woensdag 18 maart 2015

woensdag 18 maart 2015 Exactly fifty years ago Soviet cosmonaut Alexey Leonov made the first spacewalk - Silence struck me. Northern lights visible in Washington. Aurora Borealis. Gold Creek Pond, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington state. "This was my first time catching Aurora.. It was pretty incredible. Gold Creek Pond is about 60 miles out of Seattle, up in the Cascade Mountains." - Alpinemike

Spaghetti for breakfast. Up and over Capitol Hill to visit Aegis on Madison. It IS upscale. I wish that I could have a tour. It takes 35 minutes to walk up... 35 minutes back to my place. Change clothes. Pick up some stuff at Whole Foods. Still feeling Irish from yesterday. Buy some Kilaree Kerrygold cheese. I bet it'll be good in an omelet... with red skin potatoes. Watch KOMO News. More assaults in Seattle - Gay man accuses SPD of being insensitive after attack. I strongly agree with Taylor. "It's sad. It's very sad. It should not be like this." Check the webcam in Dublin. It's 7:41 PM and things seem a little calmer now at the Temple Bar.

Walk down to Pike Place. Lots of tourists. It's the NCAA Basketball championships. Key Arena is hosting some games. I see some Panthers from UNI. I wonder how these boys feel about our big bad city. Home again. Back to KOMO News. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is hosting the annual corporate meeting. He still defends the company's new "Race Together" campaign - Helpful or opportunistic? Starbucks steps into race dialogue. Here we go. During Starbucks #RaceTogether Panel, MSNBC Guest Awkwardly Informs Fellow Guest He’s Black. I think that Jay Smooth caught Nancy Giles off guard.

dinsdag 17 maart 2015

dinsdag 17 maart 2015 Up at 3:34. Watch RT.  Documentary Burn. Tel Aviv is 9 hours ahead of Seattle. Israeli Elections - Israelis head to the polls to cast their ballots for the 20th Knesset. PM Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a fourth term in office.  Dublin is 7 hours ahead of Seattle. Live from the Temple Bar...

Corned beef hash and sauerkraut for breakfast. Watch the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade marching down Fifth Avenue on WNBC. It draws throngs of spectators and participants every March 17. About 2 million people are expected to line the route.

This is the finale - Chuck Versus The Goodbye Oh My God! I cry and cry. Even Jeffster! makes me cry... crazy singing A-ha's Take On Me. I love Chuck! Out for a little fresh air... and rain. Fish and rice for dinner and watch Ondine.

maandag 16 maart 2015

maandag 16 maart 2015 Hardly sleep at all. Turn on KOMO News. Talk about yesterday's storm. Seattle got 2.20" of rainfall. Puget Sound region slogs through 2nd-wettest March day on record. It snowed in the mountains! Bieber is the butt of the joke at Comedy Central 'roast' - Justin Bieber appears on stage at the Comedy Central Roast at Sony Pictures Studios. Is that suit baby blue?

Mushroom and onion omelet and hash browns for breakfast. Watch RT. He's back! Russia's Vladimir Putin dismisses 'gossip' over absence. Putin meets with his Kyrgyz counterpart Almazbek Atambayev.

It's the Crimea-Spring show all over again - Crimea marks 1 year since voting to rejoin Russia. Switch to Chuck Versus Bo. Chuck and Sarah fly to Vail to discover some new secrets. Now who gets the Intersect?

From comedy to tragedy... I cannot see a way out of this crisis. Watch a special documentary on DW - Ukraina: The Deep Divide.

The clouds are moving off and the sun is breaking out. I was pent up inside all day, so I'm ready for a walk. On my way up Pike, I see a poster - Yelle in Seattle! French electro-popper Yelle. With a keen interest in fashion and feel for popular culture, she's been able to take her quirky sound from her French roots to the world at large, playing some of the biggest festivals. I wonder if she'll bring her garçons.

Venez ici pour une classique!

Turkey chili for dinner. Watch SNL from 2012.

zondag 15 maart 2015

zondag 15 maart 2015 Beware the Ides of March

Strange dreams last night... from Krishna's mouth.

PB&J sandwich for breakfast. Watch some new episodes of Lab Rats -- Scramble The Orbs and Not So Smart Phone. Leo's Dance is pretty clever. Hunker down for a rainy day. I try to venture out, but it's really pouring. Sunday morning movie - The Day The Earth Stood Still (the Keanu Reeves version).

Family Guy - Blue Harvest... a spoof on Star Wars. LOVE IT!

At last - The War Of The Worlds (the Gene Barry version).

zaterdag 14 maart 2015

zaterdag 14 maart 2015 Midnight movie - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Sleep thru important scenes like... Shia LaBeouf swinging through the jungle like a leather-jacketed Tarzan... and the Russian officer devoured by fire ants. Switch to France 24 - Where in the world is Putin? Online satirists run wild. Fried egg and corned beef hash for breakfast. The rain is letting up. Walk? It's 57° with light rain. Head up to Fisher Plaza. Listening to 107.7 The End on my radio. They play Mess Is Mine. I feel like a polar bear. The wind blows me through the Denny Triangle back to my place. Look up singer-songwriter Vance Joy and play more of his music. Happy π day! Steve Kornacki celebrates it on his show.

Free Cupcakes Today! I conk out for a while during the news. Nice long nap. Walk through Post Alley on my way to Pike Place. Celebrating Saint Patrick's Day at Kell's... early. I can smell the alcohol. It'll get rowdier after sunset. Wander home. Turkey chili for dinner. Watch episodes of Firefly. At last - Life Of Pi. Still of Suraj Sharma in Life Of Pi.

vrijdag 13 maart 2015

vrijdag 13 maart 2015 Up at 3:39. Watch RT. Larry King interviews Robert Reich On USA's 'Race to the Bottom' For Wages and Workers' Rights. Switch to KOMO News. Who knew? Bringing it to Jet City. Seahawks’ new TE Jimmy Graham is a stunt pilot.

Fried egg and Multigrain Blend with Vegetables for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Walk down to the Exchange Building for my interview and straight home after. Watch Chuck Versus The Business Trip. Start over with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey where I fell asleep. At last, Bilbo and the gang finally reach The Lonely Mountain and rejoice. A stupid little bird wakes up the dragon. After almost 3 hours... I WANT MORE! KOMO News segment - Seattle Refined - test the Cast Of Cinderella: Disney Fairy Or WA State Ferry? It's 66° and the rain is coming, so I want to get out for a walk. The bars on Olive Way are already full and busy... and it's only 5:30. Happy Friday The 13th everyone! Through Cal Anderson Park. The clouds move in. The sun gets swallowed up.

I see a new PSA. #gentrification

Back to my place. Turkey sausage sandwich for dinner and movie - Omen III.

donderdag 12 maart 2015

donderdag 12 maart 2015 Up at 6:50. Nice long sleep. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Eggplant and onion omelet with hash browns for breakfast while listening to the show. Some people don't consider the 47 Senators traitors... but Dean Obeidallah calls in to talk about the 47 Senate traitors who wrote to Iran. It's 58° already. Welcome to Capitol Hill.

Up to Trader Joe's. Yes! Some Joe Joe's for my sweet tooth! Turkey chili, creamy salted peanut butter and veggie hodgepodge. Walk back to my place. Watch France 24. Most of Syria without lights as conflict enters fifth year.

Herb roasted chicken and mashed potatoes for lunch. I can't keep myself inside. It's too nice. Walk down to Exchange Building. Will I work here? Down to Storyville Coffee At First And Madison. It's new... and popular. Perch over Post Alley and Union.

Back to my place. Watch Chuck Versus The Frosted Tips... Morgan is The Frosted Tips! Hmmmm... Just add water.  News!  Regulator Okays Powdered Alcohol. Pasta with eggplant marinara sauce and movie - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.