Gigantic

So one time I was at a bar with Ton and Vaj and the bartender started playing my favorite O)+> album. So I went up to the bartender to ask him to turn up the speakers in the back. Then, instead of leaving happily and skipping back to the table, I turned back around after starting to walk away and said, "NEEYUUUR! BY THE WAY... this is my favorite Prince album of all time Dyuhhher!" *pushes up nerd glasses and hikes up pants* - to which the bartender was like, "uh..yeah, cool," and went about his business.

I, on the other hand, realized what a dork I was and went back to our table and started laughing at myself - spreading the joy to the others, who laughed even harder at me...then I started to feel bad. HAHA I deserved it.

Well last night was my 3rd visit to the Liquid Lounge. There were way more people than usual and some crazies (in addition to the cowsin clan). These included gross corporate white dudes that only sang songs about drinking and balls, a wedding party, and some random fake breasted chick who does a mean stripper dance. She was all over the dudes and the dudes were all about her. It was funny and nasty at the same time.

So being a Prince geek, I sang her an appropriate song - dedicated it to her at least, but did NOT expect her to come up and use me as a pole... So here's to you Mrs. Nikki (m'darlin). Jesus loves you more than you will know. heh.

View from a Canoe

Beach Rot

I'm sitting on the fronch (front porch, I mean. I don't speaka engrish) with total beach rot after a long stint at Alki today. When I got there the tide was completely out and the tide-pools were probably teeming with life. This is one of those nerdy sciency things that I geek out over and get really excited about - mostly because I think sea animals are weird and I want to poke them.
As much as I wanted to go poking around with the 5 year olds (and being probalby as excited as they are about it) I had a lot of gear so I couldn't.

Anyway, I was there for at least 3 hours. (Yes, Mama, I wore a sunscreen!) So now I feel all megatired and useless.

I was productive at the beach though. I have been putting off this painting project, mostly because of lack of good inspiration, so I brought a couple art books, my paints, and some canvases. Then I gave up on trying to be originall and totally ripped off Barnett Newman - but not really because I was not really following any Abstract Expressionist theory, and also I was making them on 8x10 canvases, not gigantic fill-your-peripheral-vision ones.

Anyway, the first one is okay. I think I could do better. I suppose I'll take a picture. later...

Bah. my brain is full of sunshine and I can't think anymore. Tonight I will do something brainless like watch mtv español until it's time to go to sleep.

No need for Muesli

I've been doing a lot of things regularly since I got a new job. Example: Sleeping, emailing, paying my bills, etc. But the most interesting one struck me today just after the beginning of my Access database training. Question: How early in a class is too early to excuse yourself to ... blow your nose? ("unrelated" note: I just bought new febreeze air freshener for my work bathrooms. They have been getting a lot of use lately.)

Anyway, I'd like to take this moment to get on the soapbox about some recent political events.
let's start with Rove: WTF?!
now, the Patriot Act expansions: WTF?!
how about the new supreme court judge nominee: mOther! When does it stop?!
BBC report that the US is not fulfilling its own goals on number of refugees accepted per year: Did I see that on CNN? of course not.

DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT. Just saw on the news that the Patriot Act has officially been expanded...

So tell us, Porgy, who are we supposed to be afraid of?

Muscle Memory

Do you ever forget your passwords because you just type them in by muscle memory? So then if you try to slow down or second guess yourself you're totally screwed and have to just leave it alone for a minute then come back and do it with your brain off?

Nothing interesting is happening with me. Seattle weather is beautiful and not too hot. Perfect for the beach and barbecues.

I tried Jones BBQ for the first time yesterday. It was tasty. Now going to lunch at Blue C thanks to JP. I only have like.. 30 dollars in my checking account.

DAMN THAT NORDSTROM SALE!
What did I say about sales?! BAH. Color Me Consumer.

My Life Enriched by Music Television

Big bro is back from Francia and magically our cable has been restored. Thank goodness because I'm pretty sure I wouldn't listen to any good music en español if not for MTVEspañol.
Funny, a song very dull but oddly popular in Spain but not here just came on. "I'll never leave you" by Lumidee. It's like one of the laziest songs ever. On the same level with Ma$e (remember that loser that hung out with Puff Daddy) and Biggie Smalls. RIP, but I feel like 2 word, 2 syllable lines do not define good hip - hop. Ok, I'm being a hater.
ANYWAY - I looked at apartments to kill lunch time today and found a really great apartment 1 block from my work in Ballard for 625/mo. Only a $400 refundable deposit plus w/s/g paid, storage, 3rd floor, clean, low turnover tenants.
Hrm. I think I'll wait til September anyway. It's hard to pay for stuff with little money. At least I am succesfully saving now. And at least I have all my stuff backed up, thank you Pigasaurus!

I don't even need that in my life

I'm not going to watch that show with that guy who says shit that white people love because, since it's coming from a brown person, it validates their racist attitudes.

Why is my Mac crashing?!

: (

Geekily Gleeful

Oh how I love sales. Sure, they make me spend more money than I originally intended, but they also give me wonderful 300 gig hard drives so that I can stop freaking out at the thought of losing everything in a horrific computer/ipod destroying disaster.
Last night it took my computer about an hour to be backed up on my hd. I'm thinking about partitioning it so that I will have a separate backup drive and "stuff" drive on my new monster friend, now dubbed "Pigasaurus" (thanks for the contribution, T).

On a downer note, why can't a magical fairy come and stop all this madness?

BAH.

Well since it seems to be the trend now to put a picture in all posts so here's my contribution for the day: It's from a staff scavenger hunt. We had to take a pic of a coffee place and include our purple team bracelets.

Tony's prize

I'm as proud as one can be of a collection that I've only actually seen half of.