Bellevue Trip Part 2

Long time ago Dianne (Jessie's bff) was dating a guy Kieth, he moved out to the Seattle area for work shortly after they stopped dating. Last night I hung out and caught up with him.. I picked him up from work and we went to 3 Pigs BBQ for dinner, they had a $15 special for all you can eat ribs with 2 sides. The Ribs were very tender and the sauce was good, could have been a bit spicier but I did order the medium grade. After dinner we went to Fred Meyer because as a Glen Phillips fan I had to see where he would be living after the apocalypse.. (Above link is to song, not store) We wandered around the store for a bit and then went to the Mustard Seed to play pool. We got one game in before we were told that they had a Pool Tournament and we had to move on. No worries because there was another bar about 2 miles away that also had pool tables. Hung out there for a few games before heading back to the hotel.

Today/tonight I'm planning on going back into Seattle to see the Space Needle, Pike's Place Market and walk along the pier.

I uploaded new pics to Flickr but am waiting on getting my "standing in front of Fred Meyer picture" from Kieth.

Hoyle sent me an article on the evils of Cilantro, here is a quote from it..

In a television interview in 2002, Larry King asked Julia Child which foods she hated. She responded: “Cilantro and arugula I don’t like at all. They’re both green herbs, they have kind of a dead taste to me.”

“So you would never order it?” Mr. King asked.

“Never,” she responded. “I would pick it out if I saw it and throw it on the floor.”

---Diversion of the Day

Also from something Hoyle sent me about a shirt.. The shirt is ok, but the poem with it was awesome..

We’re so sorry

Uncle Ackbert

We’re so sorry if your flippers are restrained

We’re so sorry

Uncle Ackbert

But we’re going up against the Empire

And the fleet’s not gone away

We’re so sorry but intelligence was wrong, today

We’re so sorry

Uncle Ackbert

But at least you’ve got that hot ship

Just fly in closer and engage

drrtdrtt drrtdrtt drrtdrtt drrtdrtt drrtdrtt

drrtdrtt drrtdrtt drrtdrtt drrtdrtt drrtdrtt

We’re so sorry

Uncle Ackbert

But the Emperor’s already on his way

We’re so sorry

Uncle Ackbert

But the Empire’s fully armored

And the shield won’t go away

Nieeeeen numb

Ooo ooo oo oo oo oo ooo

Nieeeeen numb

Oooo ooo ooo oo oo oo oo

Oooo oo oo ooo ooo ooo ooooooo

Whoooooo's inside the bunker?

Bunker

Whoooooo's broken inside?

Whoooooo's inside the bunker?

Bunker

Whoooooo's broken inside?

Admiral Ackbert notified me

We’d all just been trapped by Imperial fleets

Our only hope was to just take down the shield

And then we could fly

Rebels, looks alive!

Everyone form on me, and into this shaft we’ll dive

Whoooooo's inside the bunker?

Bunker

Whoooooo's broken inside?

Whoooooo's inside the bunker?

Bunker

Whoooooo's broken inside?

Hey there, mister, you’ve a sister, she’s been found

she’s been found

Guess we don’t need you around

With my saber I will pound

No, you heavy breather, I will take her all around

All around

I have earned my knightly crown

Now I’ll knock you to the ground

Parrrrrrty near the bunker

Bunker

Little fuuuurry things are inside

Hey reeeeeeeeeebels, light a pyre

Pyre

Fiiiiireworks in the skyyyyyy

ooo oo ooo oooo ooo ooo oooo ooo

ooo oo ooo oooo ooo ooo oooo ooo

ooo oo oooooooo ooo ooo oooo ooo

ooo oo oooooooo ooo ooo oooo ooo

Wear this shirt: when you’re returning!

Don’t wear this shirt: if you want revenge.

This shirt tells the world: “I’ve got a bad feeling about this.”

We call this color: Bladmiral Blackbar

Merry Santamas

Just a quick, well quickish, blog to say Merry Santamas...

So, I don't take vacation from work on Santamas week because in the past we have always been told to just "work from home" so I don't waste the vacation time. Last year my boss got upset because nobody came in on Christmas Eve or the day after Christmas and he said that if you're not taking vacation you should come in... Anyway so on to this year.. I didn't take vacation again and last week my boss sent out an email saying that everyone who was not on vacation had to come in Mon-Wed and Friday, he said that we didn't have to stay long but that we did at least have to come in each day.. Well... I showed up on Monday and found that the elevator didn't work! It took me awhile to get up the stairs and when I did my boss said he was just about to call me and tell me not to come because the elevator was not working... Oh well.. It was good for me to go in anyway because I hadn't seen my boss in awhile so we had a good meeting.. As it turns out the elevator was broken because it froze up due to the cold weather so I was told not to come in for the rest of the week.

Tuesday ended up being a very busy day, Kaitlyn went to buy an exercise bike and Ryan agreed to help her pick it up from the person selling it. She got stuck in really bad traffic and got here later than we expected, Ryan came over and we drove up to get the bike. On the way back we ate lunch at Bill's Bread and Breakfast which was the first time I had eaten lunch there. It was good, I had a kielbasa, onion and pepper wrap. After lunch we moved the bike into my garage and Ryan and Kaitlyn left and I made my home made Teriyaki and started to marinate the pork for last night. Amber came over and when Jessie got home we went to Sara & Ryan's house for dinner.

Sara decided she would do pizzas because it would be quick and easy, unfortunately it was nothing but hard work for her, we may think of catering big holiday weeks in the future. I had a great time wandering around the house handing out presents one at a time. Lynz brought over candles for everyone which were a big hit until one of the kids threw one through the coffee table... Joe brought over home made candies which were really good, I stole most of the peanut butter cups... We had a full house this week with the addition of Amber and Badger (Jessie's friend), speaking of Badger he brought over a home made blueberry mead which was so good. Me and Amber left around midnight after we watched the Colbert Christmas DVD.

Yesterday I spent the whole day cleaning with Amber to get the house ready for Santamas Eve. We put the oven on the cleaning cycle and it finished right before I would have needed to start cooking, in my hurry to get things going I forced the latch and broke the locking mechanism for our oven... I ended up bringing the pork over to Elizabeth's house and using her oven.. So between Elizabeth's oven and my stove I cooked my teriyaki pork tenderloin, my caper pancetta cauliflower and spinach & broccollini and somehow managed the timing so the pork was perfectly cooked! Jessie made her raw sauce and zucchini pasta as well as rice pasta and regular pasta, for some reason we only had half a bag of rice pasta so we had to make both kinds. How many people can you sit at your table? We managed 13 people at ours, Lenny, Derek and Rachel got the bench on one side, mom and Jessie got the piano bench on the other side and we had 4 people on each long side (Matt, Lenny, Sandy and Joe on one side, dad, Jessie's mom, me and Amber on the other). After dinner while everyone was still at the table we did gifts and then dessert and Wii playing for the rest of the night. I got a new Rayman party game that everyone played for awhile and then Lenny and Rachel challenged me to Guitar Hero World Tour face offs. I like the idea of doing the presents here like that, makes it so we don't have to bring anything with us over to my brother's house today... By the end of the night my foot was killing me, I certainly feel like I pushed it yesterday being on it all day cleaning and moving furniture and cooking and everything else...

This morning we watched the entire Colbert Christmas DVD including the bonus song, the three alternate endings and the 25 little skits in the advent calendar.. Why do they call it an advent calendar? I'm not going to go down that tangent because I would have to actually look it up... One of the days in the advent calendar had the full version of "Jingle Man, Christmas Boy" which was the song he was doing in the beginning of the special.. Here are the lyrics, I want to rip it off the DVD so I can put it on my iPod...

Oh, Jingle man, Christmas boy
Fighting crime with toys
Catching smugglers in New York and thieves in Illinois
Oh, Jingle man, Christmas boy
Fighting crime with toys
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
Dashing through the town
In a one-horse Escalade
Hunting criminals down
Punching all the way, PUNCH! PUNCH! PUNCH!
Helping the police
Eating candy canes
Wearing polar fleece
And an umbrella if it rains
Oh, Jingle man, Christmas boy
Fighting crime with toys
Catching smugglers in New York and thieves in Illinois
Oh, Jingle man, Christmas boy
Fighting crime with toys
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
Dashing through the snow
In a pizza delivery van
Over the streets they go
Hitting pedestrians, Just kidding!
Never doing drugs
Calling their grandmas
Giving lots of hugs to
Everyone who needs a hug
Oh, Jingle man, Christmas boy
Fighting crime with toys
Silver bells and do be do
I lost my train of thought...
ROCK LOBSTER!
Jingle man, Christmas boy
Fighting crime with toys
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho

The more I listen to the Colbert Christmas the more I like the Feist song "Please be Patient", I really like her voice and will need to check out more of her stuff.. She is apparently a folk artist out of California. For more of her check out my diversion of the day... :)

Jessie's mom just left and I'm going to put an end to this "quick" blog so I can spend some time with Jessie before we go over to my brother's house...

---Diversion of the Day


Jessie found this on polyweekly's forum and I figure it's Santamas so why not have two diversions.... :D

---Diversion from the Diversion of the Day
Have a jolly poly Christmas
It's the best time of the year
Quads and vees are trimming trees
While metamours bring cheer.
Have a jolly poly Christmas
And when you walk down the street
Show your glee and NRE
To everyone you meet.

Oh, ho, the mistletoe
Hung where you can see;
When your quad reaches it
Kiss her and him and me.
Have a jolly poly Christmas
And in case you didn't hear,
Oh by golly have a jolly,
Poly Christmas this year!

and so winter begins..

I was speaking with Amy today and she was driving through NJ and it was snowing!?! I guess this is the beginning of winter... Hopefully it won't be very long this year.. I very much hate winter as you probably all know..

Looking forward to spring and picnic season.. In one of my previous blogs I posted a video of the First of May by Jonathan Coulton, I wonder if he knows about these awesome Picnic Supplies? If you have not heard that song you should check it out..

Do you know how much of a pain in the ass it is to link my own blog? I really need to put tags on my blog so I can find things quicker, maybe I can work with Jessie to do that tomorrow during the day...

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First of May lyrics:
I woke up this morning I had a scone and a large house blend And then a little conversation with my squirrel and chipmunk friends I said I'm sick and tired of winter And I wish that it was spring And then a little fellow named Robin Redbreast Began to sing

And he sang Ooh ooh child, what'd you think the cold winter's gonna last forever? Ooh ooh child, now's the time for all the people to get together Outside

Cause it's the first of May, first of May Outdoor fucking starts today So bring your favorite lady Or at least your favorite lay The water's not cold baby dip in your big toe Maybe I'll see you in flagrante delicto Grass below you, sky above Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called fucking outside

I thanked him for the information I cried a little when he flew away I watched an episode of The People's Court And I tried to plan my day I called up my old lady She wasn't home so I called my girl I asked her if she'd like to join me as I Entertain the world

And I said Ooh ooh child, I'll bring a blanket and I promise I will brush the ants off Ooh ooh child, you're gonna like it when we're taking each other's pants off Outside

Cause it's the first of May, first of May Outdoor fucking starts today So bring your favorite lady Or at least your favorite lay The water's not cold baby dip in your big toe Maybe I'll see you in flagrante delicto Grass below you, sky above Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called fucking outside

So we went to the park together We were walking in the midday sun We met all kinds of people and we We fucked everyone We fucked a lady who sells ice cream We fucked a man with a tan Shar Pei Everyone who needed fucking well they They got fucked today

So come on Ooh ooh child, open your mind and your heart, feel the spirit moving through you Ooh ooh child, you'll feel the warmth of the love when I stick it to you Outside

Cause it's the first of May, first of May Outdoor fucking starts today So bring your favorite lady Or at least your favorite lay The water's not cold baby dip in your big toe Maybe I'll see you in flagrante delicto Grass below you, sky above Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called fucking outside

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My leg is feeling a bit better today although I am concerned that it can move inside the cast. I am going to see my doctor on Monday so he can check on the cast, he may need to change it if it's not tight enough..

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Watched HellBoy II last night and it was much better than the first one. If you liked the first one you will love the second, if you thought the first one was eh or ok you will like the second one.

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Speaking of sounds that have turned into words... "meh" is being added to the dictionary! The ironic thing about meh being added to the dictionary is it comes up mis-spelled... :D

A thought for the holidays..

I am going to be home for Thanksgiving.. My mom and Joe are going to make food and bring it over since I can't really go anywhere.. My grandmother, my Uncle Vinny and Jessie's mom are coming too.. Here's a little song for the occasion.. I know it's for Christmas/Solstice, but it works for Thanksgiving too.. :D

ARTIST: Dar Williams
TITLE: The Christians and the Pagans

Amber called her uncle, said "We're up here for the holiday Jane and I were having Solstice, now we need a place to stay" And her Christ-loving uncle watched his wife hang Mary on a tree He watched his son hang candy canes all made with red dye number three He told his niece, "It's Christmas eve, I know our life is not your style" She said, "Christmas is like Solstice, and we miss you and it's been awhile"

So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able And just before the meal was served, hands were held and prayers were said Sending hope for peace on earth to all their gods and goddesses

The food was great, the tree plugged in, the meal had gone without a hitch Till Timmy turned to Amber and said, "Is it true that you're a witch?" His mom jumped up and said, "The pies are burning," and she hit the kitchen And it was Jane who spoke, she said, "It's true, your cousin's not a Christian" "But we love trees, we love the snow, the friends we have, the world we share And you find magic from your God, and we find magic everywhere"

So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able And where does magic come from, I think magic's in the learning Cause now when Christians sit with Pagans only pumpkin pies are burning

When Amber tried to do the dishes, her aunt said, "Really, no, don't bother" Amber's uncle saw how Amber looked like Tim and like her father He thought about his brother, how they hadn't spoken in a year He thought he'd call him up and say, "It's Christmas and your daughter's here" He thought of fathers, sons and brothers, saw his own son tug his sleeve saying "Can I be a Pagan?" Dad said, "We'll discuss it when they leave"

So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able Lighting trees in darkness, learning new ways from the old, and Making sense of history and drawing warmth out of the cold

Some things that glitter

Once I loved a butterfly
Don't wonder how, don't ask me why
But I believed what I'd been told
"All things that glitter can't be gold"

Ooooo ooo yeah
All things that glitter can't be gold

Those jealous minds conspired to say
Just let that creature fly away
How can it be she has it all
Her pride is headed for a fall

Ooooo ooo yeah
All things that glitter can't be gold

Oh Lord, what races we run
Seeking our place in the sun
Reaching and hoping we'll find the right one

Now every day a new joy brings
My butterfly grew golden wings
It seems we find as we grow old
Some things that glitter may be gold

Ooooo ooo yeah
Some things that glitter may be gold

So let us mind what's there to see
Before our hearts become too cold
In spite of all that we've been told
Some things that glitter may be gold

Ooooo ooo yeah
Some things that glitter may be gold

Ooooo ooo yeah
Some things that glitter may be gold

Cosmos Rocks?

The new Queen + Paul Rodgers CD showed up yesterday and I've listened to it a few times between last night and this morning. Last night I listened to the first three songs and was kinda disappointed by the fact that it is not Queen. As a first listen I found it sounded more like Bad Company than Queen which makes sense because Paul Rodgers sings 2 of the first 3 songs. This morning I started over and found I was still cringing a bit on the first few songs, I found myself thinking each song was getting progressively better than the song before it. The last track is a reprise of the fourth track and I found myself loving the reprise but I remember not really thinking it was very good when it was track 4. I decided to let the CD repeat and it was almost like listening to a different first few songs, I found that on the repeat this morning I really liked those songs, some better than the later tracks.

I don't really think the CD gets better with each track I think I let go of it not sounding like Queen a little bit each track so I was able to enjoy it more and more as it went on. I will say that right now I like the Brian May sung songs better but I've always been a big fan of his voice.

When you listen to this CD try to remember that the band is not Queen anymore, I know it's hard to do but the "+ Paul Rodgers" tied to the band name is the key to really enjoying this CD. I think this CD is a good blend of the Queen and Bad Company sounds, I would have like to have seen more Brian May but it is worth buying.

I still don't have access to the Queen +Paul Rodgers Album club, I emailed Queenonline to try and get that figured out. I did go to Brian's Soapbox here is his blog from Nov 5th.

**Wed 05 Nov 08**

OBAMANIA

Congratulations to America. And your brave new leader.
Wishing you, in this memorable moment, all that you dreamed of.
Love Bri

I added Brian's Soapbox to my links page. I also checked the tour information and they now have dates listed for Brazil. They are coming to America, just don't have dates yet. Tonight I am going to the Millbury movie theater to see Queen + Paul Rodgers live, they are airing the first show of the tour.

We Believe I put up a new version at 1:15PM on 11.06 because the one I had was cut..

I believe there's no evil out there we didn't have a hand in

You believe it's a time for peace and a time for understanding

Some of us believe that we are chosen

And if god is on our side we'll win the game

And some of us believe that there's a heaven

When the trumpets sound and the judges call your name

But let's get it straight...

I believe there's just once chance in this world to hear our brothers

You believe there's a better way to listen to each other

We don't get what the other guy is saying

We hear the words but we don't understand

So around the world the same old anger raging

And we all cry for shame and the same old tragedy goes down

We believe there's a better way to fight

There's a way to make our children safe at night

We believe there's a war we could be winning

But the only way to win it is to give what we need to receive

I believe we need a hero to step boldly from the shadows

You believe there must be someone on the scene that fits the bill

A man or a woman who knows how to say i'm sorry

With courage in his heart to match his creed

A leader who can build a brand new morning

And match the tide of changes

Match the intent with the deed

We believe there's a deed of obligation

To bring reconciliation

To make peace with every nation - in our time

We believe there's not a minute we should be wasting

When the darkness falls it's too late to fix the crime

It's peace that we need

Every father every mother knows the meaning

Human treasure that our leaders do forget

And the bullets fly in the face of common reason

And the pain we give is the legacy in the end we get

We believe there's a song that's worth the singing

It's a song of truth we're bringing

There's a way to share the earth with everyone

We believe every creature has a being

Has a right to respect and feeling

To live and breathe and flourish in the sun
That's what we believe

---Diversion of the Day

That's not how it works Buck'o

I have so much to say and nothing to say all at the same time.. So much is on my mind today as we get closer to the end of the week.. This week has been a rollercoaster for many people and all we can really do is hold on and wait for the ride to smooth out..

I know that everyone has hard choices in their life..

Whatever I Fear by Toad the Wet Sprocket
"Theres almost nothing left
You eat my kind for breakfast
What did I expect?
To come here and find anyone?
Find open arms to greet me
And friends to feed me
I sicken myself so much
And you eat my kind for breakfast
You eat my kind

Whatever I fear the most is whatever I see before me
Whenever I let my guard down, whatever I was ignoring
Whatever I fear the most is whatever I see before me
Whatever I have been given, whatever I have been

Seeing myself this way
I am a monster I believe
And seeing is believing
Is there no doubt left
When I poison myself
And poison leaves no appetite
I sicken myself so much
I sicken myself so

Whatever I fear the most is whatever I see before me
Whenever I let my guard down, whatever I was ignoring
Whatever I fear the most is whatever I see before me
Whatever I have been given, whatever I have been

Did we expect these things to change
By waking up and suddenly there they are
And all I needs a starting place
And nothing ever seemed so hard...

Whatever I fear the most is whatever I see before me
Whenever I let my guard down, whatever I was ignoring
Whatever I fear the most is whatever I see before me
Whatever I have been given, whatever I have been"

Once you have the starting place you need to start, I think it's easier to see the starting place than it is to actually start moving on the road..

Spirit by the Waterboys
"Man gets tired, spirit don't.
Man surrenders, spirit won't.
Man crawls, spirit flies.
Spirit lives when man dies.

Man seems, spirit is.
Man dreams, the spirit lives.
Man is tethered, spirit free.
What spirit is man can be

What spirit is, man, can, be"

I'm sorry, there is no comic of the day.. Maybe I will post on later if I feel in the mood..

---Thought of the Day
The greatest thing about advisors is that they offer advice, sometimes that can the be the worst thing about them too.. Listen to your advisors but in the end make the decision that's best for YOU.. "what spirit is, man, can, be"