Today is mine and chemicallace's fourth anniversary, and we will be going out for drinks to celebrate. Ours is the longest relationship I have ever had, and I am very happy to have her in my life ( Read more... )

Last weekend was very exciting -- I was able to bring Allyson with me to the Mercury for the first time. Before we went, though, we spent a couple of hours at the Chapel Bar on Pine, and while the company was good the service was terrible. The bar was closing to the public early because it had rented out for a private party by some of the PAX ( Read more... )

Allyson is finally turning 21, and we are celebrating on Saturday, August 25th. We'll be starting the evening off at the Chapel Bar on Pike Street from 5 to 9 PM, and then migrating up to the Mercury for the rest of the evening ( Read more... )

Cat: (stands in front of picture of her)
Allyson: Saga, you always block your picture!
Bjorn: Maybe she is a bad block and needs to be reformatted.
Allyson: Are you a bad block, Saga? (picks up cat)
Cat: (mews loudly in protest, making thrown-cow noise)
Allyson: (turns cat upside down) I have reformatted her!

"It looks like a tube," says Allyson.
"It does?"
"Yeah!" She picks up the loaf of freshly-baked bread she's just made and waves it about. "A tube!"
"It is not a tube," I say, frowning at the loaf of bread, which bears a remarkable resemblance in shape to an AirPort access point.
"It's a series of tubes," she says, cutting off another slice ( Read more... )

(Disclaimer: Dialogue heavily edited for amusement value. There was a lot more swearing, a lot less coherency, and I didn't really call Allyson a wench.)
Let me tell you of the events -- the DIRE EVENTS -- that unfolded this last Fourth of July ( Read more... )

Found out the other day that my Sa02 (that's blood O2 saturation level) was getting down to around 63% at night, prior to getting the CPAP machine.

49% is fatal.

Yeek.
I've just returned to UW for the final year of my masters' degree. With it I've found a certain amount of renewed interest and passion for my business idea, which is good, because ( Read more... )

Please join us in celebrating Allyson's birthday here at the apartment on August 21 at 6:00 PM! Enjoy fine wine and tasty fondue; shower her ladyship with gifts from lands near and far!

Feel free to bring any new people who you think would enjoy meeting Allyson, as she is still trying to meet people after moving here!