Does anyone know anyone that would want a size 48R black (with nice fabric weave) double breasted suit - free plus cost of mail?
It is in excellent shape - I'm just too small for it now. (Down 2 suit sizes in as many years)
Leave a message if interested. Thanks!
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
Seattle - Healthiest City in the USA
So, I finally found a good gyro within walking distance of my office (or the apartment) - fresh veggies, a no-too-runny cucumber/yogurt sauce.
However there are 1.4 miles and 450 feet of vertical elevation gain to get to it.
Seattle - regularly listed in the healthiest cities in the USA - perhaps not entirely for the diet of its residents, but that it makes them work out to get to the good food.
In other news - Lotus was in town on Wednesday - good show - some new experimental stuff (some more polished than others) as well as at least one from Germination, which is the first time I'd heard anything from that album across ah 5 concerts of theirs now.
This weekend will undoubtedly be less of an adventure than last, probably wandering the city looking for real ramen.
However there are 1.4 miles and 450 feet of vertical elevation gain to get to it.
Seattle - regularly listed in the healthiest cities in the USA - perhaps not entirely for the diet of its residents, but that it makes them work out to get to the good food.
In other news - Lotus was in town on Wednesday - good show - some new experimental stuff (some more polished than others) as well as at least one from Germination, which is the first time I'd heard anything from that album across ah 5 concerts of theirs now.
This weekend will undoubtedly be less of an adventure than last, probably wandering the city looking for real ramen.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Weekends
Last weekend Allison and I got out of town for the first time in a while.
A fair percentage of the bulb-based flowers in the US are grown about an hour north of Seattle in the Skagit Valley. Vast fields of daffodils, and then tulips, bloom here every spring.
It looks kinda like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Skagit_Valley_1.JPG
Except we got there before the tulips bloomed, so there were a few vast fields of yellow daffodils, then lots of green soon-to-be-tulips. Pretty, but not as spectacular as the billing. (yet)
At which point we drove over to Whidbey Island and took a ferry over to the Olympic peninsula. After a quick lunch in Port Angeles we drove up to Hurricane Ridge.
Basically, it's the Alps, in North America - nice winding road, no guardrail, 5500 ft up in the mountains - huge views out over the valley to the mountains. The view from the top definitely lives up to the expectations. It is probably the most spectacular place in the US. (HW1 in Big Sur comes close - and there are restaurants there so you can sit and drink wine and enjoy the view for hours - possibly better for that reason)
Pics are here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2134065&l=97ea7&id=36620541
Took a more southerly ferry back to Seattle in time for dinner. Not a bad day at all.
Sunday we were back under the clouds - time to catch up on nerdiness - played Crysis some - it's the best approximation yet of a first person action movie - not much in the way of story, but fun - big explosions, so on.
Portal on the other hand is better in my opinion - good sense of humor, smart puzzles - interesting.
This weekend - depends on the weather - lots of parks to explore.
Nick's Tip of the Week: never use the front brake on a mountain bike going down a really steep hill. It can result in a spectacular incident. Requiring band-aids.
A fair percentage of the bulb-based flowers in the US are grown about an hour north of Seattle in the Skagit Valley. Vast fields of daffodils, and then tulips, bloom here every spring.
It looks kinda like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Skagit_Valley_1.JPG
Except we got there before the tulips bloomed, so there were a few vast fields of yellow daffodils, then lots of green soon-to-be-tulips. Pretty, but not as spectacular as the billing. (yet)
At which point we drove over to Whidbey Island and took a ferry over to the Olympic peninsula. After a quick lunch in Port Angeles we drove up to Hurricane Ridge.
Basically, it's the Alps, in North America - nice winding road, no guardrail, 5500 ft up in the mountains - huge views out over the valley to the mountains. The view from the top definitely lives up to the expectations. It is probably the most spectacular place in the US. (HW1 in Big Sur comes close - and there are restaurants there so you can sit and drink wine and enjoy the view for hours - possibly better for that reason)
Pics are here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2134065&l=97ea7&id=36620541
Took a more southerly ferry back to Seattle in time for dinner. Not a bad day at all.
Sunday we were back under the clouds - time to catch up on nerdiness - played Crysis some - it's the best approximation yet of a first person action movie - not much in the way of story, but fun - big explosions, so on.
Portal on the other hand is better in my opinion - good sense of humor, smart puzzles - interesting.
This weekend - depends on the weather - lots of parks to explore.
Nick's Tip of the Week: never use the front brake on a mountain bike going down a really steep hill. It can result in a spectacular incident. Requiring band-aids.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)