my office when in seattle |
cecily at gasworks park with tiny flower |
moses at gasworks being a spaz |
cecy bought geek girl glasses here & mo a water rocket |
eva and ingrid were 3 and 1 when we moved to seattle from oakland.
it was a pretty weird and cool time. above all, i met some people here who changed my life, who i'm still friends with, and who are some of the most true artists in the world, i believe, with some of the truest hearts. it's only now that i realize how much more important that is than all the stupid stuff i used to care too much about.
here's a run-down on today:
1) top pot donuts--chocolate sandcastle, pink feather boa, pink rainbow, bavarian creme, valley girl lemon, & chocolate sprinkle. ovaltine for the kids. last summer i graded portfolios for several days in a row at top pot, for a total of about 12 hours. thanks top pot!
2) archie mcphee--only store of it's kind, you can buy a "girl's skull" (a skull covered in pink flocking), a game called "bacon vs. tofu", a giant inflatable birthday cake, almost anything in the form of a plastic miniature, wigs, mustaches, whoopee cushions, etc.
3) lunch at julia's in wallingford with marni and c.
4) c. took moses and cecily to gasworks and the troll while i napped.
5) grocery shopping. lula made bruschetta and we ate ben and jerry's greek yogurt ice cream.
6) attended nephew thomas' big band concert at university of washington. as only a freshman, he's one of their top drummers. kid's a genius. i was blown away. his father is a genius of the drums as well, and his grandfather, but it was really fun to hear him play out. he never glanced at his music and, in case you don't know, in big band, the drums are the main thing, keeping the whole band together. so, yeah. we were all über proud.
legwear: thick grey. it's coooold and rainy here.
inspiration: julie's list today. i loved it.
looking forward: reading another chapter in isabel fonseca's bury me standing: the gypsies and their journey before bed tonight.
we leave monday. are you around?
ReplyDeleteyes, archie mcphee's in wallingford now.
ReplyDeleteLove that you're setting up an office in a public place. Greek yogurt ice cream? Wow!
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