zaterdag 31 januari 2015

zaterdag 31 januari 2015 Up at 5:30. Watch KOMO News. Comedy Central shows South Park - Red Hot Catholic Love. The Queen Spider refuses to allow the Holy Document of Vatican Law to be amended.

Take a walk up to Fred Meyer to get some Alaskan Icy Brew IPA. Bus #525 back down Lakeway. Fun with Disney XD. Lots of promotion for Monday's series. Lab Rats - Escape To Bionic Island. Rice-a-Roni and chili for lunch. Star Wars Rebels marathon! Ezra struggles with unanswered questions from the past on Empire Day -- his birthday -- while the Ghost crew uncovers key Imperial intel. Beware of The Inquisitor!

The hype is on full strength.  Watch KOMO 4...   Russell Wilson fan flight: 'It’s a party in the airport” We're waiting for the kickoff.  Is it going to be a holiday? Of course!

vrijdag 30 januari 2015

vrijdag 30 januari 2015 Up at 7:30. Watch Stephanie Miller. SiriusXM OutQ host Lance Bass talks about his E! special, “Lance Loves Michael: The Lance Bass Wedding” Lance Bass Confirms 'N Sync Wedding Reunion: "Of Course the Boys Are Going"—But Find Out Who Has to Miss! Watch MSNBC most of the day. Where's Ronan? Richard Lui covers for Ronan Farrow Daily. Chicken and garlic rice-a-roni for lunch. Maxine is a lovely cat. I love you, Max. She sleeps on my chest most of the afternoon. Watch Kickin' It - The Amazing Krupnick.

This is cat city. Behold!

donderdag 29 januari 2015

donderdag 29 januari 2015 Up at 5:30. Peanut butter and jelly toasted English muffin for breakfast... and it's very crispy. We're ready for The Stephanie Miller Show. Oh, my. Cats DO have 9 lives. What a sad cat - Zombie Cat: Buried Kitty Believed Dead, Meows Back to Life.

Freespeech TV conks out on me, so I turn to Disney XD to watch Lab Rats - Brother Battle. Douglas unlocks new abilities for Adam and Chase that escalate their battle of one upping and disrupt the balance of power on the team. And Kickin' It - It Takes Two To Tangle. Catch the 9:34 bus to d'town. Connection to WWU. Wow! This place is bigger than I thought. Nice view from Viking Hall.

Down to the massive Rec Center.

This is Flag Plaza. This is the flag of WWU. It is International Career Day. Viking Hall is abuzz with students looking for counseling and working abroad. Peace Corps recruiters are present. I go up to say HI. Tired and hungry. Head to the bus stop and ride the busses back. This is my little secret - the shortcut. I'm back in time to watch KING-5 News. Seahawks pride is everywhere. Thank you, Chief Leschi Elementary for expressing it! Onion soup for dinner. Watch The Avengers on FX.

woensdag 28 januari 2015

woensdag 28 januari 2015 At 1:58 AM, Michael knocks on my door. My wake-up. The guys are almost ready to leave for California. Head downstairs. Gregg is watching a movie - Ruthless People. Towards the end, they chase each other to the Santa Monica Pier in that beat up car. All that money in the water... Fun!

Wow. It seems that the guys cleaned up the house while I was asleep. The cats and I say good-bye. Off they go! A 13-hour drive down to Sacramento. I hope that they'll beat rush-hour in Portland. Wash a load of laundry. Snow storm news on CNN - Snow storm buries eastern Massachusetts, but the sun returns. 5:19 - My friends should be in Olympia, WA or beyond. Chicken stew on toast for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Where are my friends? Portland? 7 - 7:30?

Sorry, Steph. Too tired to stay awake for the whole show. Clink! My glasses fall on the floor, and I can't find them. Frustration! There's Thom Hartmann going on about The Oligarchy. Research the WTA to explore Bellingham with public transportation. I'm afraid about getting lost, and my adrenaline is pumping. Still, I catch #540 on Sweetbay and head downtown. My goal - Haggen's at Sehome Village. It's easy. I can't believe how much the students of Western Washington University dominate the system. I'm a 58-year-old on this bus.  I actually feel young seeing all these kids around me.  Pass through the Viking Union on my way back. I should have worn shorts... like all the kids. At the transit center, I need help. The drivers and staff try to find my ride to Sweetbay Drive. Heading back confuses me. As we head down Lakeway Drive on the #540, I recognize my stop. I take the foot-path through the woods. Voila! I'm home... and the cats want food. AMC is showing X-Men. 2000? Forteen years ago? Hugh Jackman still has what it takes.

dinsdag 27 januari 2015

dinsdag 27 januari 2015 Up at 3:49. How are my friends in Rhode Island? Stream WJAR-10 Providence News.

They preempt the Today Show to cover the local news. Rhode Islanders wake to intensifying winter storm. Concerned about house fires, they turn off the electricity and evacuate the citizens of Scituate, Mass. Bologna-mushroom-noodle bowl for breakfast. Check HuffPo. East Coast Snow Storm Shuts Down New York City, Snarls Travel Plans.

Space news from BBC - Distant exoplanet hosts giant ring system.

I'm all packed up and ready to go. 11:11 - Leave apartment. Stop at the library for a while to watch KOMO News. Eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on my walk down to 5th and Jackson. Catch the Bolt Bus. Listen to BBC Newshour. It's Holocaust Memorial Day. Auschwitz 70th anniversary: Survivors warn of new crimes. Somewhere after Sedro-Wooley KUOW fades out. So, I catch KISM-FM 92.9 Classic Rock. Fun to hear this one again. Pink Floyd - Have A Cigar. Michael picks me up. Watch MSNBC. Gregg makes a delicious roasted herb chicken and baked potatoes. We head out to Fred Meyer to pick up some things. Whew! This store is huge! Settle down to watch some episodes of The Flash. Wentworth Miller is so cool in Revenge Of The Rogues... while sipping Krystøv vodka.

maandag 26 januari 2015

maandag 26 januari 2015 Restless night. Too much on my mind. Nothing like an action film to keep me revved up. Midnight movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier. France 24 documentary - Young Iranians living on the edge. Scrambled egg, potatoes and fried sauerkraut. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Jim Ward joins the show. They mercilessly mock Sarah Palin's speech - DNC Response To Sarah Palin's Campaign Speech In Iowa. Clean up the kitchen. Walk down to 4th Avenue. Bump into Joe T. I haven't seen him for years. Ten years. We hug and catch up a little. Back to my place. Watch the news in Providence, R. I. They're supposed to get the Jackpot for snow. 'Going To Pack A Punch': Historic Storm Unleashes On NE. Michael sends me a ticket for Bolt Bus. Return to Bellingham.

Chili (just like mom's) for dinner. Politics Nation is all about the snowstorm. Rev. Al Sharpton gets the city’s reaction to the snowstorm - Inside NYC’s prep operations for Juno.

Watch movie - Win Win.

zondag 25 januari 2015

zondag 25 januari 2015 Midnight movie - The Wolverine. Finally, I fall asleep. Up at 7:20. Watch KING-5 News. A lot of Seahawk spirit around here. Lots of fired-up fans are waiting above I-5 cheering Sea-Hawks!!! I like the green and blue house in Gig Harbor. Seahawks light show set to music at Gig Harbor home. Tuna salad sandwich for breakfast. Watch Up With Steve Kornacki.

Turn on A Prairie Home Companion. Nellie McKay says that Garrison Keillor looks like Grumpy Cat. I laugh because I think she's right. It's looks quite lovely out. Take the bike for a ride. It must be the magic number for shirtless weather - 60° - because it's true.

Behold the Black Hole Sun - a 1969 sculpture by Isamu Noguchi located in Seattle, Washington's Volunteer Park.

I love Volunteer Park. Cruise around then head down 15th.

Back at my place. Discover an old VHS cassette. Interesting stuff. Watch Andromeda - To Loose the Fateful Lightning. And available on Netflix...

The Interview.

zaterdag 24 januari 2015

zaterdag 24 januari 2015 Midnight movie - The Longest Day. The movie lasts 3 hours. I try to stay awake to watch it all, but I conk out. Janine Boitard and 1 Resistance fighter against 2 german soldiers on the railroad near the bridge before the explosion.

Up at 6:28. Watch France 24. Down To Earth: Hydrogen, The Fuel Of The Future? Beans on rice for breakfast. Turn on Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! The guest for Not My Job is George Clinton - the mastermind of the band Parliament. They  Quiz Funk Legend George Clinton On The British Parliament. Take some recycling out to the Recycle Man in person. He comes at 12:37. Right into the truck!

Benjamin H. Vandervoort - portrayed by John Wayne in the D-Day movie The Longest Day. I had to watch it again.

vrijdag 23 januari 2015

vrijdag 23 januari 2015 Up at 4:38. Watch KOMO News. Seahawks players react to 'deflate-gate' controversy. Spaghetti carbonara for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They're immature and giddy that Tom Brady really likes saying 'balls' at his press conference. That story of Joni Ernst with bread bags in her shoes seems weird. Joni Ernst's bread bags: Iowans give us their take. This is a very dreary, wet day. We're 52° which is a little above normal. Can I go to Arizona with the Seahawks? Oh, Dreariness.

KOMO's sports director Mike Ferreri, reporter Luke Duecy, photojournalists Doug Pigsley and Eric Jensen and KOMONews.com photographer Josh Lewis hit the road in the RV to the Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona! Check #KOMO4HawkFlock.

Watch Star Trek New Voyages: Mind-Sifter. Love it!

Bologna and sauerkraut sandwich for dinner. Delish! John Wayne movie - True Grit. Glen Campbell dies. Too bad.

donderdag 22 januari 2015

donderdag 22 januari 2015 Up at 4:36. Watch KOMO News. This IS awesome! Chris Pratt, Chris Evans Make Awesome Super Bowl Bet.

Spinach and mushroom omelet and potatoes for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. A snippet from The View about the SOTU - President Obama's State of The Union Address and Red Velvet Oreos

It's 45° and a little drizzly for my walk up to the Broadway Market. I check myself out with the EBT card. Walk down to my place. Watch Star Trek TNG: The Game. Make the best tuna salad ever for my tuna fish salad sandwich. Checking Netflix for Total Recall... I see a more interesting movie to watch instead. Camp 14: Total Control Zone. Shin Dong-hyuk tells his stories of being born and raised in the North Korean prison camp in Kaechon city. What an ordeal!  He goes on tour and passes through Seattle (obviously).

That's all.

woensdag 21 januari 2015

woensdag 21 januari 2015 Midnight snack - Chicken soup with rice. And I made it myself. Conk out. Up at 6:04. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They comment and review the best parts of last night's State Of The Union. Yeah. I thought the John Boehner was having G. I. issues. John Boehner Is Not Amused By Obama's State Of The Union Speech (VIDEO). Corn, mash potatoes and fried egg for breakfast. France 24 reports on more FOX lies - Paris mayor to sue Fox News over ‘no-go zones’ furore. The host of France's Le Petit Journal Yann Barthès, asked his audience to flood Fox News with claims about Parisian “no-go zones. La connerie de FOX News. Shop for some food at Whole Foods. Watch KING 5. Live news conference. Russell Wilson Talks About Super Bowl Preps.

Junk isn't hard to find here. Two and a half bags of recycling to the bins. Watch Star Trek - The Next Generation: Disaster. Spinach salad for dinner. Watch movie - McLintock.

dinsdag 20 januari 2015

dinsdag 20 januari 2015 Up at 8:06. Nice to sleep in. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Yes, Billy Crystal DID Just Make A Homophobic Statement (And Here's Why It Matters). Micky Mouse's dog is gay? Downstairs. Turn on the TV. Hmmm. FX is showing XXX - State Of The Union. Finish off the chicken and carbonara for breakfast. Michael fixes the router. Make reservations for the Bolt Bus. We watch Ronan Farrow Daily live together. White House aides say for the second year in a row, there was no need for Mr. Obama to rewrite the speech’s first draft. What goes into that first draft? Here's the inside story from the President’s former chief speechwriter, Jon Favreau - Behind The Scenes: Figures Of Speech.

I need a bath. Pete greets me. Any squirrels out there?

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch. Ride over to 4194 Cordata Pkwy. Ah, ha! There's my radio. I'm glad for my radio. The Wi-Fi doesn't work. The bus is not even half full. Beautiful views of Mount Baker and the Cascades. It's a quick and easy ride to Seattle. The traffic slows the bus down at the University District. Thirty minute walk up to my place. Unpack. Turn on CBS News to watch The State Of The Union.

Switch to MSNBC Switch for commentary. Special State of The Union coverage Krystal Ball, Dorian Warren and Josh Barro take a deeper look at proposals and policies in the president’s speech. Interesting posts to twitter about Joni Ernst's GOP rebuttal. Is this an infomercial for the new republican Congress? What's new about it? No substance.

Spicy beefy chili on brown rice for dinner. Time to hunker down for XXX - State Of The Union.

maandag 19 januari 2015

maandag 19 januari 2015 I'm starting to get my days and nights mixed up. Yesterday, I was drained from all the emotional ups-and-downs of the Big Game. I conked out upstairs around 6. Up again near 11:30. Midnight move - Young Frankenstein.Check with France 24 - French police thank citizens for their support. Nächste! 2 AM movie - Cabaret.

Fall asleep in the middle of Cabaret. Eventually, I head up to my comfy, warm bed. Up at 6:55. Watch KING-5 News. Peanut butter, jelly and bologna sandwich for breakfast. Gregg is watching Flight 93. I can't bare to watch that tragedy. Instead, I review yesterday's game. Packer-man Jordy Nelson caught my eye. Jordy Nelson. A sweet farming boy done good, leading the Packers with some serious moves.

Review the photos of the apartment down the street. Hopefully, it might be my future home. I would cook a lot in the kitchen.

Love the cabinets and hardwood floors.

Gregg puts on an interesting movie for me - Naked As We Came. Need some fresh air. I try the trails, but I'm afraid to get lost. I wind my way up to Lakeway Drive and head back. Michael and I shop for dinner. Yummy lemon pressed chicken and spaghetti carbonara made with gourmet bacon. We watch four episodes of Transparent.

zondag 18 january 2015

zondag 18 january 2015 Restless night. The wind blows pretty hard at night. Up at 5:28. Watch France 24 - Poll: Nearly half of French oppose Mohammed cartoons. Head downstairs to watch KING 5. They broadcast live from Henry's Tavern in SODO and show us how to make Hawktails. Theydrinks are a cheerful green and blue... Even the beer! The 12th Manhattan sounds good.

I stuff myself with left-over Shepherd's Pie for breakfast. Michael and I cruise YouTube for videos. I like the one about Starship Size Comparisons. I don't know some of them. We watch the big game on Fox Sports... commentary and all. Pacing back and forth for the 2nd quarter. I'm rather disappointed with the GB 16 - 0 SEA at half time. Pizza break. But things change in a hurry and in rather dramatic ways. Seahawks reach Super Bowl XLIX with stunning rally. Jermaine Kearse catches the game-winning touchdown.

I'm holding my breath during over time. I can't let it go when they score the final touch down. AMAZING! Relax with a movie - Boxtrolls.

zaterdag 17 januari 2015

zaterdag 17 januari 2015 Up at 4:48. Yesterday, the hot water was kaput, but it's back... WAY HOT! Nice hot bath in the morning. Watch Star Trek TNG: Half A Life. Egg fried rice for breakfast. KING 5 shows how Seattle landmarks show Seahawk pride. Hammering Man has been transformed into the 12th man.

Michael comes down to Seattle to do a great favor for me... to take 9 big garbage bags of clothes and lots of dead electronics to Goodwill. He's such a good organizer! Magnificent skills with a hand dolly. We drive down to the place on Dearborn. They're so efficient! People help take our donations. One more stop at my place, and we head on up to Bellingham. We take a lunch break at Five Guys Burgers & Fries at Northgate. We share music videos with each other on the iPhone. Stop at Wells Nursery to look at some Winter Jasmine... in bloom in January.

Settle down on Sweetbay Drive. Watch a little news. Gregg makes Shepard Pie. Very yummy. Watch movie - The Heat. Very very funny and foul. "Oh! My 2003!"

vrijdag 16 januari 2015

vrijdag 16 januari 2015 Up at 6:01. Ranchero chili omelet (no cheese) for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Actually, I'm busy purging the walk-in closet. Some stuff for Goodwill. Some for recycle bin. The garbage bin emptied this morning. I'm inspired to fill it with my junk. Occasionally, I stop and listen to Steph and John and Frangela. I bump into my neighbor JR at the elevator. He's all dressed up as a 12th fan. "You're going down to the rally." And we both screech  GO HAWKS! I want to go down to the rally, but I seem to be focused on my Purge Party. I watch a little on KING-5 - Blue Friday Seahawks Rally. It's warm, so my window is open. I hear cheering. Alice In Chains to perform at halftime of NFC Championship!

Jesus Christ! Will A.I.C. do Man In The Box? Load after load of junk... 16 years accumulating. The music of Fantasia seems to suit my moods as I rearrange, pack, dump and rest. I need magic! Constantly, I'm thinking that I should have Star Trek technology to energize and transport this stuff. ENERGIZE! Please?

donderdag 15 januari 2015

donderdag 15 januari 2015 A bit restless. Midnight news - Seahawks fan base growth an academic phenomenon This new 12th Man anthem is sweeping the internet thanks to a group from the New Life Church in Renton, Wash. Ladies and gentlemen, The Hawktown Funk. It's a pretty clever video. And I know every place in Seattle where they filmed... even the wall of gum. Ew! Post Alley in the Pike Place Market. They stayed pretty much on the waterfront from Alki Beach to Interbay. One exception - the Fremont Troll. It's as if they took the bike trail and stopped at the famous places. Watch movie - The Fifth Element. Welcome to Flotsam Paradise! I fall asleep after Diva Plavalaguna's Opera.Up again at 6:15. Chili on toast with on egg on top for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Democratic strategist Karl Frisch chats with Steph about the GOP's moves to kill immigration reform, and the complete disaster that another failed Romney campaign would be. Yeah. Rep. Trey Gowdy startled me - Stopping Executive Action on Immigration: "It's About Damn Time" We Use The Power Of The Purse. Today I sort through old clothes. Some will go to Goodwill and some go in the garbage. Also, I take my old Panasonic Sport 500 to the Mobile Rescue Cycle shop on 9th Ave. I almost cry when I say good-bye to it. It starts to rain. Stay inside cleaning and sorting. My back is achy. Chicken pot pie for lunch. Watch WLS Chicago News. Then it's KOMO News. It seems that Metro and Sound Transit are starting a campaign to stop Manspreading. You know... those guys who spread their legs wide, into a sort of V-shape slouch, effectively occupying two sometimes three seats.

Nice hot bath for my achy back. Watch The Cycle. I knew this would be coming. Belgium On Alert Following Anti-Terror Raid. It's the top story on France 24 - Two killed, one arrested in Belgian anti-terrorist raid. Verviers is just a little city.

Pasta with tuna sauce. Watch movie - The Amazing Spider-Man 2.