Published on
January 11, 2007 in
Seattle.
Kenny and I didn’t try to brave the icy roads to get into work today, but rather spent some time working from home and from Remedy Teas, a hip new tea shop around the corner from our condo (Kenny blogged his first impressions of Remedy a few days ago).
A man and a woman were sitting at a table near ours, and the woman was advising the man on how to get his own blog up and running. Her sage advice included:
And you need to provide an RSS feed on your blog, just for the small slice of geeks out there who use it.
Incidentally, I can see myself spending a lot of time at Remedy Teas in the future. Huge tea list + free internet + pleasant environment = happiness.
Published on
January 10, 2007 in
Seattle.
For the first time since it opened, Mount Rainier National Park is now closed due to storm damage. Park officials hope to have the roads passable by August.
November delivered the most damaging storm in the national park’s 108-year history. During one hellacious 36-hour span, 18 inches of rain fell — taking out roads, bridges and campgrounds. The current damage estimate is $36 million, and that’s only a starting point. The staff is waiting for the snow to melt to find out what else will need to be repaired or replaced.
You can volunteer or donate here.
Published on
January 9, 2007 in
Seattle.
Capitol Hill Seattle, tireless after their big Capitol Hill Tourney, are running a new contest: The 15th Ave/19th Ave Popularity Contest (which is built on Amazon’s interesting new UnSpun service). You can vote on which establishments you enjoy/do not enjoy by upgrading or downgrading them.
Go show your favorite establishments some love. Personally, I am rather partial to 15th Ave, but I love Vios (on 19th). In fact, I indulged in their warm eggplant salad tonight. Yum.
Published on
December 1, 2006 in
Seattle.
This past November was the wettest month that Seattle has seen in at least 115 years, with a staggering 15.59 inches of precipitation. That is more than Los Angeles typically gets in a year.
This week was also the first time that I’ve heard Kenny speak in very positive terms about the idea of moving to California. ;)
Published on
November 10, 2006 in
Seattle.
Over on the slog, there’s a heated debate going on about which type of apple is the best. By my non-scientific count, honey crisps seem to be winning by a landslide. As if there was ever any real question about their superiority.
Published on
November 10, 2006 in
Seattle.
Kenny and I were fortunate to find an amazing Seattle wedding photographer named Rebecca Sullivan. She has showcased some highlights from our wedding in her portfolio on her website. To find us, click on “Celebrations,” and in the new window that pops up, scroll down to the album labeled “JOYOUS.”
In there you’ll also get a sneak peek at our cake (made by cake goddess Aimee at Hollyhock Cakes), our flowers (arranged by flower genius Julie at Bella Rugosa), and our band (the ever-entertaining HB Radke). We lucked out with some pretty awesome local vendors.
We actually have over 1200 photos from Rebecca on 4 DVDs. At some point I’ll get around to getting a set of highlights (hopefully around 150-200) up on this site. Before I get to that, we still need to finish writing thank you notes (almost done). ;)
Published on
August 17, 2006 in
Seattle.
On a suggestion from the KEXP blog, Kenny and I recently invested in a few sets of DiscSox CD sleeves. He came home from band practice the other night to find me snapping open all of my old jewel cases and transferring the CDs + front and back inserts into sleeves. He joined me and helped me finish my collection, and then we got out his big CD Logic books and started transferring his CDs from those as well. The sleeves (and the storage tray) are wonderful because they allow for storage of the inserts in addition to the CDs, they save enormous amounts of space, they are easy to sift through quickly, and they won’t crack like our old jewel cases did.
And now both of our CD collections are integrated into one large alphabetized library. Pretty weird. I suppose it’s one of those things we needed to do before the wedding to really feel like we were forming a union. :) But there were a few coincidences that worked out nicely in the unification process, e.g. I own Pablo Honey, Amnesiac, Kid A, and Hail to the Thief; Kenny owns OK Computer and The Bends; between the two of us we have a pretty good Radiohead collection (oddly, OK Computer and The Bends are my two favorite Radiohead albums, so I don’t know why I’ve owned the others and not those two all this time). There were a couple of other artists for whom we now have the complete oeuvre with no duplicates, and other nice scenarios where we did not have overlap simply because one of us had lost a CD somewhere down the line.
It all seems to bode well for the marriage thing. And I know KW will never want to call it off because he’d lose my entire Beatles collection. (I wonder if couples ever write their CD collections into their pre-nups?)
Published on
July 24, 2006 in
Seattle.
This morning before work, KW and I went to the King County Administration office to apply for a marriage license. Marriage licensing in King County costs $60 (in cash) and the applicants must be at least 18 years of age. Once you have acquired your marriage license, there is a three-day waiting period before it is valid.
It’s like buying a gun!
Published on
May 15, 2006 in
Seattle.
Have you ever heard me complain about Seattle weather? Whatever I said, I take it back. Seattle is the best city ever.
Published on
May 5, 2006 in
Seattle.
The Apartment Bistro is a slightly ritzy bar in Belltown with an outdoor deck. The Patron margaritas cost $11, but that’s okay because you are clearly paying for the atmosphere — they have a tree.
