dinsdag 31 maart 2009

dinsdag 31 maart 2009 Awake at 1:15. Turn on Jimmy Fallon. Great band - Glasvegas!

Play movie - Futurama: Beast With A Billion Backs.

Stay up for an hour of that movie. So many zingers. It keeps me awake. Doze off for a little bit. Up again at 4:20. Turn on KUOW to listen to BBC News. Business Daily is a bummer. "Is it alright to Spend, Spend, Spend to save the world?" Mac & cheese and chili for breakfast. Bath. Walk up to Kaladi. Jeremiah and Lucas are on duty. I hear Heaven Let Your Light Shine Down by Collective Soul.
One of my favorites. That song is 15-years-old. Man! I'm old. Drop by my place for a minute. Walk down Pike. Bump into Katie again. She wishes me the best for us at Hutch Kids. Up Westlake to work. 9 to 11:30 - planning time for Elaine. Anne sets up an interesting art project for the Sea Otters.



We head over to the Bike Room. 11:30 - Elaine's lunch break. 7 Sea Otters go back for lunch. Lots of yogurt and noodle mess. 12:30 - Margot's lunch. The Sea Otters go to sleep fairly easily... except for David. Margot helps Catherine to nap. Thank you. I cover for Kenn's lunch. The Dolphins are wacky at nap time, but they fall asleep... all of them. Walk up to M Street Grocery to get some tomato juice... (for Blood Mary). Home. Listen to The World. Burrito for dinner. Play movie - Ironman.

maandag 30 maart 2009

maandag 30 maart 2009 Up at 4:40. Oops. I forgot to set my alarm. Toast and chili for breakfast. Bath. Up to Victrola for some of Chuck's coffee. He's hanging out with a girl when I come in. (Girlfriend ?) Back to my place to drop off my bear mug. ATM cash. Walk up 6th over to 8th. Admire the new West 8th building. Free space 9 to 10. Help with laundry and dishes. I'm done with dishes at 10:15. That's fast. Hang out with the Sea Otters. Help with nap mats for all the tods. 12 - Margot's lunch. Sara loves her chili. .. a girl after my own heart. Sara gets silly at nap time. David is totally high-maintenance for nap. Geez. I give up. Streetcar to Whole Foods. Get some Mac & Cheese, salad bar, and wine. Walk home. There's Dwit. He asks about Save Hutch Kids. Walk up 8th to Trinity Episcopal. Over to 7th and through Freeway Park to my place. Play Smallville - Run and Spell. Play movie - Bender's Big Score.

zondag 29 maart 2009

zondag 29 maart 2009 Up at 7:00. Breakfast and bath. #2 bus up to Queen Anne. Check out the Seattle Center. #2 back to d'town. There are 4 cute guys trying to rock-climb in the parking lot. Turn on Rick Steves program about barging in Burgundy. Luxury Barge Cruise On Le Papillon with Bill Higgs. Looks amazing. Walk up to Cal Anderson Park. There's a shirt-and-skins game on the basketball court. Back to my place. Watch Battlestar Galactica - Daybreak Part 2. The finale.

zaterdag 28 maart 2009

zaterdag 28 maart 2009 Up at 5:45. Explore the stations of the light rail. Listen to a speech by Wendell Berry. What a smart guy. Rest In Peace. Faustian Economics - Hell Hath No Limits. Study Military Spending By The U. S. How stupid! The U. S. is at the top of the list of countries. Bath. Walk up to M Street Grocery. Jake opens his register for me. Nice. Home. Play movie - Hamlet 2. It's a hoot!

vrijdag 27 maart 2009

vrijdag 27 maart 2009 Up at 4:35. Turn on KQED. Rice, black bean soup and h-b egg for breakfast. Listen to Obama's speech about Afghanistan on NPR. Bath. ATM cash at HomeStreet. Walk up 6th and up Westlake to work. Get my bus pass - $45 at Transportation. You need exact amount. They don't give change. Get a ham and cheese croissant at the Daily Grind. 9 to 11 - Planning time for Gloria. 8 high-energy Seahorses. Whew! We don't go outside until 10:00. They need fresh air. 11 - lunch prep for Seahorses and Starfish. 12 - Margot's lunch. (She takes Elaine's hours.) 1 - Anne's lunch. Margot gets Mimi to sleep fast. Thank goodness. Mimi has been tough at nap time. I rock and sing David to sleep. Finally... quiet at 1:40. Streetcar to d'town. Write a letter for Nana. Up to Capitol Hill post office to mail it. Rice and Xo-Jan chicken for dinner. Watch music videos.

donderdag 26 maart 2009

donderdag 26 maart 2009 Up at 3:40. Turn on KUOW to listen to BBC News. Rest in bed for a little while. Rice with Tom Kah Kai soup and h-b egg for breakfast. Bath. Up to Victrola for Kenya coffee. Quiet shop. Back to my place to drop off my Samsung. I'm hungry again. Go up to Kaladi to get a raspberry croissant. Very yummy. Munch on it on my way to work. Planning time for Charmaine - 9 to 11. Snack is saltines and pineapple juice. Julian gets upset when we cut him off after the 2nd cup. We do some puzzles and some drawing. Out to the playground at 11:00. It's not as chilly today. Margot does the lunch set-up. Thank you, Margot. 12 - We head inside... but I need to dash over to the Seahorses to cover Olivia's lunch. Their lunches look so good. P & J sandwiches and chicken fried rice. Vivek has a corn dog. Up to Rainforest kids to do Shawna's lunch. Nap time for those guys. Aki wants me to sit with him. They play David Gray for nap music. I love it.

Streetcar to d'town. #41 up to Uwajimaya. Shop for Thai tea, Xo-Jan chicken and sake. #150 bus tunnel back to my place. Turn on The World. Just rice and Tom Kah Kai soup for dinner. Watch Lost In Space - Follow The Leader.

woensdag 25 maart 2009

woensdag 25 maart 2009 Up with alarm. Solid night's sleep. Turn on my little Samsung to listen to KQED and KDFC. (No pledge drives.) Left-over rice and beef for breakfast. Bath. Walk up to Kaladi for some coffee. Lucas and Jeremiah are on duty. No wonder they get rave reviews on Yelp. Love you guys! Down Pike, over to 8th and up Westlake to work. Cover for Elaine's Toddler Team meeting. Anne and I hang out. I set up an animal table - sea creatures, tigers, elephants, horses and cows.

Over to Starfish. Gwen and Cyrus love books. They pick out Good Boy, Fergus to read to them.

Up to Wildflowers just to set up lunches and mats. Sharyn helps me. 12 - Elaine's lunch. Sara loves her fish, but she has fish-breath. 1 - Margot's lunch. Mimi refuses to nap. Oh my goodness! I forget my umbrella when I leave. #70 up to Marion. Walk down to Mae Phim to get a #9 - Tom Kah Kai. Walk up to my place. Turn on The World. They talk about the air pollution in Guangzhou. They have some serious shopping, too.

Watch Revenge Of The Sith.

dinsdag 24 maart 2009

dinsdag 24 maart 2009 Up at 3:05. Turn on BBC News. Analysis has an interesting report - Spanish Lessons.

In troubled times, Spain has been held up as an example of good banking practice. But what are its banks doing differently from other financial institutions, and will it be enough to stop them needing government bailouts in the future?

Spicy black bean soup on rice noodles for breakfast. Switch to KQED - NPR in San Francisco. I just want to hear of a nice weather report... and I get one. "It looks like it's going to be a pretty nice day." Warm and sunny for San Francisco.



Bath. Walk up to Victrola for some of their Sumatra Lake Towar coffee. I get the chance to thank the roaster and the barista for the good coffee. Drop off my laptop. Streetcar to work. Meet with Celeste for my evaluation. She seems interested in the book I'm reading The Tao Of Teaching. Fold laundry with Kim. So many washcloths. Shaving cream in the Sea Otter room. How fun! Kaleb is covered in it. There's more on him than on the table. Breaks for Elaine and Margot. Kenn is subbing for Andy while he takes a personal leave of absence... until April 20th. I give him a break. Over to the Bike Room to hang out with the Starfish and Seahorses and break their teachers. 11:30 - Elaine's lunch. I get a little fresh air - chilly fresh air - with my Sea Otter friends. Inside for lunch time. They eat their yogurt first, of course. Their naps are easy. Dolphins need help (again). Kenn gives Catherine a full-body-massage, and she dozes off. Over to the computer room. I become of member of NAEYC Torch. Walk up to Whole Foods to get some wine and cheese. Back to my place. Turn on The World. Access my favorite music videos. I need Groove Is In The Heart! Beef and spicy bean soup for dinner. Watch President Obama's press conference.

maandag 23 maart 2009

maandag 23 maart 2009 Awake at 12:25. Play movie - The Love Guru. "Pop-Tart with the ketchup... She's good."

I make it through half the movie and I fall back into a light sleep. Strange dreams - Shovels are falling out of sky. Listen to BBC News. Report about the world's cheapest car - The Nano. Switch to KING 98.1 Toast with hummus and h-b egg for breakfast. Bath. Walk up to Kaladi. Connect with 102.1 KDFC classical in S. F. on my Samsung. It's a classical morning, I guess. Bye, Lucas. Drop off stuff at home. Pick up an orange. Trot up Westlake to work. Planning time to Margot - 9 to 12. I give the Sea Otters lots of free play. Every once in a while, I do songs for a spontaneously-grown group. 10:45 - Bike Room. Sharyn sets up our lunches. 12 - Charmaine's lunch. She spends 5 minutes putting Catherine's shoe on. 7 Dolphins eat lunch. They were hungry. I get to diapers at 12:40. Charmaine hosts a BIG observation meeting. The extra teachers actually help me get the kids to nap. Today - Anneliese is my hold-out... 1:50. Streetcar to d'town. Walk up Pike to Capitol Hill. Over to Madison and down to First Hill. Stop by M Street Grocery to pick up a couple things. Turn on The Ron Reagan Show. He answers interesting questions about life at The White House. Also - College graduates came by for Job Fair For An Adult Club - The Foxy Lady - in Rhode Island. 300 people show up for the fair. There's an overwhelming response. The club owner said that it was a heart-wrenching experience.Rice noodles and stew beef for dinner. Star Trek mini-marathon - The Menagerie Part. 1

And Nemesis. I love the view of the Romulan city.

zondag 22 maart 2009

zondag 22 maart 2009 Up at 7:45. Turn on TUC Radio. They play Money As Debt by Paul Grignon. It's also on Video Google... Money As Debt and on the YouTube as well.

Listen to A Prairie Home Companion. Omelet with steamed rice for breakfast. Walk up to Whole Foods. Yahoo! They have beet salad! I get a bottle of Astica Cabernet Sauvignon from Argentina. Listen to Market Place Money and The Splendid Table as well. Play movie - The Blob. Someone's boyfriend.

The blob gets him.

zaterdag 21 maart 2009

zaterdag 21 maart 2009 Up at 1:00. Turn on my little Samsung and watch Heroes - Building 26 and Cold Wars. Back to sleep for a little while. Toast and chili for breakfast. Walk up to The 8th Ave District... according to the Discover SLU website. Over to Mercer at up to the International Fountain to hang out. I love watching the orchestrated water spurts, falls, splashes... Every time is a pleasure, an appreciation of something much larger than self. It's art.
I would love to see it in the summertime.


Over to Queen Anne Ave. Catch a #18 bus back to d'town. Buy a Lotto at Market Groceries. Catch a #2 up to 8th and Madison. Jaunt over to M Street Grocery to get some stuff. Back to my place. Read Huffington Post. Listen to Rick Steves program. He interviews a family who World Schools... author of A Brilliant Teacher. Indeed, The World Is A Brilliant Teacher. Spaghetti is a beef sauce for dinner. Watch Serenity.

vrijdag 20 maart 2009

vrijdag 20 maart 2009 Up at 4:00. Check with Comedy Central to catch up with Jon Stewart. Wow! He does an interview with the Vampire - VP Dick Cheney.

Jon takes apart Dick Cheney's double talk with his recent interview with John King. Rice and h-b egg for breakfast. Bath. ATM $80 at HomeStreet. Take streetcar to work. I don't have the energy to walk up. Breaks upstairs starting with Patty. Erin and Nate want me to read Please Say Please.

Over to Moons & Stars. They're studying what plants do. Over to Rainforest Kids - free play. Trailblazers & Explorers are involved - listening to a dad's show about airplanes. He shows it on a little black Samsung. Cool! 11 - Set up lunches for Dolphins and Sea Otters. 12 - Elaines' lunch. Rowan conks out before lunch. The 4 others are done in 10 minutes. I take 3 down to the Bike Room. Marina is revved up. We hang out with Earnestine's and Yachea's group. Those little babies seem to be ok with toddlers who are twice as big... and twice as fast. They go to sleep soon after coming back to the classroom. I cover for Kenn's lunch. The Dolphins resist naps again. It's not as bad as yesterday, but still... Manav tests me a lot. He doesn't fall asleep until 2:00. Take streetcar up to Whole Foods to get some Murcott oranges, Rice Dream and Kakheti white wine from the Democratic Republic of Georgia. Walk down 8th to my place. I make it home just before an intense band of rain passes over.

Listen to Ron Reagan. He discusses Obama's Messages to Iran.


Nowruz!

"My administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us." I like that.
Salad and spaghetti in mustard sauce - cheap bachelor chow - for dinner.

donderdag 19 maart 2009

donderdag 19 maart 2009 Up at 4:42. Turn on AM 1090. According to Bill Press, it's C-SPAN's 30th anniversary. Toast and chili for breakfast. Up to Kaladi for some of cute Jeremiah's coffee. Hang out and play My Yahoo music.
Matchbox Twenty - Real World "I wish that the real world would stop hassling me!" Tell 'em, Rob Thomas! I love you!

Drop off my Samsung at my place. It's drizzly. Walk up Westlake to work. Listen Stephanie Miller's friend - John Fugelsang - and his take on the AIG thing. 9 to 11 - Planning time for Elaine. Margot is out sick, so Anne subs for her. Lots of free play for 8 Sea Otters. I'm feeling low-energy. Sneezing a lot. Very runny nose. Same for most of the group. The Trailblazers visit the Sea Otters. They ask for some paintings for their art walk. They ask us questions for their survey. Cute. 10:45 - Bike Room. Walk up to the Yale Bldg. to find the Seahorses since it's Gloria's lunch. Olivia does circle time. Wow! They're engaged with it for almost a whole hour. Purplicious is a favorite.

Over to Sea Otters again to do Elaine's lunch. It's a busy hour. I try to get some kids asleep before I clean up the lunch mess. At least, the Sea Otters are more co-operative about nap time than the Dolphins. Yikes! 1:45 - Finally, everyone is asleep. Walk up Capitol Hill to B'way. Wow! They're knocking down the buildings to make way for the Link Light Rail Capitol Hill Station. Progress! Down Pike to my place. 3:21 - Start 2 loads of laundry. I'm head is even more flu-ish. Aaaa-Aaaa-Aaaa-Chooooo!

woensdag 18 maart 2009

woensdag 18 maart 2009 Up around Midnight. Turn on Jimmy Fallon. Very funny interview with Bill Paxton. Manage to go back to sleep. Up again at 4:25. Turn on My Yahoo Station. Nice to hear Unwell by Rob Thomas. He's cool!

Clean up apartment for exterminator. Rice and garlic pork for breakfast. Bath. Bump into the new guy - Darren - from Apt. 810. He seems like a nice guy. Up to Victrola for coffee. It got busy after I got my coffee. I lucked out. There's cute Mark, too. Drop off my Samsung. Walk through Cascade to work. Planning time for Charmaine. Anne covers for Andy. It's hard to organize the Dolphins with parents dropping off their kids at any time. I put some blue masking on the floor for a road to drive their matchbox cars. The Manav/Julian dynamic makes me nervous, so we head out early to the playground. Andy helps me. Thanks for your flexibility, Andy. Set out some of the Starfish and Seahorse lunches. Then I get pulled. Margot doesn't feel well, so she goes home, and I cover for her. With only 5 Dolphins, I help the Dolphins with nap time. It's quite a struggle. Julian is the last hold-out. Walk up Westlake to my place. I don't believe that the exterminators came. Finish off my rice and garlic pork for lunch. Visit Benson's to get a Lotto. Up to QFC to get some Squirt, tomato juice and spaghetti. Interesting thing on today's The World - The Greatest Motivational Post Ever?

Walk back to work for a disaster/blood-born pathogen training. It goes fast. Walk up Terry to my place. Look at all the construction! Another bath. Alternative Radio is on KUOW. Michael Parenti talks about The Hypocrisies Of Capitalism.

dinsdag 17 maart 2009

dinsdag 17 maart 2009 Up at 2:53. Turn on BBC News. Report - French Face Tough Afghan Reality. I'm awake. I'm not going to just rest in bed. Zap an egg - toast for breakfast. Bath. Walk up to Victrola for some coffee. New - cute - skinny guy on duty. (He's subbing for Chuck.) Hook up to wi-fi. Drop off my Samsung. Walk up Pike. There's Jeremiah in Kaladi. Over to B'way an down Belmont to work. A parent is in the lobby selling Save Hutch Kids buttons - $1.25.

Hutch Kids still needs to be saved. I almost forgot. I put my button on my Trader Joe's tote bag. 11 people are out today. Yikes. I do breaks starting with Gloria. Only 30 minutes to set up lunches. 45-minute lunch breaks for Elaine, Margot and Jessica (who is subbing for Leisha). Poor Andy - He has to cover for his own lunch and his group is not cooperating in this situation. Kyle has a meltdown when Jessica goes on her break. "I WANT MY MOMMY!" I rocked him in the rocking chair. Harlen and Gwen conk out at 1:55... just in time for me to leave. Streetcar to d'town. #194 bus tunnel to Uwajimaya. Get the daily special - garlic pork. #71 bus tunnel back to my place. Turn on The World. I don't really listen - except for Sci-Fi At The U.N. Listen to NPR News. Sad news in Seattle - The Last Day For The P-I In Print. Jobless Rate Jumps To 8.4 Percent. More that 28,000 payroll jobs evaporated from the Washington economy last month, helping to send the state's unemployment rate to its highest level since June 1985. I think that my eyes are going to pop out of my head. Turn on Ron Reagan. He talks about the closing of the P-I.

maandag 16 maart 2009

maandag 16 maart 2009 Up at 1:30. I hear a fire alarm blaring at the Elektra. Play some Doctor Who - Rise Of The Cybermen. Back to sleep. Up with alarm. Rice and h-b egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. She's talks about her appearance of CNN... and what a jerk Tucker Carlson can be.

Download photos of The Seeker - Craig Horner. Bath. 801 Tower Caffe Ladro for coffee. Up 8th Ave. and up Westlake to work. 9 to 12 - Planning time for Leisha. Heather covers for Lonnie's. Drop-offs go fairly well... but Kyle has a delayed reation. He cries 5 minutes after mom leaves. "I want my mommy!" After snack, we go to the Bike Room. Afterwards, we play with shaving cream... without shirts.


I do circletime. I only have time to do Ol' McDonald. Harlen is disappointed that I couldn't do Polar Bear, Polar Bear. 12 - Over to Sea Otters for Elaine's lunch. Anne subs for Margot. Only 5 Kids. Nice! Lunch is over at 12:15. Jayna likes her soup. They conk out fast, too. Help a little with those rowdy Dolphins. They need a settle down. 1 - Anne's lunch. It's peaceful. 2:00 streetcar to d'town. Got a Mondo Burrito at Taco Del Mar. It's triple punch day for me. ATM $20 at HomeStreet. Wind is whipping off the sound. Whew! It's chilly. Home. Turn on The World. Watch Fireball XL-5.

zondag 15 maart 2009

zondag 15 maart 2009 Up at 7:00. Wow. It's snowing. Sometimes it's flurries of big fat flakes of snow. Turn on BBC.
Riots In Lahore. Watch Legend Of The Seeker. Richard is a stud! Up at M Street Grocery to get some chips and dip. Eventually, we get bright blue skies.

zaterdag 14 maart 2009

zaterdag 14 maart 2009 Up at 5:41. Listen to Alternative Radio. Today's program - Fatima Bhutto - Pakistan: Failed State or Failed Leaders? I explore Pakistan - especially Lahore - with Google Earth. Oh! There's Lahore's train station. Left-over spaghetti and h-b egg for breakfast. Bath. A light rain is falling as I walk up to Victrola. There's cute Mark. He charges me only $1 for my coffee. Thanks Mark! I tip him a buck. Plug into their wi-fi to post my blog. Drop off my Samsung. Turn on Wait, Wait! Nice wet walk up to Cal Anderson Park. There's a baseball game. Back down Pike to my place. Stay inside to warm up and watch movie - Barbarella. What a movie!

The meeting with Dildano catches my eye. And Barbarella destroys the Excessive Machine. Yet, I can't stay inside. Wander up to Whole Foods for chips and dip... because I am planning to have a Lost In Space marathon.

One of my favorite episodes - A Change Of Space.

Jonathan Harris, Billy Mumy and Mark Goddard are the only actors to appear in every episode of the series. Marta Kristen and Angela Cartwright appeared in 81 of the 83 episodes produced, missing only 1 episode.

vrijdag 13 maart 2009

vrijdag 13 maart 2009 The alarm wakes me up at 5:00. Rice and fried egg for breakfast. Bath. Walk down to Tower 801 Caffe Ladro. Walk up 8th Ave. past the Olive 8 Hyatt hotel doesn't look very busy. Up Westlake to work. Pot luck upstairs. Yum! 9 to 12 - Planning time for Charmaine. Andy stays with me. Love Andy's energy. The Dolphins trickle in one-by-one. Nice weather. We want to use the playground. We luck out because the other groups want to walk to the parks. We have the Bike Room for ourselves. 12 - Elaine's lunch. 7 Sea Otters eat their lunches. They eat their yogurt, then lunch is done. Rowan likes his p-n-b sandwich. 1 - Anne's lunch. (Anne is subbing for Margot.) Mimi fights her nap again, but I rest with her near her mat. David is easy. I just rock him. He's out like a light. Streetcar to d'town listening to a cute little story about COMFORT MOVIES on KUOW. The movie reviewer admits to Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure as her comfort movie. Get a Mega at Clay's Market. Listen to The World while shopping at QFC. Get QFC cold fried chicken, Calistoga, Stagg chili and eggs. Drop off stuff at my place. Turn on The Ron Reagan Show. Spaghetti and some QFC fried chicken for dinner. Watch Lexx - Lyekka Vs. Japan. Also watch movie - Paris, Je T'aime. "C'est très fort." Love how the French boy flirts with the American boy... who barely understands him. Son Of The Mimes is a cute story, too.

donderdag 12 maart 2009

sick
donderdag 12 maart 2009 My nose is running in the middle of the night. Snot rolls out of my left nostril onto my pillow which wakes me up. Ew! I call in sick right away. Turn on David Letterman. I enjoy listening to An Horse.Switch to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. What a good show! I like the devil tech.
Funny. Good interview with Russell Brand. Guest band - The Virgins - are hot and rockin' the house.
Play Little Nicky. My nose is so runny. I still can't go back to sleep. Play an episode of Lost In Space - Our Dog Is Missing.
Finally, I fall back to sleep... until 7:00. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Toast and omelet for breakfast. Bath. Need fresh air. Walk up to Kaladi with my Samsung for some Chamomile tea. Stream the BBC News. Debate about the influence of guns in Germany. There's Jeremiah. Back to my place for a few minutes. Walk through Freeway Park. The sun is warming me up. Walk down to the Seneca Bldg. Not enough energy to walk back up. Take #150 bus tunnel back to my place. Turn on KUOW. Interesting interview LIVE with Tavis Smiley. He sounds very appreciative of Seattle. Listen to The World.