We hoping to see An Education one of these days. Topher gets $5.00 movie passes at work and we have a bunch of them to use up. I took a break from the Olympics last night to fall asleep watching BSG, but can't wait to see the Women's figure Skating.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
life
This week at work will be very busy. We continue to do paperwork for the house. I made it to knitting and to the Animal Shelter last weekend, quite a feat! Topher is making me dinner tonight as the sun sets and The Simpsons are on. We are really excited to get a dog...at least I am. We plan on adopting an adult dog this summer. Hopefully we can find one! We want a Wheaton Terrier!
We hoping to see An Education one of these days. Topher gets $5.00 movie passes at work and we have a bunch of them to use up. I took a break from the Olympics last night to fall asleep watching BSG, but can't wait to see the Women's figure Skating.
We hoping to see An Education one of these days. Topher gets $5.00 movie passes at work and we have a bunch of them to use up. I took a break from the Olympics last night to fall asleep watching BSG, but can't wait to see the Women's figure Skating.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Mid-winter "break"
This past week I have been on Mid-winter Break. Last Friday we made an offer on a house and the days in between then and now have been chock full with house related errands, paperwork and gathering of information. I am still trying to enjoy my time off and get some stuff done which I had been saving for this week, but most of that has been put off until now.
We are very very excited to move and also to stop paying rent! And just this morning as Topher was telling me to sleep in at around 6:45 am, our upstairs neighbors started in with the very important early morning furniture moving and throwing and/or dropping of very heavy objects. (I am counting down the days!) We are moving to a different neighborhood and once again we will be very close to the water. This time though, it is a beach and it will be within walking distance. There is also an off-leash dog park nearby and we are looking forward to finally getting a dog!
We feel very lucky that the process has gone very smoothly, but are still a little stressed, as much as can be expected. I have been dealing with it by sleeping a lot, watching the Olympics and knitting a lot of small easy projects. At this point we have more paperwork and a lot of waiting. Our closing date is March 15th, 2010.
We are very very excited to move and also to stop paying rent! And just this morning as Topher was telling me to sleep in at around 6:45 am, our upstairs neighbors started in with the very important early morning furniture moving and throwing and/or dropping of very heavy objects. (I am counting down the days!) We are moving to a different neighborhood and once again we will be very close to the water. This time though, it is a beach and it will be within walking distance. There is also an off-leash dog park nearby and we are looking forward to finally getting a dog!
We feel very lucky that the process has gone very smoothly, but are still a little stressed, as much as can be expected. I have been dealing with it by sleeping a lot, watching the Olympics and knitting a lot of small easy projects. At this point we have more paperwork and a lot of waiting. Our closing date is March 15th, 2010.
Friday, January 29, 2010
day between semesters
I had today off and got to spend some time alone in the house for most of day. Then I met Topher downtown and we went to Palace for Crabby Hour ($3.00 Dungeness Crab Legs, etc) and we finally saw Invictus. It was a very well made and inspiring film...
Invitcus
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:I am the captain of my soul.
William Ernest Henley
Invitcus
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:I am the captain of my soul.
William Ernest Henley
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Happy New Year!
We went to SAM for free and got a discount on Happy Hour with our new membership! Thanks!
And had a wonderful New Years Night together....
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
--------> X-mas List <--------
okay, some folks wanted me to come up with an x-mas list, and I put it of for a long time, but here it is:
•the new iPod Nano, the one with the video camera built in!
•some new soccer shorts and/or new soccer socks, mine are getting a little beat up
•renew my subscription to Saveur
•a Seattle Art Museum membership for H. and I
•Books! like Soccernomics, or good cookbooks, or comic books, or a decent world atlas.
•Cds and DVDs are good too, i especially like TV shows on dvd
•we could also use new RAM for our computer and I need a dresser for the bedroom, but those things are kind of impossible to get as gifts.
(and of course season tickets to the Sounders would be greatly appreciated.)
Merry Solstice!
•the new iPod Nano, the one with the video camera built in!
•some new soccer shorts and/or new soccer socks, mine are getting a little beat up
•renew my subscription to Saveur
•a Seattle Art Museum membership for H. and I
•Books! like Soccernomics, or good cookbooks, or comic books, or a decent world atlas.
•Cds and DVDs are good too, i especially like TV shows on dvd
•we could also use new RAM for our computer and I need a dresser for the bedroom, but those things are kind of impossible to get as gifts.
(and of course season tickets to the Sounders would be greatly appreciated.)
Merry Solstice!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
kimchi and beyond
I love kimchi. I started eating it regularly in the Marshall Islands, my favorite kind was sold in a bag and had pickled garlic in it. I know, really no surprise if you know me at all. I was intrigued when my Yoga Journal magazine had a recipe for quick kimchi. Kimchi is really good for you, especially in the cold and flu season, it has vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, calcium and lactic acid (to name just a few of the health benefits). I feel very lucky to be married to someone who will try anything! So, we decided to make kimchi at home! It is delicious! And so easy to make...
Then my mom came to visit! We went to Bainbridge, see top photo and here she is at Matador Happy Hour by the fire. We mostly laid low, hung out and took it easy...Then today we finally got to make a recipe I have been wanting to try, Kimchi Quesadillas!!! They were so good! Surprisingly good, actually....I recommend this recipe! Cheers!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
blogging is for the birds...
Sorry parents, we have been spending a lot less time on the computer lately. We have been reading, books, comics and magazines, that is...and doing other things not on the apple. It has been good for music and listening to NPR. I have the day off and was glad to hear this story, perfect for Veteran's Day. More sometime...
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
jets to brazil
I am sitting on the couch with a heating pad on my back trying to watch Breakfast at Tiffanys. I have never seen it and so far, I am not sure what the big deal is. Though I noticed the "Jets to Brazil" poster in Holly's apartment. On Wednesday morning at 4 am I woke up in blinding pain. My back and neck spasming and tighter than something very very tight. Since then I have been sleeping or propped up on the couch, with a heating pad and on muscle relaxers. Yesterday I ventured out to get a massage, which I think helped, but the outside world was really too much for my condition.
I have had time to watch the first season of True Blood, the sixth season of Buffy, The Women remake and the original, Little Children and Breakfast at Tiffanys. I am feeling much better today, but I did actually move around the house this morning and worked a little on an iep that I need to finish by Tuesday, and now I am hurting, so it's back to the drugs, heating pad and couch. I was going to go to the shelter today to volunteer, but there is no way that was a good idea. I hope that I fully recovered by next weekend, so I can volunteer.
I can knit a little, but mostly I have seriously been doing a whole lot of nothing. I am pretty sure I can blame all this on a stupid basket that I was filling with work crap and it weighed a million pounds...it will be purely decorative from now on.
I have had time to watch the first season of True Blood, the sixth season of Buffy, The Women remake and the original, Little Children and Breakfast at Tiffanys. I am feeling much better today, but I did actually move around the house this morning and worked a little on an iep that I need to finish by Tuesday, and now I am hurting, so it's back to the drugs, heating pad and couch. I was going to go to the shelter today to volunteer, but there is no way that was a good idea. I hope that I fully recovered by next weekend, so I can volunteer.
I can knit a little, but mostly I have seriously been doing a whole lot of nothing. I am pretty sure I can blame all this on a stupid basket that I was filling with work crap and it weighed a million pounds...it will be purely decorative from now on.
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