our couchsurfing hosts are really awesome. They’ve made us feel right at home, though I made it easy with some wine and Corona. They’re walking distance from a bunch of cool places, including Remedy Tea and B&O Espresso, which is where I’m writing this.
Today we did a fair amount of walking…walking up and down hills. We went to Cherry Street Coffe House for...
Sea-Tea-ATL
So, the arrival to Seattle has occurred, though delayed by a couple of hours due to a leaky hydraulic pump on the plane in Phoenix.
I caught the bus from the airport without too much drama, but quickly reallized that my iPhone GPS wasn’t really behaving properly. I ended up getting on the right bus eventually, and arrived at my stop with about a mile walk to my destination. Right away, it...