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    Thursday, July 9th, 2009
    11:38 pm
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    Yeah alright I miss drumming.
    8:25 pm
    in Chicago
     My hotel is on top of the Chicago Sun-Times building. Just figuring out how to get to the street was an adventure.

    The neighborhood around my hotel looks like it could grow up to be the Seattle of Bassarids (which is also the Seattle of "Kip, Running"); lots of layers and new stuff piled on top of old stuff.

    The Middle Eastern place I wanted to try for a (very) late lunch was closed, wound up at this bar called Monk's instead that looks like a cross between the Prancing Pony from Lord of the Rings and that art class at the National Cathedral where you can take brass rubbings. The burger was nothing to write home about, but the Guinness was the proper temperature and I didn't die of starvation.

    Found a very small park nearby and spun for about half an hour. Small children were entranced. Tomorrow will go to larger and more interesting park for same. (I have most of tomorrow free.)

    Contemplating going to Legends tonight. Tab Benoit is playing.

    I think I like this town.

    Current Mood: tired
    10:40 am
    I love the future
     I am posting this to teh Intertubes from the airplane, somewhere between Seattle and Chicago.

    Current Mood: whee
    12:23 am
    must be wednesday. uh. technically, thursday.
     [info]delirium1995 is in town so we had dinner after my kung fu class at 663 Bistro, which wasn't bad. [info]madcap_allie joined us after her whupass-with-swords class. It was good to catch up.

    In the morning I head out to Chicago for ALA. Despite having been a blues and jazz fan since I was 14, I've never been to Chicago. That's not why I'm going but I hope I have time to go hear some music. (Suggestions welcome; I got a few over on Facebook but more are always good.)

    If you are in or near Chicago, I'm free most nights for dinner and also lunch on Friday. Send e-mail to the address in my profile or comment here.

    Back in Seattle next Tuesday.

    I have "Sweet Home Chicago" stuck in my head.

    Sleep now.

    Current Mood: tired
    Current Music: Robert Johnson
    Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
    9:29 am
    awwww.
     Prison work program raises endangered FROGGIES.

    I love frogs. They are cute and useful.

    Current Mood: neat!
    6:21 am
    [seattle] job-hunting resource
     Since a lot of my FL is looking for work, I thought I'd pass along Notes from the Job Search, a blog and weekly meetup (one group in West Seattle, the other in Greenwood) to trade tips and strategies, etc.

    It's pretty general; topics like networking, job-seeking tools, resume review, stuff like that. Not field- or industry-specific.

    Current Mood: busy
    Sunday, July 5th, 2009
    12:35 pm
    4th over. house not burned down. cat recovered.
     Mr. Darcy does not care for large crowds. Having surmised that if I wanted to spend the 4th with him it would mean staying home, I invited a small crew of friends and had a wee barbecue.

    Mr. Darcy and [info]photopagan make quite the grilling team. We had burgers of diverse flavors, [info]rwx brought some tasty polenta, [info]greymalkin and [info]raela_synter fielded meat and wine (mais bien sur, in this crowd), and [info]thatcaptjim whetted our appetites with quesadillas. Yum. [info]mrs_photopagan presented me with a lovely birthday gift, and we also had a [info]clayshaper and a [info]leeotch13 in evidence. [info]visvavajra & boi enjoyed meeting all of you and declared that they had a good time. Yay!

    This morning I woke up with an upset stomach. I don't think it was anything I ate; yesterday was a long day and rather tiring (I went to train before heading home for the BBQ) and I think I just ran myself a little ragged. Feeling better now and having some lunch prior to taking a wee afternoon hike with [info]yaypatrol.

    Next weekend: Chicago.

    Current Mood: hungry
    Saturday, July 4th, 2009
    1:07 am
    tonight
     Coyote ran across the road on my way out of the neighborhood.

    Then:

    Jason Webley
    +
    Amanda Palmer
    +
    Artis the Spoonman
    +
    Rev. Peyton
    +
    Andru Bemis
    +
    a brass band
    +
    a cast of (one) thousand
    +
    balloons
    +
    cake in Freeway Park at midnight
    =
    AWESOME

    Current Mood: optimistic
    Friday, July 3rd, 2009
    2:13 pm
    to her friends
     Strength to you all in the days to come. My thoughts and sympathies are with you.

    Rest in peace, [info]vorona. May your journeys be free of pain.

    Current Mood: quiet
    12:35 pm
    MOAR movie lines
     It's Friday, I have the day off, the house is a mess, and I'm writing.

    Have at it:

    1. The fellow who lost this horse must have been working for you. I should've known. But you changed your brand, Ethan. — Silverado ([info]larabeaton)

    2. Personally, I liked the university. They gave us money and facilities, we didn't have to produce anything! You've never been out of college! You don't know what it's like out there! I've worked in the private sector. They expect results. — Ghostbusters ([info]montykins)

    3. Let's face it, this is not the worst thing you've caught me doing. — Iron Man ([info]rocza)

    4. I can't believe your crew fell for that. And where in God's name did you get that mannequin? — Stardust ([info]mahariel)

    5. I have turned the world upside down, and I have done it all for you! I am tired of living up to your expectations. Isn't that generous? — Labyrinth ([info]rocza, [info]mahariel)

    6. I'm not some old man! Or a wounded prisoner! Motherfucker... Don't you dare touch the girl. You won't be the first pig I've gutted! — Pan's Labyrinth ([info]s00j, [info]sgtjesse)

    7. That's right. I've killed women and children. I've killed just about everything that walks or crawled at one time or another. And I'm here to kill you, Little Bill, for what you did to Ned. — Unforgiven ([info]montykins)

    8. Sorry, we only carry sizes 1, 3, and 5. You could try Sears. — Mean Girls ([info]larabeaton, [info]zenscribe)

    9. I'm a duck! And you're ducks, too!

    10. Got it all wrong, holy man. I absolutely believe in God...and I absolutely hate the fucker. — Pitch Black ([info]sgtjesse)

    Current Mood: busy
    Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
    10:10 pm
    totally surprised
     Damn, you guys can keep a secret. That was awesome.

    I'm...I'm verklempt. Seriously.

    Thank you.

    Current Mood: loved
    11:46 am
    9:20 am
    good morning, Canada!



    Current Mood: whee!
    Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
    10:14 pm
    counter-protest: clowns against fun
     I saw these guys during the Parade on Sunday, and laughed so hard I nearly fell off the motorcycle:



    Context: some protesters showed up, the sort for whom the Bible appears to consist entirely of Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13. These guys set up shop right next to them. It was AWESOME.

    Current Mood: amused
    Current Music: Kudsi Erguner, "Sazkar Pesrev"
    9:24 pm
    ATTN: Sirens
     I found our book.

    Current Mood: evil
    Current Music: Maria Farantouri, "Anatoli se Legane"
    Monday, June 29th, 2009
    9:21 pm
    you know...
     ...I think a short run at dusk on a cool summer evening with a breeze might be one of my new favorite things.

    Even if I do need new cross trainers, like, several months ago.

    Given how much Mr. Darcy's been grilling lately, this is a very good thing. Heh.

    Current Mood: satisfied
    Current Music: Kate Bush, "Running Up That Hill"
    9:26 am
    8:33 am
    heh.
     Professor's comment on one of my final essays for the comparative mythology course I just finished:

    "Attention to Demeter's transformation is something that I wish more people paid attention to."

    Since the essay used, in analytical/theoretical/scholarly form, a few ideas I'm kicking around for eventual inclusion in the script, this comment makes me very happy.

    (It's also, paradoxically, the essay I thought I did the least well on, but seems to be the one the professor liked the best of the three. I should remind myself that Kerenyi, Zuntz, et al have advanced degrees in this stuff and that if I really want to compete with them, I should go get a PhD.)

    (Aight, back to lesson planning for the horde of M.Ed. candidates I get later this week.)

    Current Mood: pleased
    Sunday, June 28th, 2009
    6:40 pm
    that was fun
     So I ran into some people I knew with the Lavender Magick contingent and rode the entire parade route to Seattle Center on the back of some guy's bike.

    Did not see any zombies. The Seattle Atheists had their own Flying Spaghetti Monster, though.

    Also ran into [info]yaypatrol. Woohoo!

    Then had a late lunch with [info]visvavajra and her boi and we wandered around the Market a bit.

    Not a bad summer afternoon!

    Current Mood: gleeful
    Saturday, June 27th, 2009
    10:20 pm
    one other thing about the woods today
     We were working near a gully that sometimes has a stream in it, and there were TONS of mosquitoes. So, in addition to my arms looking like they've been beaten with brambles (which is pretty much what happened), I have mosquito bites.

    Two of them got me right through my work gloves, on the middle knuckle of my right hand. So now it's swollen up like I hauled off and punched somebody.

    Which people would believe if I told them, though even when I've bruised my knuckles they've never swelled up like this.

    Note to self: add bug repellent to the day pack. You'd think after last weekend's Grove event (you know, the one where we all slept outside and I got bug bites ONLY on my left arm) I'd know better.

    Current Mood: itchy
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