EELS tonight! So stoked. Well, aside from the being old and staying out late thing. But still-EELS ( Read more... )

Just wrapped the morning's first project and am treating myself to a break at Aster as a reward. I love having places, as well as some good work under my belt. Promising start to the week ( Read more... )

Sent dear friends off to Spain for a couple of years at least, after sending others off to Nashville and Cleveland within the past few weeks. We're excited for all of them and their new adventures ahead, and in many ways, we've accepted that farewells are part of the deal with our friendships in Seattle. Even so, we have the bittersweet sadness of ( Read more... )

I miss writing here, yet the sheer volume of what I'd need to write to "catch up" is staggering and grows by the minute. There's no solution, only diving in and doing the thing with hopes of returning to form or finding a new rhythm.

The past couple of months have been brimmingly full, including a lovely trip to Scotland with barlow_girl in March, where we ( Read more... )

It's my birthday, and I'm not quite sure how to take that. A dear friend is hurting, struggling through rejection this week from something he dearly loves, with everything that can trigger and mean. It's easier for me to identify with his struggle than I'd like, both past and present, and maybe that's just the way of things. Regardless, it all ( Read more... )

The guy with dreadlocks, Scripture-tattooed arms, and painter's pants with actual paint stains reads his well-worn Bible and looks up into the distance, considering. Across the aisle from him on the 6:45 #49 bus, I read mine on my iPhone. I am in fellowship with him, far more than I am in so many social diversions and amusements with God's people, ( Read more... )

Grumpy mood, annoyed with everyone and the weather, and guess who's at the lunch counter?

Go away, Dan Savage. Go away.
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Depositing our rent at the local WaMu Chase branch, I noticed a label on the drawers behind the teller: COIN RAPERS.

You can't make this stuff up. Wish it'd been close enough to get a photo.
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The folks who want to talk with me outside the grocery store really get on my nerves, and I've tried strategy after strategy to dodge them, with mixed results (not that I can't just say, "no, thank you," but even that gets old). Today, the elegant solution finally occurred to me: hold my phone to my ear as I pass. Problem solved.
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Just saw a guy wearing new dress pants. How do I know? The tags were still on the back pocket and the size sticker was running down the back of one leg. He's going to have an awesome day.
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