so i started my first temp job today. and i had an inverview for a full time administrative assistant position. i'm really excited about it - i *may* know by tomorrow.
i bought a pint of ben and jerry's chunky monkey today and half of it when i got home. i think i'm fittin' up and eat the other half.
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
web albums
so what do ya'll think? do you like the old style of web album, or is it better as part of the blog?
Monday, April 25, 2005
Sunday, April 24, 2005
had bruch with drs bryan and diane jones at their gorgeous home in west seattle. what an incredible view of the puget sound! the have a lower level with office and garage, mid level with sun room, deck, dining room, kichen and living room, upper level with master bedroom AND a roof-top deck complete with jacuzzi. this just a few lots over from the highest point in seattle!
after playing catch up, we had bagels, loks, cream cheese, fruit salad, scrambled eggs and orange juice. bryan made the strongest coffee i've ever had that wasn't espresso. then had a long political/cultural conversation. went down to lincoln park and saw some ducks in the water. we were hoping to see some gray whales, but ah well. also saw two shelties that looked like my old dog, chloe.
the drove us back to downtown and despite the mariner's game traffic, got us to the bremmerton ferry just in time. i wanted kel to see more of the area. i thought we could pay $30 for a 30 minute view of seattle from the space needle or pay $11 for a two hour trip through the puget sound by ferry. we chose the ferry.
after playing catch up, we had bagels, loks, cream cheese, fruit salad, scrambled eggs and orange juice. bryan made the strongest coffee i've ever had that wasn't espresso. then had a long political/cultural conversation. went down to lincoln park and saw some ducks in the water. we were hoping to see some gray whales, but ah well. also saw two shelties that looked like my old dog, chloe.
the drove us back to downtown and despite the mariner's game traffic, got us to the bremmerton ferry just in time. i wanted kel to see more of the area. i thought we could pay $30 for a 30 minute view of seattle from the space needle or pay $11 for a two hour trip through the puget sound by ferry. we chose the ferry.
Saturday, April 23, 2005
saturday:
kelly and i started our foot-odyssey around greater lake union. we walked over queen anne hill, down to the fremont pcc. stopped for a breakfast/snack of almonds, yogurt smootie and water. watched some cute kids playing then took off for fo the fremont troll.
this is one of the cool things about seattle.
walked around wallingford. took a right on 45th and strolled into the u-district. stopped at ruby for lunch. i had #20 - the curried rice bowl (my fav) and kel had the spicey chicken sandwich. geebus chreestahs! the put chile peppers in it WITHOUT removing the seeds! she was in pain! the table next to us found glass in their food. great. turned me off to ruby. but, we had 3 mojitos and that seemed to make things better.
met up with ian and laura.
i took them on a tour of uw, complete with the drama school, the quad, red square, the big-ass fountain, and the reading room at suzzallo library.
left from there to the mix, where we all had jet city buzz ice cream. for those of you not in the know, the mix is a mix-in place much like amy's (arguably better. watch it, i said arguably).
jet city buzz is espresso ice cream with oreos mixed in and then a shot of espresso smothering the deliciousness that is ice cream. mighty damn fine if you ask me. kelly spilled her melted bowl all over the table and her jeans.
took the 73 from the u-district to downtown where we hoped to ride up to the observation deck of the nations bank building (the tallest building in seattle).
alas! it was closed! ian an laura left to have dinner with friends. kel and went home to nap until drinks.
walked to top of the hill pub and met eric and bretney (i dunno how to spell laura's friend's name).
got drunk and ate fish tacos. but they didn't have fries. yeah, how does a pub NOT HAVE FRIES??
all the texas peeps picked a great weekend for visiting. they weather has been sunny and in the mid to high 60's.
kelly and i started our foot-odyssey around greater lake union. we walked over queen anne hill, down to the fremont pcc. stopped for a breakfast/snack of almonds, yogurt smootie and water. watched some cute kids playing then took off for fo the fremont troll.
this is one of the cool things about seattle.
walked around wallingford. took a right on 45th and strolled into the u-district. stopped at ruby for lunch. i had #20 - the curried rice bowl (my fav) and kel had the spicey chicken sandwich. geebus chreestahs! the put chile peppers in it WITHOUT removing the seeds! she was in pain! the table next to us found glass in their food. great. turned me off to ruby. but, we had 3 mojitos and that seemed to make things better.
met up with ian and laura.
i took them on a tour of uw, complete with the drama school, the quad, red square, the big-ass fountain, and the reading room at suzzallo library.
left from there to the mix, where we all had jet city buzz ice cream. for those of you not in the know, the mix is a mix-in place much like amy's (arguably better. watch it, i said arguably).
jet city buzz is espresso ice cream with oreos mixed in and then a shot of espresso smothering the deliciousness that is ice cream. mighty damn fine if you ask me. kelly spilled her melted bowl all over the table and her jeans.
took the 73 from the u-district to downtown where we hoped to ride up to the observation deck of the nations bank building (the tallest building in seattle).
alas! it was closed! ian an laura left to have dinner with friends. kel and went home to nap until drinks.
walked to top of the hill pub and met eric and bretney (i dunno how to spell laura's friend's name).
got drunk and ate fish tacos. but they didn't have fries. yeah, how does a pub NOT HAVE FRIES??
all the texas peeps picked a great weekend for visiting. they weather has been sunny and in the mid to high 60's.
Friday, April 22, 2005
kelly hanson arrived. we started a tour of seattle with the seattle center. she was hungry, so we went to the world wraps. i had a texas roadhouse barbeque steak and she had some veggie something or other. we then went to the children's theatre and met some of the staff. good for me and good for kelly. rita giomi was just finishing up generals and kelly talked to jeff miller, the production manager about submitting her portfolio. be great if she could work there. i know i want to go back.
walked to the center house and got i got caramel ice cream and kelly had cookies and cream. we shared a coffee, but it was mostly for kelly as she was tired.
strolled over to the pike market to meet laura. we searched and searched, but had great trouble finding sunblock for kelly. it finally appeared at a little deli near the original starbux. afterwards, we went to athenian seafood in the market.
kel and shared crabcakes and we all split a pitcher of mac & jack's. it was good. and laura and just now figured out that we both went to southwestern. ah, 2 noble kinsmen. remind them of the underwear and they remember everytime. we both thought that we were a friend of someone that went to su.
on the bus home, we met a woman (our age, maybe a little older?) named rhonda. rhonda had a box full of plants, including two hyacinth. i commented on how much i love the smell of hyacinth and she GAVE ME ONE. she said she worked part time at nursery and they were throwing them away. she had such positive energy and was very nice. she suggested we go kyaking, which turned out to be somewhat of a theme with the trip. maybe next time? but rhonda was interesting as i remember her be a writer or something like that.
got home and walked over to kerry park to watch mt. rainier disappear in the darkness. it was beautiful and there was a full moon.
walked to the center house and got i got caramel ice cream and kelly had cookies and cream. we shared a coffee, but it was mostly for kelly as she was tired.
strolled over to the pike market to meet laura. we searched and searched, but had great trouble finding sunblock for kelly. it finally appeared at a little deli near the original starbux. afterwards, we went to athenian seafood in the market.
kel and shared crabcakes and we all split a pitcher of mac & jack's. it was good. and laura and just now figured out that we both went to southwestern. ah, 2 noble kinsmen. remind them of the underwear and they remember everytime. we both thought that we were a friend of someone that went to su.
on the bus home, we met a woman (our age, maybe a little older?) named rhonda. rhonda had a box full of plants, including two hyacinth. i commented on how much i love the smell of hyacinth and she GAVE ME ONE. she said she worked part time at nursery and they were throwing them away. she had such positive energy and was very nice. she suggested we go kyaking, which turned out to be somewhat of a theme with the trip. maybe next time? but rhonda was interesting as i remember her be a writer or something like that.
got home and walked over to kerry park to watch mt. rainier disappear in the darkness. it was beautiful and there was a full moon.
Thursday, April 21, 2005
thursday
walked down the hill to fremont to have lunch with amy boyce at pcc. had a turkey pannini, some kind of chocolate chip cookie bar and a bottle of water. had a great 2.5 hour lunch.
walked an hour around queen anne hill to caffe zingaro to have coffee with jerry manning, casting director at seattle rep. he was a little late, so i sat and nursed a tall caffe zingaro. this is espresso, steamed milk, mocha and caramel - basically milk, caffiene and sugar, all things i should not ingest. delicious. we too had a great meeting. the new artistic director of the rep starts in july and no one really knows what's going on. sharon ott, the current artistic director is leaving and her goodbye party is monday night. also, the patp 2005 showcase and benefit is tonight. that should be interesting as i am volunteering! yikes!
anyway, kate mulgrew from star trek: voyager is touring a one person show called 'tea at five.' its all kate hepburn and looks phenomenal. so jerry and are both trekkers and knowing this, he is gonna get me tickets for opening night AND for the opening night party. i will meeting kate mulgrew! i will be in the same room as captain janeway. *geek excitement galore*
walked an hour around queen anne hill to caffe zingaro to have coffee with jerry manning, casting director at seattle rep. he was a little late, so i sat and nursed a tall caffe zingaro. this is espresso, steamed milk, mocha and caramel - basically milk, caffiene and sugar, all things i should not ingest. delicious. we too had a great meeting. the new artistic director of the rep starts in july and no one really knows what's going on. sharon ott, the current artistic director is leaving and her goodbye party is monday night. also, the patp 2005 showcase and benefit is tonight. that should be interesting as i am volunteering! yikes!
anyway, kate mulgrew from star trek: voyager is touring a one person show called 'tea at five.' its all kate hepburn and looks phenomenal. so jerry and are both trekkers and knowing this, he is gonna get me tickets for opening night AND for the opening night party. i will meeting kate mulgrew! i will be in the same room as captain janeway. *geek excitement galore*
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
blog updates (and pictures)
listen here mother-bitches: with my internet access SPORADIC AT BEST, getting all the photos up is gonna take a bit. and AND i still have two weeks of blog entries to process. you can just [instert something witty here] and SUCK IT.
i love you all,
rlo
i love you all,
rlo
Sunday, April 10, 2005
sunday:
woke up to an almost sunny day. cleaned the room. dennis and went to best buy and target. i bought a razor and a power strip for my computer, speakers, phone, camera, etc.
got home. talked to kelly for bit. went to trader joe's for groceries. i was overwhelmed by sheer excitement. this place is right next door - i LOVE trader joe's. almost everything i could possibly want is right there.
d's dad arrived to help with the shoot. dennis rented out watertown for a music video.
elizabeth and i walked around the neighborhood and had a good time hanging out. we walked around the south side of queen anne, then walked up and down queen anne ave. i frikkin' LOVE my neighborhood. there are all kinds of coffee shops, bars, restaurants and grocery stores. i LOVE it. and a great gym.
now i have to get a job.
elizabeth and i went to her place, where i met her bf, coren. he looks very nordic, but i was assured the was in fact NOT nordic. we went to get sushi, but the place was closed. instead, we went to sunlight cafe and had good vegeterian stuff.
i am tired.
woke up to an almost sunny day. cleaned the room. dennis and went to best buy and target. i bought a razor and a power strip for my computer, speakers, phone, camera, etc.
got home. talked to kelly for bit. went to trader joe's for groceries. i was overwhelmed by sheer excitement. this place is right next door - i LOVE trader joe's. almost everything i could possibly want is right there.
d's dad arrived to help with the shoot. dennis rented out watertown for a music video.
elizabeth and i walked around the neighborhood and had a good time hanging out. we walked around the south side of queen anne, then walked up and down queen anne ave. i frikkin' LOVE my neighborhood. there are all kinds of coffee shops, bars, restaurants and grocery stores. i LOVE it. and a great gym.
now i have to get a job.
elizabeth and i went to her place, where i met her bf, coren. he looks very nordic, but i was assured the was in fact NOT nordic. we went to get sushi, but the place was closed. instead, we went to sunlight cafe and had good vegeterian stuff.
i am tired.
Saturday, April 09, 2005
road trip 2005: seattle - day six
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left for seattle
didn't see jackie b/c she had rehearsal
rained a bit
western oregon is beautiful
got to seattle - crossed into the city while listening to david gray babylon. i knew i was home
the apartment is amazing - huge, wooden floors, quiet/residential neighborhood.
near a nice little park with an fantastic view of downtown.
d and i unloaded the car. we went down to jabu for drinks. yeah, everything has reminded me of the past: school, becca, mern, etc. but i'm eager to make new memories, so i'm conciously making and effort to dispel the past. not many people at jabu.
at jabu, d had 2 guinesses and i had 2 stellas. we also split an order of beef nachoes. geebus but that was a huge order of nachoes. we talked about old times and laughed so much my belly hurt.
d wanted to go somewhere a little more hoppin'. we walked over to pesos, just as it was closing. lots of folks, but we were too late. now we know where to go. walked back up the hill - good exercise
left for seattle
didn't see jackie b/c she had rehearsal
rained a bit
western oregon is beautiful
got to seattle - crossed into the city while listening to david gray babylon. i knew i was home
the apartment is amazing - huge, wooden floors, quiet/residential neighborhood.
near a nice little park with an fantastic view of downtown.
d and i unloaded the car. we went down to jabu for drinks. yeah, everything has reminded me of the past: school, becca, mern, etc. but i'm eager to make new memories, so i'm conciously making and effort to dispel the past. not many people at jabu.
at jabu, d had 2 guinesses and i had 2 stellas. we also split an order of beef nachoes. geebus but that was a huge order of nachoes. we talked about old times and laughed so much my belly hurt.
d wanted to go somewhere a little more hoppin'. we walked over to pesos, just as it was closing. lots of folks, but we were too late. now we know where to go. walked back up the hill - good exercise
Friday, April 08, 2005
day 5
road trip 2005: seattle
friday:picked up rental car.
had lunch at a korean barbeque place with jenny, agnes and julio.
Thursday, April 07, 2005
road trip 2005: seattle
thursday:
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had lunch with elliott, matt o, tina and rob manning in culver city. some ethiopian place that also served spaghetti. we all had chicken sandwiches - good and cheap.
left la.
rained most of the way to san jose. found out later that tornadoes happened in the san jouquin valley. listened to moby over and over and over - cried a little bit.
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had lunch with elliott, matt o, tina and rob manning in culver city. some ethiopian place that also served spaghetti. we all had chicken sandwiches - good and cheap.
left la.
rained most of the way to san jose. found out later that tornadoes happened in the san jouquin valley. listened to moby over and over and over - cried a little bit.
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
day 3
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twitty j and i walked from santa monica to venice beach, then down the pier. looked around and admired the beauty of brown air. oh wait, that's smog! walked through the canals and had a great conversation about the future: work, working out, taking care of business and not wanting to be a 45 year old waiter still WAITING for our big break.
had lunch at a place called "mao's". we both had kung pow chicken. talked to a sexy jewish woman with a dog. i forgot how dog culture makes human contact so much easier.
went back to twitty's and chatted for a while about this and that... he got ready for work and i went with him to hang around the pool. talked to kelly hanson for a long time.
walked back along the beach to the westminster place. santa monica is beautiful and lush and almost tropical. really feels like i'm on vacation.
sat on the balcony a bit. listened to a message from mark zufelt and it's official: i did not get cast in the play. because i'm equity. they found another ethnic actor with chops - the egyptial playwright was happy with a jewish actor playing the role. and i think that's awesome, but i'm a little disappointed.
i'm gonna dive right into as much work as possible with temping and catering, work out as much as possible and live life in seattle AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
had a couple of beers with deanna, while she was studying accounting and i was working on photo journal updates. of course, i don't have internet access with this computer, so i wasn't able to upload anything.
went to kelly's hotel, the viceroy on pico and ocean in santa monica. great atmosphere for drinks. we sat on poolside lounge chairs. she had a stella and i had grey goose martini. hells yeah - that shit knocked me on my ass. THE DRINK WAS TWENTY-ONE DOLLARS. TWENTY-ONE DOLLARS. but conway comped them for us, so i paid five bucks for the tip.
getting to know deanna was great. she is well spoken, extremely attractive, ambitious, confident, make fart jokes AND understood an obscure reference to jean-luc picard. JEAN-LUC PICARD people.
deanna and left there and went to the globe. 2 shiners and a gargantuan martini were not enough for me. i proceeded to have ANOTHER martini (this one half the size and a 1/5 the price), a pizza, oysters and then a stella. mind you, i was somewhere between SCHNOCKERED and SHITFACED. basically, i was spilling drinks on my clothes on the food - it didn't matter.
twitty j and i had to find parking, but finally rolled our asses home and proceeded to drink yet more beer - i had a shiner and a tecate and i think he had a shiner and three tecates. good times. and we went drinking and dialing. fortunately, it was our to our classmates, but it was still way trippy and fun. it was 6am east coast when we finally stopped.
we did manage to get jackie on the phone and i will see her saturday. that should be good times.
twitty j and i walked from santa monica to venice beach, then down the pier. looked around and admired the beauty of brown air. oh wait, that's smog! walked through the canals and had a great conversation about the future: work, working out, taking care of business and not wanting to be a 45 year old waiter still WAITING for our big break.
had lunch at a place called "mao's". we both had kung pow chicken. talked to a sexy jewish woman with a dog. i forgot how dog culture makes human contact so much easier.
went back to twitty's and chatted for a while about this and that... he got ready for work and i went with him to hang around the pool. talked to kelly hanson for a long time.
walked back along the beach to the westminster place. santa monica is beautiful and lush and almost tropical. really feels like i'm on vacation.
sat on the balcony a bit. listened to a message from mark zufelt and it's official: i did not get cast in the play. because i'm equity. they found another ethnic actor with chops - the egyptial playwright was happy with a jewish actor playing the role. and i think that's awesome, but i'm a little disappointed.
i'm gonna dive right into as much work as possible with temping and catering, work out as much as possible and live life in seattle AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
had a couple of beers with deanna, while she was studying accounting and i was working on photo journal updates. of course, i don't have internet access with this computer, so i wasn't able to upload anything.
went to kelly's hotel, the viceroy on pico and ocean in santa monica. great atmosphere for drinks. we sat on poolside lounge chairs. she had a stella and i had grey goose martini. hells yeah - that shit knocked me on my ass. THE DRINK WAS TWENTY-ONE DOLLARS. TWENTY-ONE DOLLARS. but conway comped them for us, so i paid five bucks for the tip.
getting to know deanna was great. she is well spoken, extremely attractive, ambitious, confident, make fart jokes AND understood an obscure reference to jean-luc picard. JEAN-LUC PICARD people.
deanna and left there and went to the globe. 2 shiners and a gargantuan martini were not enough for me. i proceeded to have ANOTHER martini (this one half the size and a 1/5 the price), a pizza, oysters and then a stella. mind you, i was somewhere between SCHNOCKERED and SHITFACED. basically, i was spilling drinks on my clothes on the food - it didn't matter.
twitty j and i had to find parking, but finally rolled our asses home and proceeded to drink yet more beer - i had a shiner and a tecate and i think he had a shiner and three tecates. good times. and we went drinking and dialing. fortunately, it was our to our classmates, but it was still way trippy and fun. it was 6am east coast when we finally stopped.
we did manage to get jackie on the phone and i will see her saturday. that should be good times.
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