Spring break, and going on hiatus
The last two weeks have been great. I didn't do everything I was planning to (when do I ever?), but I did get quite a bit done, and got to relax a lot.
I kicked things off in style with a Sisters Of Mercy concert on the 22nd, followed by dinner with a few close friends on the 24th, and a housewarming party at sunyata__'s.
Sunday I dropped woody77 off at the airport, and then went to a friend's house and proceeded to slack mightily, playing a whole lot of Gran Turismo 4, watching Tampopo, and doing exactly nothing productive. It was glorious. I also went bookshopping later in the day, and at long last, I have picked up "On Food And Cooking" by Harold McGee, which belongs on the shelf of any geek who loves food. It is a treatise on culture, nutrition, chemistry, biology, with side excursions through medieval cooking, and etymology, and most importantly, it is all about food. This man loves food with a passion that cannot be described, and he would love to help you learn how to make better food.
Monday was tacos with a friend, and Tue was running around, picking up woody77 from the airport, and packing like mad for:Seattle
Wed morning, woody77 and I boarded a plane for SeaTac to go visit the numerous friends who have aggregated there over the years. (We missed a few, sorry, das_prompt. I still want a go game with you, too.) hansandersen graciously volunteered his guest bedroom as a base of operations from which to sally forth.
Wed was mostly a quick trip up and around Seattle and over to Redmond, where we caught up with hansandersen, and grabbed dinner and watched Porco Rosso before passing out.
Thursday was snowboarding. Seattle has resorts that I would compare favorably to any at Tahoe, and the people are friendlier, the lift passes are cheaper, and holy crap, it's only an hour and a half drive to get there! My snowboarding has been improving by leaps and bounds. I'm getting more comfortable going fast, and I'm spending more time headed down the hill straight, and less time maple leafing and trying to slow down in a panic. My best run of the day, I think I only fell down three times, and it was roughly 3 times as long as the bunny hill that I started out on and fell every 30 seconds on. :) A slight cold was the only thing marring my day, but I ignored it and boarded on.
Friday I was slightly sicker, which was annoying. I went through gobs of kleenex. But Aaron and I wandered around Pikes Place Market, admired the flowers (pretty!), the fish (fresh!), and the many intriguing little stores (much shiny.) Rejoining hansandersen, we went off and had mexican for dinner, and then came home and watched both Ghost in the Shell movies, sipped most of a bottle of port and ate cheese.
Saturday we took the ferry out to Bainbridge, and drove around most of the day, just exploring. Evening was sushi with the other people besides hansandersen was had come to see, at a glorious little sushi place in the Queen Anne district that has AMAZING FISH. No, really, I'm not just saying that. AMAZING. Fresh, succulent, tender, deftly prepared AMAZING fish. I have a new bar for sushi, and it's going to be hard to hit. Catching up with old friends, meeting woody77's old friends, incredible fish... Marred only by that pesky cold. It was heaven.
Sunday, we made our way home, and here we are once more in the swing of school. Which brings me to the other bit of this post.hiatus
I'm going to make a concerted effort to actually stay focused and buckle down a bit more this quarter, which means I am tentatively taking a break from reading LJ, since it's one of my #1 self-distractions. I may post off and on if I have something interesting to say, but I'm gonna try and not read. Sorry about all the brilliant, artistic, insightful, and otherwise worthwhile things I will miss out on. :( If it's really really good, feel free to drop me a line and I'll go look, but it'll be on a one-off basis.
I kicked things off in style with a Sisters Of Mercy concert on the 22nd, followed by dinner with a few close friends on the 24th, and a housewarming party at sunyata__'s.
Sunday I dropped woody77 off at the airport, and then went to a friend's house and proceeded to slack mightily, playing a whole lot of Gran Turismo 4, watching Tampopo, and doing exactly nothing productive. It was glorious. I also went bookshopping later in the day, and at long last, I have picked up "On Food And Cooking" by Harold McGee, which belongs on the shelf of any geek who loves food. It is a treatise on culture, nutrition, chemistry, biology, with side excursions through medieval cooking, and etymology, and most importantly, it is all about food. This man loves food with a passion that cannot be described, and he would love to help you learn how to make better food.
Monday was tacos with a friend, and Tue was running around, picking up woody77 from the airport, and packing like mad for:Seattle
Wed morning, woody77 and I boarded a plane for SeaTac to go visit the numerous friends who have aggregated there over the years. (We missed a few, sorry, das_prompt. I still want a go game with you, too.) hansandersen graciously volunteered his guest bedroom as a base of operations from which to sally forth.
Wed was mostly a quick trip up and around Seattle and over to Redmond, where we caught up with hansandersen, and grabbed dinner and watched Porco Rosso before passing out.
Thursday was snowboarding. Seattle has resorts that I would compare favorably to any at Tahoe, and the people are friendlier, the lift passes are cheaper, and holy crap, it's only an hour and a half drive to get there! My snowboarding has been improving by leaps and bounds. I'm getting more comfortable going fast, and I'm spending more time headed down the hill straight, and less time maple leafing and trying to slow down in a panic. My best run of the day, I think I only fell down three times, and it was roughly 3 times as long as the bunny hill that I started out on and fell every 30 seconds on. :) A slight cold was the only thing marring my day, but I ignored it and boarded on.
Friday I was slightly sicker, which was annoying. I went through gobs of kleenex. But Aaron and I wandered around Pikes Place Market, admired the flowers (pretty!), the fish (fresh!), and the many intriguing little stores (much shiny.) Rejoining hansandersen, we went off and had mexican for dinner, and then came home and watched both Ghost in the Shell movies, sipped most of a bottle of port and ate cheese.
Saturday we took the ferry out to Bainbridge, and drove around most of the day, just exploring. Evening was sushi with the other people besides hansandersen was had come to see, at a glorious little sushi place in the Queen Anne district that has AMAZING FISH. No, really, I'm not just saying that. AMAZING. Fresh, succulent, tender, deftly prepared AMAZING fish. I have a new bar for sushi, and it's going to be hard to hit. Catching up with old friends, meeting woody77's old friends, incredible fish... Marred only by that pesky cold. It was heaven.
Sunday, we made our way home, and here we are once more in the swing of school. Which brings me to the other bit of this post.hiatus
I'm going to make a concerted effort to actually stay focused and buckle down a bit more this quarter, which means I am tentatively taking a break from reading LJ, since it's one of my #1 self-distractions. I may post off and on if I have something interesting to say, but I'm gonna try and not read. Sorry about all the brilliant, artistic, insightful, and otherwise worthwhile things I will miss out on. :( If it's really really good, feel free to drop me a line and I'll go look, but it'll be on a one-off basis.