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PPLB Weekend Report.

10.14.2007

It has been a very busy weekend. Friday was my birthday, and the husband got tickets to Monty Python's Spamalot - a Broadway musical version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Spamalot was a great show - hilarious; just the right mix of self-referential and new material. I'm really glad we got to see it.

Saturday we went to REI's Flagship store in downtown Seattle. The term 'flagship' is truly well deserved. Even though it sits not 3 blocks away from I-5, it's got trees, a test mountain bike trail, and a 3 story climbing wall. The retail space is also huge - it's 2 stories with at least as much square footage as the average Fred Meyer's. Saturday was also baking day - I made more Halloween cupcakes (the husband helped) and they came out very well. This time I've got enough to take to work.

Today, we went to Port Townsend. I got to do some shopping in the wonderful kitchen and artwork shops in Port Townsend; and I claimed the 'pretty things' credits that I'd had for some lovely raku artwork. We rode over to the Kitsap peninsula on the Washington State Ferries; which are slow, crowded, and inconvenient. It sure was worth buying a home on the 'correct' side of Puget Sound.

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U-turn of Life.

10.10.2007

Yes yes, it's true. The husband is no longer in danger of unemployment due to "locational restructuring". At the last minute, he receive a one week extension, a new job was posted that was essentially written explicitly for the husband. He applied, received an offer letter, and today signed the papers. He will do pretty much the same job, with a more "important" customer base, and for a big horking raise in salary. All in all, we are happy. It's just that we must now switch gears from 'frugal and job seeking' back to 'busy and maid-considering'. But, really, we're happy about it, and since he landed an official non-contract job, the husband can purchase a shiny new HD LCD TV. Much research ensues.

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Genius or Disaster?

9.18.2007

I love Halloween - you might even say I'm fanatical about it. As it approaches, it's more difficult for me to avoid buying glossy magazines with pumpkins on the cover. My hate and envy for Martha Stewart gets kicked into overdrive.

It will come as no surprise to you that I've noticed all of the Halloween themed goodies that will be available for the next several weeks. I saw the most delightful thing at Costco, but I'm not sure it's a good idea. It's 80 small cans of Play Doh to give away to trick-or-treaters. My thinking is "Wonderful! It's a toy!" But will the kids feel screwed out of candy? Aren't they already getting enough candy? Do kids even play with Play-Doh anymore?

I think I'm going to have to supplement the Play-Doh with candy. But, parents, I need to know if your kids will like the Play-Doh, or come back in the night with eggs.

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Crunchy Reflection.

9.9.2007

Summer is over, regardless of this weekend's nice weather. School's in session, there's a chill in the evening air, and the trees have begun to drop those nice crunchy fall leaves. We've had the town house for a couple months, and it's working out nicely. (The kitties are also working out nicely.) The job at Widemile is good, and I think we (the company) are really going to go somewhere. We've got clients that keep paying us, and venture capitalists keep coming to the office.

All in all, Seattle isn't so bad. I don't mind the sales tax too much, and I can pump my own gas. Though since I commute to work on the public bus (about a half hour trip), I rarely need to buy gas. One thing that's particularly nice though is the lack of a deposit on bottles and cans. I can just put the beer and coke cans out with the recycling every other week, and they're magically gone. Back in Oregon, I had to spend time at the grocery store feeding the cans into the machines to get my precious nickels back. I'm sure the Oregon recyclers would have picked up the aluminum cans, but I wasn't going to give away my deposit nickels. No way no how.

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I ♥ Musicals.

8.26.2007

I like musicals, and I'm not afraid to admit it. Last Friday, the husband and I saw Young Frankenstein The Musical. This is the whole Broadway production, and it's opened in Seattle. It was fantastic! It was hilarious, had impressive special effects and scenery. But most of all, we couldn't stop laughing. I really can't wait for the official cast recording to come out.

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