"Proposed Land-Use Action" signs are one of the most depressing things in the world ( Read more... )

I was all set to have Cupcake Royale/Verite Coffee be "my coffeeshop" now that I'm a Ballardess, but this experience is not promising. This mocha is the grossest thing I've ever had, but I'm not yet confident enough in my coffee-knowledge to feel comfortable saying, "Hey, you guys messed this up" and knowing for sure that it's not that I just don't ( Read more... )

Tonight, I was part of history in the making. Chris Thile and the How to Grow a Band played their first ever triple-encore at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard, Washington. You heard it hear first, folks...er, unless you were at the Tractor.

My desire to hear "Set Me Up With One of Your Friends," "Ophelia," or anything pre-Deceiver (or, for that ( Read more... )

Today/yesterday was a rare day off for me. I didn't have class because of some sort of "school issues day" or whatever crap excuse they want to give it. Erin had the day off as well, so we set out to Get Things Done. We went to Petco for a new harness for Dexter, then to the dog park to let him run off some energy. We then went to Ballard, where ( Read more... )