Happy 2012! Auckland, NZ! I catch you on France 24. Sky Tower!
Watch Rocky Horror Picture Show. Let's do the time warp again!
Girls! Don't fight over the last breath in the cave! Turn on KUOW. They play - The Song That Sings The Year: 2011 Edition. Such great choices... But this is my choice: U2 - It's A Beautiful Day with special guest Astronaut Mark Kelly from Seattle's Qwest Field on June 4th, 2011.
#10 bus up to Capitol Hill. Shop at Trader Joe's for a few things. Little old ladies suck. "I can't swipe my card!" #11 bus to d'town. Drop off stuff. Watch KOMO and KIRO for the news. Oy! These guys place fireworks on the roof of the Space Needle for the 2012 party.
It's only 35-mph winds up there. Photographer Joshua Trujillo... You are amazing! Lutefisk and brown rice for dinner. Watch movie - Star Trek: The Wrath Of Khan.
Countdown Cape Town - 2012. That's 7:31 AM PST for me. We're behind them by a few hours. Turn on KOMO. They dwell a lot on 520. Report - Visitors To New York's 9/11 Memorial Top 1 Million. Shower. Watch Legend Of The Seeker - Creator. Streetcar to work. The day goes fast to me. I'm with the Seahorses and Starfish, but lunch breaks are a little different. The Starfish finish a watercolor project. Coats on. Outside. Meet up with the 3 Seahorses. We pretend to have a picnic at the picnic table. Inside, we have potty time. The Starfish have having potty time, too. I take over circle time. I read a favorite to them. Chicken, Chicken, Duck.
Over to the Seahorse. The kids are all asleep already. I knew that we're tired. Quiet time. Long naps for the Starfish as well. Leave for home via the streetcar. A few sprinkles. Drop off my stuff. Short walk up Pike and down Pine. Turn on KOMO News. The Bridge, bridge, bridge! What's about the stupid 520 bridge? 5 MPH across I-90. Stupid commuters. OK. Listen, you schommuters. Keep your business close to home. Try to walk to work. It's inconceivable! As you say. Bus! Car pool! "No! NO!" You say. Weeelll. You're trapped in your own living hell. French onion soup for dinner. Watch Pee Wee's Playhouse On Broadway. Then Star Trek - The Trouble With Tribbles. Kirk must defuse a Klingon scheme to destroy a grain shipment...and cope with a seemingly benign creature known as a tribble, which reproduces at amazing speed. By the way, Jay's in the bath tub... with bubbles and a beer.
They show soldiers weeping openly. Everyone is crying. They do an extensive Q & A with Stephen W. Bosworth about the challenges facing Kim Jung-un and North Korea.
I manage to fall back to sleep for an hour. Tofu and toast for breakfast. Watch KOMO News. I swear that it got warmer over night. It's 52° outside. Walk up to Kaladi for some of Jeremiah's essential coffee. Back to my place. Yay! I got DW-TV again. It's been out for a few days. They do a 2011 Year In Review thing. Shower. Watch Legend Of The Seeker - Bound. Short walk around d'town. Streetcar to work. It's a day with the 4 Seahorses. We read some Red Eggs And Ham. Blue play-doh. Time in the Bike Room. I'm swimming solo with the Seahorses while Anne takes some planning time. Potty time is quick. How efficient! I ask them, "Do you want to stay in the Bike Room or have Circle Time?" "CIRCLE TIME!" They love Green Eggs And Ham.
Veggies, chips, herring and cheese. #550 bus tunnel back to my place. So much for the driest December ever. It has rained so much today. Turn on KIRO News. It looks like Washington State Has A New 10th District. Tunafish salad on toast for dinner. Watch Star Trek - Wolf In The Fold. Watch movie - Shooting Livien. An aspiring musician on the brink of stardom attempts to do battle with his personal demons before they finally get the best of him
Streetcar to work. The school is quite quiet. A lot of kids are off. Hang out with the Seahorses and Starfish. We play on the playground. Inside for diapers and circle time. We got some new books from the bookmobile. Lunchtime with the 4 Seahorses. Kenn subs for Toni. The kids go fast asleep. Some of the Starfish are falling asleep at the lunch table. Quiet. I enjoy the silence. Walk home. Make some French onion soup. Watch KOMO News. Report - Wind Advisory for Seattle to go from 6 pm to 4 am. I plan to stay inside. I got the KOMO Quiz! What is the most mis-spelled city in the USA? Answer - Pittsburgh. The 520 or 90 app looks cool, too. The toll for 520 start at 5 a.m. on Thursday.
Watch Star Trek - Obsession. Capt. Kirk obsessively hunts for a mysterious cloud creature he encountered in his youth.
Just lay in bed for a while. Spicy rice and fried egg for breakfast. Watch Morning Joe. Mika refers to an Op-ed by Charles Krauthammer - Washington's Marching Morons Launch Full Retreat. I love it... The GOP’s performance nicely reprises that scene in “Animal House” where the marching band turns into a blind alley and row after row of plumed morons plows into a brick wall, crumbling to the ground in an unceremonious heap. That's a great visual.
In honor of Charles Krauthammer, I'll watch Animal House. This is one of those movies that works for all the wrong reasons--disgusting, lowbrow, base humor that we are all far too sophisticated to find amusing. There goes the parade...
Watch Legend Of The Seeker - Torn. When Kahlan is called back to her hometown and forced to separate from Richard, she is torn between duty and desire. Then Hunger. Cara is killed trying to help some villagers. She wakes up in the Underworld and immediately calls for Darken Rahl. She wants to become a Baneling. Chili on rice for dinner. Watch some Star Trek. Journey to Babel is one of my favorites.
Next movie - Thor. The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders. Turn on KUOW to listen to A Prairie Home Companion. This week's show comes from the back of Santa's sleigh, a mixed bag of Christmas treats from the vast radio archives. Then DW-TV for EUROMAXX. I guess that it's my need for a new, comfortable chair that I take notice of the Benjamin Hubert Protect.
I like how the blue skies mix with some white clouds and dark clouds.
Take University down to my place. Watch Legend Of The Seeker - Perdition. Richard is trapped in the Valley of Perdition, and he is forced to experience his worst nightmares come to life - a version of what might have been for Richard and his friends if things had gone terribly wrong.
Mapo tofu for dinner. Tofu cooked with chopped green and yellow onions with Sichuan pepper seasoning. Yummy Chinese food for Christmas.Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
They break out all of the great audio clips for the holidays... including Richard Cheese. Yay!Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Michael has movies for me, too. I can watch SciFi during the quiet weekend. Michael drives me up to the Mt. Baker Station. Train to d'town. Busy with shoppers... and there are real A & F models (shirtless) wearing Santa hats. Rice and veggie soup for dinner. Watch movie - X-Men: First Class. I like the 60's-groovy-spy theme of the movie. The dramatic scene where the CIA compound is invaded by the bad guys. Havoc to the resue.
Hearty vegetable soup for dinner. Watch Hardball. There's Chris Matthews talking with his wife about traveling the world. In politics... Boehner Cuts A Deal. Joan Walsh of Salon.com calls this a political pratfall. Ron Reagan joins the conversation with the lovely Space Needle in the background.
I fall asleep while watching MST3K - The Atomic Brain. Shoot! I wanted to see this.
Another movie - MST3K: It Conquered The World. An alien from Venus is guided to Earth by disgruntled scientist Tom Anderson.
Toast and a fried egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They're all sad about the passing of Dear Leader. Watch Legend Of The Seeker - Resurrection. This is wicked, mean episode. Denna has plans for Richard. She wants to restore a ruthless “Rahl” to the throne of D’Hara. Streetcar to work. It's a regular day with the Seahorses and Starfish. The Starfish have a very quiet nap time. I get to leave a little early to catch the 3 o'clock streetcar. Get my Monday Mondo burrito. Nibble on it. Streetcar back to work to a meeting. Pam provides sandwiches for dinner. I'm fighting a cold. My nose is constantly running. Streetcar back to work. I can't wait to lay down and relax. Turn on Netflix to watch a lot of Star Trek... including City On The Edge Of Forever. Oy! I'm running a fever - 102°! Watch movie - MST3K: Fugitive Alien.
I can't sleep. I call in sick at 12:06.
Couscous and tofu for breakfast. Watch Legend Of The Seeker - Broken and Touched. Kahlan and Richard set out to rescue a mysterious girl, the only other living Confessor, and try to prevent her from unleashing the power she possesses. Bean burrito for breakfast.
Fun movie - Auntie Mame. Remember darlings, "Life's a banquet, and most suckers are starving to death."
Beet salad, couscous and tomato for breakfast. Watch France 24 - The Observers. Troops in riot gear baton-charged protesters in Cairo. Report - Clashes Between Army And Protesters Enter Second Day. Listen to Eat The State. Geov and Maria talk about the under-reported and over-hyped stories of 2011. I trek our to Northgate. #41 at 9:04. I browse the books at Barnes & Noble. I discover the Star Trek Book Of Opposites. Cute.
#345 over to the Bitter Lake neighborhood. I'm fascinated by the contrasts... by the tackiness of Aurora Avenue and the cute homes along the residential streets. Listen to Wait, Wait on my radio. Bill Maher Plays Not My Job. #358 back to d'town. Back at my place. I relax and listen to the Hawaiian Radio Connection. The 12 Days Of Christmas Hawaiian Style.
Finish the 3rd disk of Children Of Dune. He wakes up from a trance, panting. "What are you doing to me?! That's spice essence!"
Couscous and tofu for dinner. Watch France 24. Watch a program about Oyster Farming. Report - Oysters Disappearing Worldwide. Mon dieu. The French love their oysters, especially for the holidays.
Congrats to John Fugelsang. He'll be a daddy in March. Congrats to The Sexy Liberal Show's Album. Shower. Watch Legend Of The Seeker - Marked. Darken Rahl is now in the Underworld, loyal to the Keeper. "The realm of the living will be devoured by the realm of death." The screeling scares me.
Streetcar to work. Little breaks for Pam, Kyle, Sharon and Kenn. 11 - Cristin gets a lunch break. I'm hanging out with the Starfish on the playground. I take one of the kids inside with me so that I can set up lunches. The rest of the group comes back for circle time. They love Going To The Zoo. 12 - Anne's lunch. The Seahorses eat lunch and go down for naps. 1 - Kenn's lunch. Quiet time. 2 - Olivia's lunch. One Starfish wakes up. Cristin takes her out to the lobby. The rest sleep, sleep, sleep. I leave at snack time. Walk up to Queen Anne. It's rather mild. We hit the big Five-O! In December? #2 bus to d'town. Turn on KOMO News. It's a big news day: The Barefoot Bandit, the police, Microsoft, and a real tricorder.
Snack on the many left-overs in the frig for dinner. Smörgåsbord, man. Watch MST3K - Attack Of The Spiders. Then The World Of The Worlds (1953). The preacher man approches the aliens. And ZAP!
Streetcar to work. Hang out with the 8 Sea Otters. They're going outside early. Breaks for the teachers. 11 - Olivia's lunch. The Starfish enjoy water play. They're mellow. Cristin does a 30-minute circle time. I do some diapers and lunch prep. 12 - Anne's lunch. The Seahorses have a long lunch time. Back over to Starfish for Cristin's lunch. Sam wakes up first. I take him to the Bike Room. He likes to camp out in the tent. Down to Dolphins for Patty's break. A couple are awake. One of them gives me Animaux De La Ferme. I get to practice my French.
Connais-tu les animaux de la ferme? - Le cochon, le canard, le cheval, la chèvre, le lapin, le mouton, la poule, la vache. Streetcar to d'town. Walk straight to my place. Turn on The World. Top story - US Military Operations in Iraq Formally Ended. Switch to France 24 at 4:33. It's 1:33 AM In Paris.
Corn and potato stew for dinner. Watch movie - MST3K: Teenage Caveman. But first - a short - Aquatic Wizards. Cool!
Spaghetti carbonara for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They talk about crazy things that the Republicans candidates are saying - the mud-slinging, inconsistencies and rampant non-enthusiasm. Switch to Rachel Maddow. She talks with Vice President Joe Biden About The Lessons Of War.
Turn on Weekday - The Music Of 2011. Walk up Terry to work. Breaks for the Starfish and Seahorses teachers. We're outside on the playground. Then I set up lunches for the Sea Otters and Dolphins. So many lunches, so little time. Over to Seahorses for lunch and nap time. Everyone sleeps. Quiet time. Then Starfish. Two kids are awake already. We visit the Bike Room. I make tunnels and they have fun crawling through them. I leave at snack time. Turn on The World. Today's Global Hit is in Russian... in honor of the protester. Митинг на Болотной площади 10 декабря means Meeting at the Swamp area December 10.
A lot happens in the first 10 minutes. Flying saucer buzzes around the planet, it lands in D.C., Klaatu comes out, guns shoot him down, Gort zaps the guns, Klaatu is whisked to Walter Reed. I can't go back to sleep. Shower. Beans and toast for breakfast. Shower. Up to Kaladi with my little Samsung. Hang out in the coffee shop for a little while sipping Jeremiah's marvelous coffee. Back to my place. Watch movie - MST3K: Outlaw Of Gor. This YouTube clip is in Hungarian. And a szökés means prison break. Enjoy.
Hash browns and two fried eggs for breakfast. Shower. Walk up Westlake to work. We find ice on the playground. I set up lunches for the Starfish. Over to Seahorses for lunch and nap time. I read Bonsoir Lune with some of the kids.
Kyle comes in at 2 for Anne's planning time. The kids start waking up around 2:40. Walk up Capitol Hill to B'way. Shop for some stuff. #49 bus to d'town. Turn on BBC News. Cameron sounds pathetic, trying to defend his EU veto. Report - EU veto: Cameron says he negotiated in 'good faith'.
Report - Police use flash-bangs, pepper spray product on Occupy protesters. Make a batch of black bean and bacon stew for dinner.
Switch to Hardball. Palestine is an invented country? What? - Palestine. Newt Gingrich recently labels the Palestinians as an "invented people" and he doubles down during the debate.
