Last summer we spent much of our time packing, painting, and moving into our current (rental) home, so it's felt like we have a bunch of "extra" time this summer. Of course, we've also found plenty of ways to fill it so far, and lots of them have been fun:

• A couple of Thursdays ago, we attended a day-long Brain Rules seminar at Seattle Pacific ( Read more... )

Summer has begun in Seattle, with temperatures in the 60s and frequent rain. It's in fashion to complain, but I've never cared much for fashion, find weather talk tiresome, and really don't mind the weather in the first place ( Read more... )

There's a nice fog between me and the Seattle skyline this morning, the buildings poking out like the tops of icebergs. The rest of the sky is mostly clear and blue, and the sun is now high enough to make me squint. It's a good enough start ( Read more... )

Back at Irwin's for rainy-morning coffee-if I can't enjoy our roof deck, spending a while here for old time's sake is a good alternative. Love the rain and the fact that I have no plans for the day.

Updated the Macs to Snow Leopard with a minimum of fuss yesterday (and huge savings of hard drive space, which makes a tremendous difference on my ( Read more... )

Full day of work capped by a Mariners' game with our communitygroup leaves me a tired guy. Since the sun beat me to writing in my journal on the roof deck this morning (once it's up on a clear day, there's not much hope of doing anything but squinting), I'm going for a couple of lines up here tonight by the light of the half-moon ( Read more... )

It's chilly enough that we had to close all the windows. Awesome ( Read more... )

Though we're far from the miserable temperatures of last week, it can still get pretty stuffy in the afternoons. This morning, however, I'm wishing I'd worn slippers to breakfast on the roof deck. If that sounds like a complaint, you don't know me.

Paul & Jenna stopped by last night for dinner at Murphy's and gelato at Fainting Goat. We really ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a social day-we chose three of six possible commitments and had a great time. Staci hosted a Seafair party with a delicious brunch and a viewing of the Blue Angels air show, Matt & Rebekah held their second annual lawn party, and Irwin's threw an anniversary party for their customers. Thankfully, Irwin's is just steps away from our ( Read more... )

It's record-breakingly hot in Seattle-5:00 am is one of the few tolerable times to be outside for any length of time. Finished the last few loose ends of our move in the early morning hours yesterday, then borrowed Rich & Anna's truck to move our patio stuff after work. Saw (500) Days of Summer as our next option to beat the heat, and barlow_girl was eagle- ( Read more... )

Morning tea on the roof deck again. Managed to wall off the stairs up to it for a few days with stuff from moving, so being here again is a small victory. Seattle is looking at temperatures in the 90s this week, which is unusual and tough for us-not nearly as much air conditioning here, and places that lack it include our house ( Read more... )