Freshly weeded

My lovelies are growing! I can't wait to eat my babies. Bwa hahah!

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Execution of an innocent

I am feeling incredibly sad right now and disappointed in our "justice" system.  Thou shalt not kill.

Repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell"

One soldier's response. I can relate.

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Puyallup Fair!

This last Tuesday and Wednesday were the first consecutive days off I have had since July so I decided it was time to live it up.  I went to the Puyallup Fair yesterday with my friend Simon.  I got a rad 2 for 1 admission off of Groupon.  Fun times included: petting zoo with baby ducks, rabbits, goats, and sheep; fancy horses; froyo; RIBS; a brick of curly fries; old-fashioned wooden roller coaster; Bingo!; winning at balloon darts; live shows with teenage rock stars; candy; fudge; turkeys; peacocks; weird pigeons; swollen udders; cow snot rockets; and miniature horses that were not all that miniature... 

And then after the fair Simon and I played with nail polish :)

Detention.

Oso escaped from his crate while everyone was at work.  Casualties: 2 GF double chocolate cupcakes and one white bath mat.  Duke was a suspected accomplice.

Shame corner.

9/11/11

It has been 10 years since 9/11 happened.  That also means 10 years since I started my senior year of high school.  I remember getting ready for school and hearing what was happening to the twin towers.  I remember panicking that my relatives that worked in NYC were in danger or dead.  I remember panicking because I knew that meant war and that meant my dad would have to go.  For weeks several students at my school stayed home because they looked Middle Eastern or Muslim and they knew scared, ignorant people would do stupid things.  That made me even more scared for my dad too.  

During a 15 minute break at work, I saw this "ironic" cover of the Stranger.  I get it, the twin towers made up of "freedom" fries.  It's not funny.  I can't appreciate the self-congratulating, pseudo-complex, hipster humor that leaves out the actual complexity of 9/11 and doesn't actually push the boundaries of anything.

Butt buddies!

Blogging mishaps

I was recently without internet for a few weeks so I tried doing some blogging on my phone.  The problem is that I accidentally posted things on my old travel blog.  Whoops!  Go here if you are interested in reading any of those posts.

I am finally connected and back in the modern world and will be blogging like normal again :)

Visitors!

My friends Jen and Martha visited me in Seattle this past weekend.  I met the two of them in Barcelona last year.  Jen is Canadian and Martha is English.  They recently got married on Vancouver Island and are spending the summer in B.C.  They will be going back to Barcelona in the fall for another year.

This was their first time really hanging out in Seattle and Martha's first time being in the U.S. at all.  On Sunday our first stop was Molly Moon's in Wallingford so they could try some of that salted caramel ice cream (to die for).  After that we went down to Fremont and I showed them the Troll.  On the way to the Fremont Sunday Market we checked out Pie and a cool vintage store.  We had lunch around there and picked up some red gold nectarines (they were perfect).  It was hot so we hung around Brouwer's instead and had some pints until it cooled down a bit.  I wanted them to see a really cool view of Seattle so I took them up to Gasworks Park.  Despite the hills being littered with goose shit, the park was lovely.  For dinner, I took them to Teapot where they had their minds blown by some awesome vegan Asian food.

Monday was Jen and Martha's anniversary and I had to work.  They hung out downtown and did more touristy things like visit the EMP.  They took the bus that day and were totally freaked out by all the weirdos on public transit.  Apparently we Americans look bigger, tougher, and rougher.  We met up at Columbia City Ale House after my shift for dinner.  The food was decent, but I had forgotten how ridiculously expensive they are. I had a salad and a gluten free beer and it was almost $20 with tax and tip.  There probably won't be a next time there soon.

On Tuesday we said our farewells and they headed up north.  I don't know when I will ever get to see them again so I was absolutely delighted that we got to spend some time together. Jen was my first friend in Barcelona and I met Martha soon after.  I think it's really fantastic that I have a global network of awesome people in my life.