time out

i am burning up upon re-entry. this week back has killed me a bit. a funeral, a birth, planning a wedding shower, planning a baby shower. .. life in all its splendor. i know life can move quickly. i know that things change. but i really wish sometimes that things could just stay the same for at least a minute or two.

there is a scene in the movie Parenthood, when the grandmother senses that things are moving too quickly for her family so she recounts a story about the roller coaster and how she loves to ride it because she never knows how it's going to twist and turn. she states how exhilarating it is to her. she said that some of her friends only rode the ferris wheel, but she never found much joy in that because all it ever did was go around and around. she thought it was incredibly boring.

i'm thinking there's got to be some kind of ride that's in-between those two extremes.
isn't there?

thursday, aug. 7, 2008- a full day of seattle, part II

the view from capitol hill while refueling with coffee





then off to pike's market





for a bite of teriyaki




the japanese gardens were our last stop of the day and they were magical.

thursday, aug. 7, 2008- a full day of seattle, part I

run, don't walk.

being lucky enough to explore more of the city with my mantourage on a beautiful sunny day we decided to walk. a lot. first to capitol hill where john fondly recalled a blow job he had received in one of the public bathrooms there. and so began the quest for photographing signs that we could giggle at.




and then there were just the plain old great looking signs.




we stumbled upon this fantastic vintage clothing store called red light. highly recommended. plus the basement was full of halloween costumes where the guys spent practically an hour laughing themselves silly while trying on hilarious looking hats and other paraphernalia.



there was even a little something for me....



plus these skank-fabulous glasses. john said they made me look like barbara stanwyck on acid.

wednesday aug. 6th, 2008- seattle

breathing more slowly now that we're actually in seattle. this place just makes me happy. and it's not just the coffee either. the energy here is nice and the anticipation that i'll see something wonderful is always great. the hotel we're staying in was built in 1926. the crazy characters on the side of the building affirm that opening on halloween day was the perfect choice.



and now we must feed the addiction. how great that our favorite coffee spot is just right across the street.





the barista explained to me that her tatt was an accordian exploding with rays of radness. i love that.


then we watched the paramount theatre sign light the sky.



while other signs quickly followed suit.



as we listened to a dog living in this apartment building who barked incessantly.



his bark echoed all the way down pine street. i woke up in the middle of the night and he was still barking his twilight bark. it would later become a running joke during the length of our trip..."i wonder if the dog's still barking?"

resurfaced

hi!
we had a great adventure. i took a few pictures. two. thousand.

i promise i will bore you to death with several of them over the next week or two. you will be tired of the eye popping beauty of our beautiful country and our beautiful neighboring country canada, by the time it's all over and done with. but for now, here's a taste.

gone to find what's left of my sanity

see you all in a couple of weeks. be well.