zondag 29 april 2012

zondag 29 april 2012 Up in the morning. Play some Pearl Jam. Even Flow. Love it. Eddie Vedder. How's Seattle without you? Sure. Let's take a camel on a walk... and see what happens. What IS the Real World, Matchbox 22? I still love Scott Weiland.

Must watch MST3K - The Final Sacrifice. A little Star Trek - Wolf In The Fold. And some episodes of Wilfred with the lovely and talented Elijah Wood and Jason Gann as the big dog.

zaterdag 28 april 2012

zaterdag 28 april 2012 Up at 6:34. Rice and Begali cabage for breakfast. Catch up with Rachel Maddow. Wow... ACT UP Marks 25 Years Of AIDS Activism.

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Switch to SeaQuest DSV - The Devil's Window. While investigating a black smoker, Darwin becomes seriously ill. Bridger must contemplate setting his long-time aquatic pal free in order to save his life.

A #11 bus up to Trader Joe's to get a few things. Walk back to my place. Drop off stuff. Another #11 down to the quiet, friendly, and relaxed Madison Park neighborhood. There's good ol' Tully's Coffee. Love the beach.

I have time to meander around the place while the bus heads down to McGilvra. Back on board the #11. Arrive d'town. There's quite a crowd for King County Republican Convention. My stomach is churning.

Time to relax. Watch Star Trek Voyager: Dark Frontier. The crew salvages debris from the destroyed ship in hopes of finding useful technology. A transwarp coil in particular would be useful. Listen to me. Do NOT toy with the Borg, my friends.   
I hear a reference to the New World Economy... the economic system that took shape on Earth in the late 22nd century, around the time the Federation formed. As Tom Paris says: "money went the way of the dinosaur." Money continues to be used on many other alien worlds. So, I watch Paul again.

vrijdag 27 april 2012

vrijdag 27 april 2012 Up with alarm. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Much has been made about President Obama‘s supposed “coolness.” Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson was horrified by Obama’s performance, calling it “nutso” and thus definitely NOT cool. Steph and the gang compare and contrast the coolness of presidents and candidates past and present.

I like how he looks in Ray Bans. Egg salad and rice for breakfast. Bath. Watch movie - Flash Gordon: The Peril From Planet Mongo.

Walk up Westlake to work. It's a day with the Starfish and Seahorses. The Seahorses get ready for a walk. Student Olivia is extra to SF/SH, so I set up the lunches and put out the mats. Ann and Toni are both out today. Elena and Kenn sub. Elena joins the Seahorses for lunch time. The kids really listen to the stories she makes up. Trains which go under water, a mouse, a monster and Vanilla Bean yogurt. The kids like taking their books to their nap mats. Kenn manages to get our non-napper to sleep. The last lunch break is for Olivia. The 7 Starfish are sleeping. They wake up near 3:00. Walk down 8th to my place. A delivery from Amazon! It's my DVD! Turn on KOMO News. This is almost a scandal in Seattle. Report - Boeing Rolls Out First 787 Made In S. Carolina. No union/non-union bashing in the comment section... so far. Need a walk. Short walk up to Madison. Hi McDonald's. I'm sure that there are drug deals in their parking lot. Watch Power Rangers - Operation Overdrive: The Underwater World. Spaghetti with Bengali cabbage for dinner. Movie - The Mysterians. After a Japanese town is totally destroyed, the military arrive to investigate. They encounter a giant robot that is decimating everything in its path. A dome appears out of the ground and a group of scientists are invited to meet the alien Mysterians from the planet Mysteroid. The Mysterians have come in peace; all they ask humanity for is three-square kilometers of land and the right to interbreed with Earth women to repopulate their species. Outraged at such a suggestion, humanity declares war on the Mysterians.

donderdag 26 april 2012

donderdag 26 april 2012 Up at 2:28. Turn on France 24. Live coverage from The Hague. Charles Taylor is on trial of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war. Report - Hague Court Finds Liberia's Charles Taylor Guilty. Egg salad sandwich for breakfast. Bath. Short walk around First Hill. Turn on Stephanie Miller. She interviews Ron Reagan about the paperback release of his book - My Father At 100.

A band of rain moves into town. Streetcar to work. One of the kids see the drops of rain on my sweatshirt. "You're a little wet." Over to Dolphins to give Patti some planning time. Charmaine gets out the shakers and bells. We do music. They go to the Bike Room. I forgot how clumsy this age group is. 11 - An hour with the Ducklings. Two are sleeping. Two are playing. Just some free play. 12 - To Seahorses for lunchtime and naps. This group is on the spunky side. 2 - Starfish. This group decides to sleep late. Streetcar to d'town. Drop by Sneaker City. Buy a new pair of Chucks. Color: Grapevine. Dump stuff off at home. Try on the new sneaks. Perfect.

Walk up First Hill and down to Kaladi. I can't believe that I tell Jeremiah, "I used to be a barista." How banal! Back to my place. Listen to podcast of The World. More about the story of Preacher, President, War Criminal - Charles Taylor. The story about the economic policy of austerity makes me leery. The UK has now officially slipped back into recession, with economic growth shrinking by 0.2 percent. DOUBLE DIP! This story reminds me of an Op-Ed by Paul Krugman - Europe's Economic Suicide. Pasta prima vera for dinner. Watch movie - Goldmember. Just a small reference to Remember Sunshine. Wow!

woensdag 25 april 2012

woensdag 25 april 2012 Restless night's sleep. It's too warm in the apartment. Watch DW-TV: Tomorrow Today and the news. The weather... It's a trade most of us are willing to make. Mother Nature doesn't really ask us, but here are the trade details: Deal with a few soggy days during the week and you'll get mild and mainly dry weather for the weekend.

Hummus on toast for breakfast. Bath. Watch MST3K - Deathstalker And The Warriors From Hell. Walk up Westlake to work. Visit the Infant Room for a little while. Over to Seahorse and Starfish. We get a little rain on us while we play outside. One of the kids comes up to me and asks, "Can I help you with lunches?" Doh! I almost forgot about lunch prep. The Starfish have a Parent Picnic. It's rather noisy, but we manage. Over to Dolphins for nap time. They all go to sleep easily. Back to Starfish. Most of the kids sleep a while. They're tired. I leave at snack time. Streetcar to Denny. Luckily, it's only cloudy. I buy a ton of stuff at Whole Foods. My cute clerk is Brad. Streetcar to d'town. Drop off stuff. Watch Power Rangers - Lost Galaxy: Quasar Quest. The Lost Galaxy is said to be the "most mysterious place in the universe" as people never go in but never return from it.

Turn on MSNBC to watch Politics Nation and Hardball. Mitt Romney Says The Rich Like Him Should Be 'Congratulated!'

dinsdag 24 april 2012

dinsdag 24 april 2012 Up at 3:34. Turn on DW-TV. Early morning MSR3K marathon. The Mole People and Zantar: The Thing From Venus. Catch the last 30 minutes of Stephanie Miller. Switch to BBC. Whoa! Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte resigns after failed austerity talks. More MST3K... Terror From The Year 5000. A little Star Trek - Devil In The Dark. Spock attempts a Vulcan mind meld but cannot complete it as the creature is in agony from its wound. However, he does learn that it calls itself a Horta. The Horta also gains enough knowledge from the experience to be able to etch the words "NO KILL I" into a nearby rock. However, Kirk and Spock aren't sure if that means, "Please don't kill me," or "I won't kill you." Train down to Rainier Valley. Pick up some teriyaki chicken. Watch Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes with Michael and Pete The Cat. Michael gives me Paul to watch at my place. I can't place the voice of Paul. It's Seth Rogen. Restless, watch one more movie - MST3K: Parts, The Clonus Horror.

maandag 23 april 2012

maandag 23 april 2012 Up at 6:02. Turn on Stephanie Miller. The Rude Pundit calls in to talk about Mitt Romney’s dressage horses, and about the Secret Service scandal. Egg and potato for breakfast. Watch movie: MST3K - Через тернии к звёздам... Humanoid Woman.
This film was first released in 1981 and awarded a USSR State Prize the following year. Next - Колосс: Проект Forbin.

zondag 22 april 2012

zondag 22 april 2012 Watching the time in Paris. French presidential election: 70.59% turnout at 5pm. That seems like a solid turnout. Macaroni salad and a hard boiled egg for breakfast. Watch an episode of Being Human: Some Thing To Watch Over Me. Back to the election... Union for a Popular Movement or UMP, the main French right political party is in difficulty. Thanks to François Picard, we keep abreast of the situation. Mixed feelings. People don't know what to expect.
Views from 10 Rue de Solférino, 75007 Paris, France - Headquarters for the Socialist Party. Excitement building, a bit.


Morning clouds burn off. Watch movie - Logan's Run. Unaccounted runners: 1056. Ankh.
Science Fiction Sunday... with the sun blazing now. Star Trek: City On The Edge Of Forever.

zaterdag 21 april 2012

zaterdag 21 april 2012 On this day. 1962 – The Century 21 Exposition, the first world's fair in the United States since World War II, opened in Seattle. Thanks for the recognition, Wikipedia. Up at 12:34. Decide to do a load of laundry since I'm awake at a silly hour. After the laundry, I turn on DW-TV. Some two million Turkish people live in Germany. Here's a look at one family and how three generations feel about each other.

Manage to fall back to sleep. Up with the sun. Leftovers for breakfast. A little bit of everything. Bath. Listen to Wait, Wait. Long walk around Capitol Hill. Shop at Trader Joe's. There seem to be a lot of runners out. Drop off stuff at my place. Watch a little France 24. Interview with Jean-Luc Dehaene - member of the European Parliament representing the European People's Party. He seems like a pleasant person.

The sunshine beckons to me. OK! I need to visit the Seattle Center for its 50th. #33 bus up. Get off on Broad Street - Pacific Science Center. I wander.


They should put carbon emissions signs on I-5... but Seattlites don't really care about their environment. 22,385,897 metric tons, King County, by New Years Eve. Watch Space 1999: The Last Sunset. I love that weird blue planet in the background.
Next! MST3K: The Leech Woman. Poor Satellite Of Love. The Satellite is still broken, so the gang appeals to the Nanites. They're on strike.
An endocrinologist in a dysfunctional marriage with an aging, alcoholic wife journeys to Africa seeking a drug that will restore youth.

vrijdag 20 april 2012

vrijdag 20 april 2012 Up at 12:33. Restless. Turn on France 24. There's a lot about politics and the candidates running for president. The cute communist... The "Red Postman" - Olivier Besancenot - is sitting out the 2012 French presidential race.
Because of this guy, I visit his old neighborhoods of Levallois-Perret and Neuilly-sur-Seine with Google Earth. Oui, oui, Paris! Watch KOMO News. Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Seattle World's Fair. For many people the highlight of the extravaganza wasn't the Space Needle or the Monorail, but the Bubbleator. Report - After Years In Storage, World's Fair 'Bubbleator' Is Back.

Breakfast = Mac & cheese and tofu. Bath. Watch MST3K: Moon Zero Two (again). Listen to Weekday. They take my brain back to France. Has France Fallen Out Of Love With Sarkozy? (I answer OUI to that!) This weekend sees the first round of the French presidential elections. It seems that President Nikolas Sarkozy's period in power may be drawing to a close, as his socialist opponent, Francois Hollande, has a steady lead in most opinion polls.

Walk up Westlake to work. It's lightly raining on me. I'm with the Seahorses and Starfish today. It's the usual. Play, lunch, potty, naps. I am - as most teachers - glad it's Friday. We're tired. The day goes fast. Streetcar to d'town. Drop off stuff at my place. Change clothes. A little sunshine mixed with the grey clouds. Short walk up Pike and back down University. Curious about the Marlborough. Designed in the Gothic Revival tradition, the elaborate terra cotta and golden brick facade...
I'd love to live there. Home again. No mood for news. Watch Space Precinct: Deathwatch, Part 2. That's the last episode. Teresa's croissant sandwich and French onion soup for dinner. Watch Futurama: Parasites Lost. The crew prepares to venture into Fry's intestines.
Then MST3K: Revenge Of The Creature. Prologue: After 500 years, of being pure energy, at the end of the universe, Mike, Tom, Gypsy, Cambot, and Magic Voice are forcibly teleported to the Satellite Of Love.

donderdag 19 april 2012

donderdag 19 april 2012 Up at 4:01. Turn on France 24. Three days until the Presidential election! A poll by the magazine L’Étudiant says 59% of voters aged 18 to 22 were still unsure of their choice. Report - France's Youth Still On The Fence Ahead Of Vote. Seattle news. Somebody notices The Awfulness Of The Mt. Baker Station.
Burrito and fried egg for breakfast. Bath. Watch MST3K: The Space Children with Johnny Washbrook and Johnny Crawford. The peaceloving space blob leaves Earth to go home.
Walk up Westlake to work. Breaks for the Starfish and Seahorses teachers. The kids get to play on the big playground. Up to Trailblazers for a short break. They're so noisy when they have lunch. But it quiet in the Seahorses' classroom. They're going down for naps. It's nice and quiet. Visit the Infant Room. They're busy in there. Some of them are grumpy. Turn on The World. Today, Israelis mark Holocaust Remembrance Day to commemorate the six million Jewish victims of World War II. Reporter Daniel Estrin met one Israeli man who undertook a personal act of remembrance despite the objections of his father. Report - Auschwitz Concentration Camp Tattoo Shared by Father and Son.
Walk down to Westlake Center. Visit the new Nordstrom Rack. The Streetcar takes off at 5:20 to work. Teresa made some croissant sandwiches for us. Yum. Big meeting about "The Great Revealing" yahoo! I'm done by 7:10. Streetcar at 7:20 back to d'town. Nice walk in the mist. Watch Space Precinct: Deathwatch, Part 1... then MST3K: The Slime People. EEEEK! Los Angeles has been overrun by huge, hulking, slime-covered subterraneans called Slime People, who appeared out of the sewers and other underground water concentrations.
However, I can't make it through to the end. Zzzz.

woesdag 18 april 2012

woesdag 18 april 2012 Up at 3:00. Turn on France 24. Sarkozy has a press conference about aid deals for Senegal. Sarkozy sounds so arrogant that it absolutely irritates me. Report - Sarkozy and Sall sign defence and aid deals for Senegal. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They talk about the Romney mindset and what Mitt And Ann Really Think. The Romneys are from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan... one of the richest communities in the country. Spaghetti Carbonara for breakfast. Bath. Watch MST3K - The Horrors Of Spider Island. This cat fight cracks me up.

Walk up Westlake to work. Give Kyle a break and hang out a while with the Sea Turtles. Over to Starfish. The classroom is a mess. The kids are just barefoot and running around. Eventually, I settle down with a couple of them to read books on the couch. Joanna is extra, which helps. Over to Seahorses for lunch time. The 5 kids fall fast asleep. Up to Rainforest Kids for Sarah's break. Quiet time for these 13 kids. All but one of them sleep. Back down to Starfish. One is awake already and playing in the Infant Room. I send a couple more down there when the wake up. Alone with the nappers. I wish my comrades luck good with the licensors when I leave. Turn on The World. The "ceasefire" in Syria is a farce. Syrian security forces are crazy. I can hear shooting in the background while they interview a man in Damascus. Report - Wives of British and German Ambassadors Post YouTube Video Appeal to Syria’s First Lady. Warning: This will probably make you cry.

Unfortuantely, there are some very crude comments to this video. Totally unnecessary. Streetcar to d'town. Drop off my stuff. Take a walk around First Hill. Back home. Watch KIRO News. Report - Two Washington Teens Compete On MTV Dance Show. Go, Bailey and Alex! Watch Space 1999 - New Adam, New Eve.
Chili spaghetti for dinner. Watch Hardball - The Crazy Right Rears Its Head. Rep. Allen West calls up to 81 of his fellow members of the House of Representatives “communists” last week.

dinsdag 17 april 2012

dinsdag 17 april 2012 Up at 12:36. Turn on DW-TV. Hmmm. Global Ideas - Electricity from mustard plants. The farmers in the northwestern state of Rajasthan burn the stalks and husks of mustard plants to generate 8 megawatts of eco-friendly electricity. Manage to fall back to sleep. Then the alarm wakes me up. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Steph reacts with the same revulsion as I do when I hear this... Romney to Obama: Start Packing.

Egg salad and potatoes for breakfast. Bath. Cool... Watch the shuttle Discovery Taking Its Final Flight.

Watch Space 1999: Brian The Brain. The voice of that computer - Brian - is REEEEEAAAAALLLLYYYY annoying. Or is it his personality? BOTH! I guess that it's a space day. I turn on Weekday on KUOW. Researcher and scientist Chris Lintott talks about sorting through the galaxies with Citizen Scientists - Galaxy Zoo. I like Hanny's Voorwerp galaxy.
Feeling a little spacey myself, I walk up Westlake to work. Cover some short breaks. The 5 Seahorses get ready for a walk. Over to Dolphins for Charmaine's lunch. Patty tries to have Circle Time with the 8 kids, but they can't focus. Interesting dynamics with this group. Early lunch. Switch to the Sea Otters for Leisha and Kenn's lunch breaks. Why do kids poop after lunchtime? Go to sleep now, you Sea Otters. Over to Seahorses for Toni's break. They're all asleep. Peace and quiet. When I leave work, I turn on The World. Right-wing extremist Anders Breivik said at his trial on Tuesday that Norway’s capital, Oslo, is a “multicultural hell”.

Multicultural... Man! That's what I like about Seattle. It's rainy, so I stay in my apartment to keep dry. Watch Space 1999: The Mark of Archanon and Journey To Where. Switch to Hardball about the Secret Service scandal.

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maandag 16 april 2012

maandag 16 april 2012 Restless night. Watch France 24. Report - Breivik Admits Massacre, Claims Self Defence At Trial. Coverage of the 2012 French Presidential Election. Beans on rice for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. The Rude Pundit calls in to talk about Ann Romney and the GOP’s War on Women. Bath. Watch movie - Freerunner filmed in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Walk up Westlake to work. I cover for various meetings that teachers have with Misti. It looks like the new teams are forming nicely. 11 - Patti's lunch. I hang out with the Dolphins and read some books with them. I set up lunches while the kids go to the Bike Room. 12 - Leisha's lunch. The 8 Sea Otters are eating lunch. Gloria is subbing for Pam. A lot of the kids put themselves to sleep. Head over to Turtles just to hang out. 2 - Gloria's lunch. It's a magical nap time with the Sea Otters. Turn on The World. Sadness revisited. Survivors of last July’s massacre were at the opening of Anders Breivik’s trial.

Walk up to Queen Anne. The Space Needle celebrates 50 years as the icon of a city.
#2 bus to d'town. Drop off stuff. Walk up to QFC to pick up a few things. Back to my place. Watch a little KOMO News. Then Space Precinct - The Fire Within, Part 2. Herring and potatoes for dinner. Watch MST3K: The Projected Man. Then Space 1999: The AB Chrysalis. Exciting, isn't it?

zondag 15 april 2012

zondag 15 april 2012 Up at 6:04. Watch DW-TV and TODAY. It's official: Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Are Engaged. Of course - Titantic 100 Years Later. Black bean soup for breakfast. Watch MST3K: Diabolik and Squirm.

Watch some Star Trek Voyager, DS9 and TNG. Tom Kha Phak for dinner. Watch movie: Avatar.

zaterdag 14 april 2012

zaterdag 14 april 2012 Up at 5:35. Watch MST3k 205 - Rocket Attack USA. Stinger: A Russian nuclear bomb attack on New York is imminent, and a blind guy emotionlessly calls out, "Help me."

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And in Sunny Seattle - Beautiful flowers are popping up all around the region thanks to the sunny spring weather. Sunshine brings out colorful spring flowers. Watch DW-TV. Dortmund! Echte Liebe!

vrijdag 13 april 2012

vrijdag 13 april 2012 Up at 4:01. Watch France 24. News around the world - Papers across Asia react to North Korea’s failed rocket launch. South Korea’s Hankook Ilbo says North Korea’s self-esteem is "shattered". Japan’s Sankei calls it a considerable "loss of face". Meanwhile, the Independent explores whether Bahrain is indeed safer than London.

Egg sandwich for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Everyone seems whipped up about what Hilary Rosen said. Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen apologized on Thursday for her comment about Ann Romney after the controversy went viral and drew criticism on Twitter. Rosen generated criticism Wednesday night for her statement that Romney has “actually never worked a day in her life.” Someone who used to take care of Ann Romney call in to talk about her privileged life. Bath. Watch MST3K: Zombie Nightmare with the lovely and talented Jon Mikl Thor.

Turn on KUOW to listen to Weekday - Interview With King County Sheriff Stephen Strachan. They also explore his background in the Minnesota Legislature, where he served as a Republican. Walk up Westlake to work. A few breaks. Mr. Darby plays for the toddlers today. Yay! Set up lunches and mats for the Sea Otters. There's a taco salad bar in the staff lounge today. Lovin' it! Down to Seahorses for lunch and nap time. The Starfish, however, are a little more restless. Sam and I sit and read the Insect Book.
Play for a little while in the Bike Room. Streetcar to d'town. Train to Uwajimaya. Get Hakutsuru, veggies and eggs. #33 bus back to Union. Drop off stuff at home. Short walk in the sunshine around d'town. Some kids are playing a strange karate game in Freeway Park... There's no physical contact. Back to my place. Watch the news on KIRO. We are oozing with sunshine in Seattle. But storms were already kicking off in Norman, Okla. Report - Forecasters say Saturday storms 'life threatening'. Tunafish salad and potatoes for dinner. I need to relax. Watch Space 1999 - The Rules Of The Luton.Then it's Cosmos - Who Speaks For The The Earth? This is the famous episode on nuclear war in which Dr. Sagan argues that our responsibility for survival is owed not just to ourselves... but also to the cosmos, ancient and vast, from which we spring.

Good night and good luck.

donderdag 12 april 2012

donderdag 12 april 2012 Up with alarm. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Ben LaBolt, Press Secretary for Obama for America, calls in to talk about the Buffett Rule and tax fairness for all Americans. Spaghetti for breakfast. Bath. Watch movie - MST3K: Rocketship X-M.
Walk up Westlake to work. Shawna has a project for me, but she cancels it. Hang out a little while with the Rainforest Kids while they get ready for a walk. Then I head down to the Infant Playground where the Starfish are playing. Fun with bubbles. We stay outside until Noon. Over to Seahorses for Anne's lunch. They have long leisurely lunchtime. It take a while, but everyone sleeps. I hear some coughing. We're fighting colds. Streetcar to d'town. A couple blond boys are cracking me up... pretending they're from Schwietland. Home. Drop off stuff. Walk up Pine and back down University. Turn on KIRO News. Report - Zimmerman In Court As Sanford Takes A Breath.

Watch Space 1999: One Moment Of Humanity. Beautiful robots.
Zamara screams as the main computer fails. Too bad for YOUUUUUU! But I feel sorry for Zarl. He collapses. Helena tries to comfort him, as she knows he is "dying". He tells Helena that he did feel "something", and asks if it was real. Unable to answer his question, Helena says she's sorry, but Zarl replies that it was worth it for one moment of humanity. Then it's Voyager: Ashes To Ashes. Tuna salad and potatoes for dinner. Watch Rachel Maddow. The G-8 group of countries on Friday condemned North Korea over its attempt to launch a long-range rocket taking a satellite into orbit. Report - North Korea Rocket Launch Fails.

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Richard Engel is there, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Hi, Richard!

woensdag 11 april 2012

woensdag 11 april 2012 Up with alarm. Turn on Stephanie Miller. With Santorum's Exit... Thanks for the frothiness.

The average reaction to Rick Santorum.

Mushroom omelet and potatoes for breakfast. Watch movie - MST3K: The Violent Years. Pass by a news box. The headline - Newest Streetcar To Remake First Hill. Videos! Streetcar to work. I'm in the Infant Room for my first hour. Most of these kids are woddlers. Nice little visit with them. Then I deal with the Starfish and Seahorses. Not a very magical nap time today. Now it's raining. Streetcar to d'town. Turn on KUOW. NPR News reports Zimmerman Charged On Murder Charges In Martin Case. Good! Listen to The World. Scaling the Building Towering Above London’s Skyline...? AAAAH! It is a glassy, triangular building that rises up more than 1,000 feet, enough to make it the tallest building in the European Union - The Shard.
Plan to stay inside to keep dry. Watch KOMO News. Thanks to the blogosphere for catching up on this. The phenomenon is called a "fire rainbow", or, more boringly, a "circumhorizon arc". This is the event - Quilcene National Fish Hatchery taken June 1, 2011. (Photo courtesy: Michael Elam, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.)
Watch Space 1999: Space Warp. Tunafish salad sandwich for dinner. Fall asleep watch Hardball.

dinsdag 10 april 2012

dinsdag 10 april 2012 Up at 1:56. Turn on BBC News. "This is Titanic, engine room flooded," how lives were saved by the ship's wireless operators. Report - Titanic - In Her Own Words. All that Morse noise wouldn't let me go back to sleep. The Fife boy - Jeremy Wuitschick - is on BBC News, too. Report - US Student Steers School Bus After Driver Collapses. Spinach, mushroom and cheese quiche from Trader Joe's for breakfast. Bath. Up to Kaladi for some coffee. Back to my place. The Uranium Cafe has a great post about The Creeping Terror. One more time - MST3K: The Creeping Terror. Dr. F uses Mike and the Bots to prove his theory that you can't be in a pretentious coffee house without becoming pretentious.
Walk up Westlake to work. My schedule is a little different. I'm with the Seahorses to give Toni some planning time. Kenn covers for Anne. It seems that the kids have been inside too long, so I take the 3 grumpiest outside (and ditch Kenn). Over to Sea Otters for Leisha's break. I get to eat with the kids. So cool! I change a few diapers. Within a half hour, the kids are going down for naps. Most don't need any help... but some do. After my break, I head out to the Infant Playground to hang out with the Ducklings. Why do they need to eat sand? Back with the Sea Otters for Pam's break. One is awake already. The rest sleep soundly. Streetcar to Whole Foods. Pick up a few things. Drop off stuff. Take a walk down to the Harbor Steps. Hello, Hammering Man.

Turn on KOMO News. Wow. Santorum Decides To Quit. Switch to Space 1999: Seed Of Destruction. Potatoes and tuna salad for dinner. Watch MST3K: Bloodlust.

maandag 9 april 2012

maandag 9 april 2012 Up at 4:24. This story from Fife gives me the willies. Those kids were so lucky... and smart. Report - Students Stop Bus After Driver Loses Consciousness.

Rice and fried egg for breakfast. Bath. Watch movie - MST3K: Prince Of Space. I am the lemon zester of destruction!

Streetcar to work. Hang out with the Starfish and Seahorses. They get the big playground today. Olivia does circle time and yoga out in the sunshine today. I get a break at noon. Back for Anne's lunch. The 8 Seahorses lunch and nap. Peace and quiet. One-on-one meeting with Misti about transition. Cover for Leisha's meeting. Streetcar to d'town. As I walk through Freeway Park, I notice this lovely flower arrangement.
Drop off stuff at my place. Walk up Capitol Hill to Trader Joe's to get some of my favorite things. I take quiet and residential East Olive. Catch a #11 bus back to d'town. Turn on KIRO for the news. Then Space 1999: All That Glisters and The Exiles. Ladies and gentlemen, The lovely and talented Peter Duncan as the evil Cantar.
Palak Paneer on spaghetti for dinner. Watch Rachel Maddow. Report - Some State Republican Parties In Serious Trouble. Start to watch MST3K: The Creeping Terror, but I conk out after the prologue.

zondag 8 april 2012

zondag 8 april 2012 Up at 1:36. I can hear noises from Freeway Park. Is it from Sakura-Con? Watch movie - MST3K: Village Of The Giants. Then Space 1999: Bringers Of Wonder. Aliens! Hideous Aliens!
Watch another MST3K - Ring Of Terror. I just want to see Joel again. Back to sleep for a little bit. Awake again when it gets light outside. Watch TODAY and RT. Report - TV presenter eggnogged over neo-Nazi guest.

Scrambled eggs and potatoes for breakfast. Turn on A Prairie Home Companion. This week on A Prairie Home Companion, it's a live broadcast performance from the historic Town Hall in New York City featuring exuberant jazz-infused pop band Lake Street Dive.

Then it's Young Hercules with Ian Bohen.
It's brilliant outside. Take a walk up to Cal Anderson Park and down B'way. Back to my place. More Space 1999. Mission Of The Darians.

Lemon pepper fish and wild rice for dinner.