The perfect Seattle day
Oh hey, I have a livejournal. I keep forgetting about that. I guess I could talk about what I've been doing these past months and months. Or I could just talk about today. Today was awesome, so I'll do that.
I woke up around 9:30, feeling nicely cool even though I was under a pile of blankets. Instead of the hot, awful weather the northeast has had lately, I instead got to enjoy a 53 degree morning. I played some Minecraft (sadly, Jono's server was down), and then got dressed and went with Ben to the amazing Thai Curry Simple, where owners Mark and Picha gave me hugs and free Thai tea with my green curry. After eating curry and a choco-banana roti, Ben and I ambled up towards the equally amazing @Cafe. I got my free drink (matcha latte), and spent the next couple hours hanging out with Grace and her mom, chatting and catching up. When Grace and her mom were busy, I read the newest Stranger. Then I came back to Ben's place, charged my mp3 player, and took a walk. I stopped at the Fuji Bakery Fuji Bakery to pick up some pastries, since I was hungry. The owner complimented me on my clothes and gave me an extra pastry, ostensibly for the outfit but probably mostly to let me try their newest offering.
After that I took a long walk around Pioneer Square and the ID, taking pictures of various things that struck me as extra Seattle-y. While I was photographing some cute graffiti down by the pier, I heard someone behind me say, "Hey, do you want to take a picture of this?" I turned around and saw a guy with a giant backpack. He waved me over, and said, "watch this," then turned towards the water. Slowly, a raccoon lifted its head up over the edge of the dock, and it carefully crept out to take a piece of fruit. "Be careful not to get bitten," I warned the guy. "Oh, I feed him every day. He knows better than to bite me." I took some pictures of the guy and his raccoon friend, then waved goodbye to them both and headed back.
Soon after I returned from my walk, Jon did too, and we got to talk and try the pastries. The new one turned out to be a cube of brioche with a raspberry and red bean filling, which was quite good. Then Karen showed up with another treat: It's-its! If you've never had one before, these are ice cream sandwiches made with vanilla ice cream between two oatmeal cookies, than covered in chocolate. Only available in northern California or some West Coast Safeways.
Somehow I wasn't totally stuff yet, so after another hour or so of talking, the four of us-- Ben, Jonathan, Karen, and I-- set off for sushi at Tsukushinbo. As always, the salmon and monkfish liver were amazing, and we also got some specials. The sockeye salmon and yellowtail belly were too delicious to be believed. I'm not sure my brain is capable of processing how delicious these pieces of nigiri were.
And just in case curry, matcha, pastry, It's-its, and sushi weren't enough, at 9:30 PM Ben and I decided to head to Molly Moon's for more ice cream. I got a small sundae that contained chocolate ice cream, goat milk caramel, chunks of Theo chocolate bars, granola, crushed thin mint cookies, whipped cream, and cherries. I ate my sundae and watched the bike polo players across the street. A man wearing a dress, a very sparkly hat, and no underwear flashed us, but I looked away fast and went back to enjoying the bike polo game and my crazy sundae. Finally, I returned home and wrote this post. And soon I will sleep.
Seattle is my favorite city in all the world. Not just because of the freebies and the opportunities for gluttony. It combines the culture of the Pacific Northwest with an actual international city. It has temperate weather, it has mountains and water and trees, it has people from all over. I feel like I'm back at home. I've missed this place!
I woke up around 9:30, feeling nicely cool even though I was under a pile of blankets. Instead of the hot, awful weather the northeast has had lately, I instead got to enjoy a 53 degree morning. I played some Minecraft (sadly, Jono's server was down), and then got dressed and went with Ben to the amazing Thai Curry Simple, where owners Mark and Picha gave me hugs and free Thai tea with my green curry. After eating curry and a choco-banana roti, Ben and I ambled up towards the equally amazing @Cafe. I got my free drink (matcha latte), and spent the next couple hours hanging out with Grace and her mom, chatting and catching up. When Grace and her mom were busy, I read the newest Stranger. Then I came back to Ben's place, charged my mp3 player, and took a walk. I stopped at the Fuji Bakery Fuji Bakery to pick up some pastries, since I was hungry. The owner complimented me on my clothes and gave me an extra pastry, ostensibly for the outfit but probably mostly to let me try their newest offering.
After that I took a long walk around Pioneer Square and the ID, taking pictures of various things that struck me as extra Seattle-y. While I was photographing some cute graffiti down by the pier, I heard someone behind me say, "Hey, do you want to take a picture of this?" I turned around and saw a guy with a giant backpack. He waved me over, and said, "watch this," then turned towards the water. Slowly, a raccoon lifted its head up over the edge of the dock, and it carefully crept out to take a piece of fruit. "Be careful not to get bitten," I warned the guy. "Oh, I feed him every day. He knows better than to bite me." I took some pictures of the guy and his raccoon friend, then waved goodbye to them both and headed back.
Soon after I returned from my walk, Jon did too, and we got to talk and try the pastries. The new one turned out to be a cube of brioche with a raspberry and red bean filling, which was quite good. Then Karen showed up with another treat: It's-its! If you've never had one before, these are ice cream sandwiches made with vanilla ice cream between two oatmeal cookies, than covered in chocolate. Only available in northern California or some West Coast Safeways.
Somehow I wasn't totally stuff yet, so after another hour or so of talking, the four of us-- Ben, Jonathan, Karen, and I-- set off for sushi at Tsukushinbo. As always, the salmon and monkfish liver were amazing, and we also got some specials. The sockeye salmon and yellowtail belly were too delicious to be believed. I'm not sure my brain is capable of processing how delicious these pieces of nigiri were.
And just in case curry, matcha, pastry, It's-its, and sushi weren't enough, at 9:30 PM Ben and I decided to head to Molly Moon's for more ice cream. I got a small sundae that contained chocolate ice cream, goat milk caramel, chunks of Theo chocolate bars, granola, crushed thin mint cookies, whipped cream, and cherries. I ate my sundae and watched the bike polo players across the street. A man wearing a dress, a very sparkly hat, and no underwear flashed us, but I looked away fast and went back to enjoying the bike polo game and my crazy sundae. Finally, I returned home and wrote this post. And soon I will sleep.
Seattle is my favorite city in all the world. Not just because of the freebies and the opportunities for gluttony. It combines the culture of the Pacific Northwest with an actual international city. It has temperate weather, it has mountains and water and trees, it has people from all over. I feel like I'm back at home. I've missed this place!