dinsdag 31 januari 2012

dinsdag 31 januari 2012 Up at 1:05. Watch an early morning movie - MST3K: The Giant Gila Monster. A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community with a heroic teenager attempting to destroy the creature.
I can't keep my eyes open for the dramatic ending. Sleep for a few minutes. Up at 4:38. I do my taxes. I takes almost an hour. Up to Kaladi for some of Jeremiah's bold and hearty coffee. Back to my place. Turn on Stephanie Miller. John Fugelsang joins the show. They talk about Newt Gingrich's Threat To Skip Any Debate as the Republican nominee versus President Obama that’s moderated by a member of the media. Returns from the Florida primary come in at 5 Pacific Time. Yay! Mushroom and green onion omelet with couscous for breakfast. Shower. Switch to Morning Joe. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida is in Jerry's Famous Deli this morning.
Rep. Jack Kingston (W-GA) Defends RNC Chairman Priebus' Obama-Schettino Comparison (VIDEO). It really is a disgraceful comment. Man! The negativity! Streetcar to work. Yay! Approved days off!
A few short breaks. Up to Moons & Stars to set out mats and lunches. The kids almost mob me! 12 kids want to say "HI" to me at the same time. Visit the Wildflowers, too. Change a couple diapers. Down to Seahorses for Anne's lunch break. They're serious eaters for lunchtime. Toni reads a few stories before they go down for naps. Toni gets a lunch. Some go to sleep quickly, and some take a while. Finally, it's quiet time. I hear lots of coughing in the Starfish classroom. Walk around the Denny Triangle while listening to The World. Settle down at my place. Watch KOMO News. Hey! There's Colton Vaughn telling his story again. I'm a little suspicious. Is this for real?
Is Colton looking for publicity? Report - Fed Way Man Roughs Up Burglar, Throws Him Off A Balcony (VIDEO). By the way... Romney Wins Big In Florida. I'm barely into the cocktail hour, and it's declared. Black bean soup and salad for dinner. It's politics all evening.

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Rev. Al Sharpton and Gingrich supporter Rick Tyler debate whether Newt Gingrich’s language is racially tinged, as Tyler tries to outline what the GOP is trying to do for African-Americans. Tyler says MSNBC is race-baiting by raising these questions.

maandag 30 januari 2012

maandag 30 januari 2012 Up with alarm. Turn on Stephanie Miller. The Rude Pundit will be at the Philadelphia Sexy, Liberal Show. He promises to be extra rude. Fried egg and potatoes for breakfast. Hot bath. Watch SeaQuest - The Devil's Window. Lucas Wolenczak worries about Darwin.
Turn on Weekday - A Moon Base? Moon Base Alpha! A grandiose idea.
Walk around d'town. Streetcar to work. The Seahorses and Starfish head to the playground. The wind is kicking up a little. Lunchtime with the Seahorses. Over to Starfish for nap time. I hear some kids coughing. Streetcar to d'town. Drop off stuff at my place. Turn on All Things Considered. Interesting book review - Quiet, Please: Unleashing 'The Power Of Introverts' Up to QFC to pick up a few things. Back home, I turn on KIRO News. Report - Intruder Thrown Off Balcony By Angry Homeowner. Colton Vaughn is a force to be reckoned with. Colton looks like a skinny kid on the news.
Chicken Pad Thai for dinner. Watch Politics Nation, Hardball and Morning Joe. How exciting. They're at Jerry's Famous Deli in South Beach. They talk about the Florida primary and the 2012 election.

zondag 29 januari 2012

zondag 29 januari 2012 Midnight movie - MST3K - The She-Creature. Uploaded by analogkid01. Bean burrito snack.

Conk out after the movie. Up at 8:10. Another movie - MST3K - Riding With Death with the Gemini Man himself - Ben Murphy.
Fried egg with rice medley for breakfast. Listen to A Prairie Home Companion.
It sounds like Joshua Bell is getting a standing ovation. Up to Whole Foods to get some coffee, couscous, coleslaw, etc. Cute Gregory is bagging my stuff. Change of scenery for him. Drop off stuff. Take a short walk around d'town. I love it. It's 50. Light drizzle. Back home. Play some music videos. I can't believe that I found Swing, Swing.

By the All-American Rejects! And Do It With Madonna by The Androids.

Find an old VHS full of Babylon 5 episodes including Thirdspace.

zaterdag 28 januari 2012

zaterdag 28 januari 2012
Up with alarm. I left it on. Anyway... I get out of bed and turn on KOMO News. Well. They warned us. And here it is. Seattle's infamous "Mercer Mess" is about to get even worse for the drivers who use it and the businesses that count on its traffic. Report - Drivers, business owners bracing for 'Mercer Mess' changes (VIDEO). This is hard for me to believe... in this high-rate neighborhood - 3 Critically Hurt In Shootings Outside Citrus.
I worry about my Seattle. These random acts of violence everywhere. Shootings, robberies and suicides seem to be increasing. Fried egg and potatoes for breakfast. Morning movie - 50/50. Our character - Adam - survives. Unbelievable. With difficulty, I survive a story about a potentially terminal illness - cancer. Watch France 24 for a while.

After such an emotional movie, I need a nice, hot, relaxing bath. Thank you for the hot water! I'm grateful. #10 up to B'way. Walk around Cal Anderson Park. Baseball in January. A couple teams are practicing before their match. Nice to hear the sound of balls cracking bats. Back to my place. Another movie - Cowboys And Aliens. A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys and natives are all that stand in their way. The aliens want gold.

vrijdag 27 januari 2012

vrijdag 27 januari 2012 Up with alarm. Turn on Stephanie Miller. They talk about the latest GOP debate. Mitt Romney tried to play coy when asked about an ad that accuses former Speaker Newt Gingrich of calling Spanish a ghetto language. Steph refers to an article in Politico - Florida Primary Pits Tea Party Vs. Cocktail Party.

Tunafish salad sandwich for breakfast. Shower. Morning movie - Beyond The Time Barrier. Good review of the film from the Bloody Pit Of Rod. Short walk around d'town. Streetcar to work. The Seahorses and Starfish get treated to a little concert. This guy is good. Guitar and a banjo. I hear one of the kids... "Banjo! Banjo!" I love his A, B, C song. A regular Friday with the Seahorses and Starfish. Playground, lunch and naps. The Starfish sleep up until 3 o'clock. I call Michael. "Can I come over?" It's a dry run for a commute to Mount Baker. Streetcar to d'town. A train comes at 3:38. Arrive at Mt. Baker Station at 4:00. Arrive at Michael's place at 4:15. Alana, Michael and I watch The Green Hornet.

Funny movie. Full of action. We enjoy some BBQ chicken pizza. Gregg comes home. It was his last day at his job. Michael drives us home. Turn on Hardball and Rachel. She interviews Eric Schneiderman who is going to investigate The Shattered Economy As A Crime Scene. One more movie - Hot Tub Time Machine. A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night. the film is guy-centric and quite course, but I love it!

donderdag 26 januari 2012

donderdag 26 januari 2012 Up with alarm. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Newt Gingrich promised Wednesday on Florida’s space coast to create a moon colony by 2020 if elected president. The former House speaker said the current space program in the country is a “tragedy” and believes his “grandiose” ideas can help fix it. Steph and the mooks make fun of that idea. We have some infrastructure to fix here on Earth first. And lots of talk about the controversial Jan Brewer - Obama Face Off.
Blue cheese omelet and potatoes for breakfast. Shower. Before I leave for work, I watch National Geographic: Great Inca Rebellion. As I walk toward the streetcar stop, I see the top story in the Seattle Times.

'Mercer Mess' about to get even messier

Seattle streetcar to work. That 9:30 train is always packed. It dumps off a lot of people at Amazon. Then I can get a seat. I'm with the 8 Dolphins at 10. Planning time for Charmaine and Patty. Kenn covers for Patty. Oh! FIRE DRILL! It's been a while for me. Over to Seahorses. They're having free play. I make flowers out of connector wheels. One of the kids is sick and inconsolable. She goes home. I can finally relax at nap time. Whew! At least, the Seahorses like to sleep. One of the Starfish wakes up with a fever. Are we going to have another plague? Streetcar to Denny. Walk around d'town in the sunshine. Drop off stuff at home. Turn on KIRO. Shooting in South Seattle. He's just a 15-year-old kid. Huge response.
The boy is transported to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition. The suspect can't be found. Switch to Hardball. Tunafish salad on toast for dinner. I'm feeling homesick for Ohio. I'm looking through the family reunion photos of 2003. Vermilion. The beach. It was beautiful.

Flashback to my old friend Jim who taught me some Russian. Jim's family was Russian. Great guy. We are friends - Мы друзья. Hello, comrade - Здравствулте!, камрад. He worked on the beach, and we talked. Miss you, too - товарищ. I could use a walk on the beach. Bean Burrito for dinner. Watch Hardball and then Being Human.

woensdag 25 januari 2012

woensdag 25 januari 2012 Up with alarm. I don't want to get out of bed. Turn on Stephanie Miller. Steph and Hal review the GOP debate in Florida.
Flashback to the 'Self-Deportation' issue. Mitt Romney's odd new phrase. How is he going to win the Latino vote with that? But they praise President Obama for a brilliant speech. And they berate the Republican response by Gov. Mitch Daniels. Jim mocks Mitt Romney mercilessly with imitations of him. "The State Of The Union Is Grave!" I learn that there's a website called - Eric Cantor's Bitch Face.
It's raining cats and dogs, but I refuse to use my umbrella. I stop at Caffe Ladro to dry off and drink some coffee. It's fun to watch the rain drops pour down the windows. Just 4 blocks from the streetcar. Nice mellow day at work. Low numbers for the Seahorses and Starfish. Magically, the rain stops... so we can go out to the playground. I eat my tunafish salad sandwich with the Seahorses. Quiet at nap time. Turn on The World when I leave. Yahoo! It's Robert Burns' birthday. He is Scotland's national bard (and lots more besides). Report - Burns, Haggis and Highland Dancers – A Postcard From Scotland. Guid Health! Cheers! Slainte! Here's tae us, wha's like us? Damned few an' they're a' deid. Let's dance!

Drop off stuff at my place. Walk down to the library. Get a phrase book of Russian and a Insight Guide To Moscow. After our recent snow, I thinking of cold places. At home, I turn on KOMO News. More dancing! Go, Steve Pool! He's our weather guy!

Salmon salad with rice for dinner. Watch Hardball. Wow. This is emotional - Rep. Gabriel Giffords Says Farewell To The House.

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Man. I hope that Gabby comes back to politics. C'mon, Tucson! Watch Star Trek DS9 - Far Beyond The Stars. Amazing episode. Thank you, Avery Brooks.

dinsdag 24 januari 2012

dinsdag 24 januari 2012 Up at 3:10 AM. Turn on Rachel Maddow.

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I still don't understand this thing about Newt Gingrich's contract with Freddie Mac. I just know that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are accused of contributing to the housing market collapse. This is an emotional issue in Florida, and Gingrich is going to be on the defensive. Switch to France 24. They do a lot of reporting on the 2012 Africa Cup Of Nations. Beans on toast for breakfast. Up to Kaladi for some of Jeremiah's Grade AAA coffee. I should have stayed in the shop. Sit and relax. Back to my place. Shower. Watch movie - Crack In The World. The geothermal energy experiment is crazy!

It creates a cosmic catastrophe! I like how a chunk of the Earth spins out into space to create a hot new moon. No way... Ted and Maggie become the next Adam and Eve of the Earth. Anyway... Streetcar to work. Busy morning. Some groups won't play in the rain. The rain lets up for the Seahorses. We get a little drizzle, though. We love it! The Starfish are in the Bike Room. Tough room. Sometimes, you just have to divide a group. So, I take half of them over for potty time. Lunchtime with the Seahorse. Ella asks me about my lunch. "I ate it on my break." "Oh." I'm glad for quiet time. The kids sleep. But someone drops a chair next door. And some kids wake up. I take them to the Bike Room. Leave at snack time. Turn on The World. They seem to focus on Egypt and the Neighborhood Of Imbaba. The residents of Imbaba are doing it for themselves. I also enjoy SMOD’s Desert-Dry Groove. I wasn't sure if Malians really spoke (or sang) in French.

Shop at Whole Foods - an organic onion, etc. My clerk is the lovely and talented Gregory. Turn on KOMO News. Goodness! Love the Firecracker Chicken.
KOMO airs the State Of The Union live. Fairness, equality and change. I'm for it!
Compare and contrast. Romney's income is unreal for me.... a childcare worker. This calls for a drink or two. Hey, waitness! How about a vodka martini, shaken, not stirred, on the rocks with a twist of lemon. That cost's too much for me. So, I have had one too many political events. Switch to movie (Not My Political Statement) Panic In The Year Zero. Wow. Frankie Avalon is in this one. I just like schlocky sci-fi films.

maandag 23 januari 2012

maandag 23 januari 2012 Midnight movie - MST3K: Teenage Strangler. I fall asleep pretty much at the beginning... when Mike tries to phone his grandma for help. He runs into problems with calling long distance from space and answering machines. The apartment is too warm. I toss and turn. Up with alarm. Turn on Stephanie Miller. What's up, Steph? Lots!
A little movie before work - The Galaxy Invader. A local kid, David, sees a UFO streak across the sky... and it electrifies his car a little bit. He calls up a professor/friend - Dr. William Tracy - and asks him to help find the UFO. Dr. Tracy drives up in a cool car. What is that car?
They need a break. Dr. Tracy says, "C'mon, David. Let's get something to eat." "How about a vodka martini, shaken, not stirred, on the rocks with a twist of lemon." David gets a coke. A beer for Dr. Tracy. And then, they chase the green alien. Shower. Streetcar to work. After 3 snow days and a 2-day weekend, I think that the kids missed each other. The Seahorses take the Bike Room and the Starfish take the playground. Cristin finds a pile of snow under the deck. We pile it onto the playground. The kids go crazy... But is it play or revenge? Normal routine - lunches, naps, snack. Streetcar to d'town. Pick up a few things at Kress. Turn on KOMO News. Report - Wash. has enough votes to legalize gay marriage. Watch some of the GOP debate in Tampa.

zondag 22 januari 2012

zondag 22 januari 2012 Up at 5:05. Live from Paris... watch France 24. They cover a campaign speech by François Gérard Georges Hollande. Le changement, c'est maintenant! Report - Hollande Vows To 'Change Destiny' Of France. He gets a standing ovation. I play in Lille, France again with Google Earth.
I trace my way up the subway stops of Lille Transpole. Click on the photos and links. There's Le Carré des Halles Lille. The neighborhood of Hellemmes. Watch some South Park and Futurama. I love My Three Suns.
Trisol... A mysterious world in the darkest depths of the Forbidden Zone. Watch movie - Enter The Void. 161 minutes. A drug dealer becomes interested in death and re-incarnation after reading "The Tibetan Book of the Dead". Suddenly dead, his soul floats though Tokyo. The film has sex, drugs, incest, abortion and more. It's a dark, bold and mind-bending film. Something more on the light side - Wilfred. Nice, Elijah Wood.

I am a potato on a couch. Play MST3K - The Brain That Wouldn't Die. I believe that I taped this on VHS on October 30, 1993 from. (It's original air date). The Comedy Central era.

zaterdag 21 januari 2012

zaterdag 21 januari 2012 Up at 4:54. Turn on France 24. Sarkozy, Merkel, Nigeria, etc. Watch South Park - Medicinal Fried Chicken. Wow! The South Park KFC is replaced by a medicinal marijuana dispensary, and Cartman gets involved in black market selling the KFC chicken. Futurama: I, Roommate.
Saturday morning movie - Franklyn. I don't quite understand this film. What is the purpose of Ryan Phillippe?

I actually step outside of the apartment. Train down to Uwajimaya. It's very VERY busy. Oops. It's Chinese New Year. I'm sure that people are trying to restock on food, too. #550 bus tunnel back to my place. Drop off stuff. Listen to Rick Steves' radio show. Offbeat Turkey: Historical Dives and Exploring the East; Richard Grant's Crazy Adventures In East Africa. Watch Julie Brown - Madusa: Dare To Be Truthful.

vrijdag 20 januari 2012

vrijdag 20 januari 2012 Up at 5:02. Check status. Another snow day. Three in a row. I finish my Beastmaster marathon - Beastmaster: The Eye Of Braxus. Before he died, Dar's father gave a mysterious amulet to Tal, Dar's younger brother.

Rice and fried egg for breakfast. Watch MSNBC - Hardball, Rachel, Politics Nation and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell. Thanks. I discover Touré, author of Who's Afraid Of Post-Blackness? And I hear Obama sing Al Green. Obama, crooner in chief.

Nice. I love Colbert On Morning Joe. Colbert has high numbers.
Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert joins Morning Joe on set in South Carolina to discuss his exploratory committee to run for the United States of S.C., and his recent team-up with Herman Cain. Switch to France 24. Report - US Authorities Shut Down File-Sharing Site Megaupload.

Swimming Rama for lunch. Left-overs in the frig. Hi, frig... Justin.
Watch some movies... It's like a Natalie Portman marathon. Thor (again). ---> Thor trailer. What happens to Loki when he falls off that bridge? The movie stops abruptly there. Life is rather interesting in Asgard. Chris Hemsworth is very interesting.
Then No Strings Attached. Cute movie. Rather long movie, too. I wasn't sure if I would make it through all the way. Romantic comedy. (Run Time: 108 minutes) THAT IS ALL.

donderdag 19 januari 2012

donderdag 19 januari 2012 Up at 5:44. Check status. The Hutch is closed again. Another Snow Day! Yay for me! Not so Yay for most people. My sister e-mails me. "How are You?" I'm just snowed in... and watching movies. In fact, I'm enjoying the Beastmaster - Through The Portal Of Time.


Marc Singer! Marc Singer. What a god! He was ripped, kicked ass and talked to ferrets, how can you beat that? Oh. Today in Ragnarok.

woensdag 18 januari 2012

woensdag 18 januari 2012 Wake up at 4:01. Hey! The news is on... and it's snowing... between 2 and 12 inches of snow is expected to fall.

Center Status – Jan 18, 2012 @ 5 am. Good Morning: Hutch Kids is closed. Hutch School is closed. This message will be updated daily or as conditions change.

Yay! Snow Day! It will likely continue into the afternoon.


A #545 gets stuck on Pike Street. Some people are not getting to Microsoft today.


I love you, Kaladi. I need your coffee. I sit and rest for a minute.

Hay! We're in the news!

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No inspection. Watch DS-9, Star Trek. This is new to me. Access to more KOMO News Live I can get it on my iPad.

dinsdag 17 januari 2012

dinsdag 17 januari 2012 Man! Awake at Midnight. Turn on France 24. The French are still dealing with life in the AA+ zone. Report - There's More To Life Than The AAA. There's unemployment, crime... the Golden Globes.

I manage to dose off... until a noisy commercial on France 24 wakes me up. Mon dieu! Fried egg on toast for breakfast. Turn on KTLK to listen to Bill Press. He interviews Peter Fenn live in studio to talk politics. Switch to KOMO News to check the weather. We're rather concerned. Ted Buehner of the Weather Service says, "This is a widespread and significant snow event." (We should stay at home.) But we won't stay at home. Streetcar to work. Most of the kids have shown up today. Ha! The Sea Otters decorate me with stickers. Thanks, kids.
The Seahorses try to steal my stickers. Only 5 Seahorses, but it feels like 50. Geez. We have Bike Room time. I can hardly believe that things settle down at nap time, but it's quiet time. Over to Starfish. Sam wakes up early. We go over to the Bike Room. We can see out the window that it's snowing on and off. Streetcar to d'town. Walk around a little. Listen to The World on my radio. Watch the weather on KOMO. Reporters are around the region calling into the studio about the snow, traffic and school closures. Turn on Politics Nation.

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Newt Gingrich calls President Barack Obama the “best food stamp president in American history.” Man! That gets to me. It's unfair... and saying that on Martin Luther King Day. People are starving... especially the children and the elderly. Newt Gingrich, a fiscal conservative? Not when it comes to Tiffany's. Geezus!
Fix up apartment for exterminators and inspection. Chili and potatoes for dinner. Watch Star Trek DS-9: Resurrection.

maandag 16 januari 2012

maandag 16 januari 2012 Toss and turn all night. Nausea. I just drink a Dr. Pepper for breakfast. Today is the day for my CPR Training with Robb Doody. Shower. #43 up to U District. #44 to Wallingford. Capitol Hill has a lot of snow. Whew! No problems traveling this morning. The buses are wearing chains. Listen to Weekday - Martin Luther King Jr. And The Labor Movement. Steve interviews the author of All Labor Has Dignity.

CPR and First Aid takes only 3 hours. It's one-on-one with Robb. He's cute. He asks me to give him a Heimlich. Robb has a solid body. Woof! Leave at 12:30. Wait only 5 minutes for a #44. Transfer to a #73 to d'town. Get out at Pioneer Square. Up to Mae Phim for some red curry chicken. Walk with my lunch back to my place. It's so yummy! Check MSNBC. Report - Americans honor MLK with service — and more protests.
The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct, and immediate abolition of poverty. Watch some KOMO News. Weather. Okay, so far. I meet a neighbor in the elevator. He's got a big bottle of beer. He says that he a drinking game for the Republican debate tonight. I watch it. South Carolina tends to cheer for Newt. I have to say that the crowd is quite lively. The talking heads on Fox are boring. Uff, da.
Talking points. They're rather redundant. And they really hate the gays. I need to switch. Yes! Daniel Radcliffe is on SNL. Yay! He works for Target.

zondag 15 januari 2012

zondag 15 januari 2012 Watch the Beach movies with Frankie Avalon including Beach Blanket Bingo. Makes me feel warm and cozy while it snows outside.

zaterdag 14 januari 2012

zaterdag 14 januari 2012 Up at 5:10. Watch Lost In Space (film). In the year 2058, the Earth will soon be uninhabitable after the irreversible effects of pollution and global warming! Professor John Robinson, lead scientist of the Jupiter 2 Mission, will lead his family to the habitable planet Alpha Prime to prep it for colonization.

How I hate and love Doctor Smith. And the robot... Destroy! DESTROY! DESTROY!
Take a short walk up Pike. Man! It's chilly! Oops! It's a balmy 34° outside. Back to my place. Play a warm movie - Beach Party with Frankie Avalon. Whoa! Von Zipper's stoned again! Can Frankie surf?

Turn on NPR. I love Wait, Wait. "Did you just ding him?" Ha! No way! David Cross plays Not My Job. Next movie, Young Frankenstein on Netflix. With Inge and Igor. Is it going to be a rough night? Outrageous!

vrijdag 13 januari 2012

vrijdag 13 januari 2012 Up with alarm. Turn on Stephanie Miller. I guess that Steph like Al Sharpton. I like Al Sharpton, too.

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I've had enough of quiet rooms! Spaghetti and a hard boiled egg for breakfast. Shower. Watch Heroes - The Wall. Sylar is trapped behind a mental wall. So Peter goes to the other side of the wall to rescue him.

Streetcar to work. Easy-going day. I am extra for Sea Otters and Starfish. Leisha does lunch set up and I put out the mats. I set up lunches for Starfish. Finn is enjoying the firefighter uniform. He actually takes it off for nap time. All 8 Seahorses are here today. They're rather cranky and pick on each other. But they go to sleep easily. When I leave, one of the kids tells me, "Bye, Mike and thank you." Streetcar to d'town. #43 up to Capitol Hill. Stop by Trader Joe's to get some things. Busy store. The clerks are cute... especially mine (Mac). Ride in a jam-packed #11 to d'town. Watch KIRO News. Man! I'm sick of the Tulalip Casino commercials. I will never go to Tulalip! Yuck!

Watch the last episode Heroes - Brave New World. The heroes race to thwart Samuel's vengeful plan to kill thousands of innocent people in Central Park. Sylar as a good guy? How can I adjust?

donderdag 12 januari 2012

donderdag 12 januari 2012 Up at 2:11. Play a cute Russian movie - Чёрная Молния - Black Lightning. It's hybrid of Transformers and Spiderman. It's a story about a boy and his car.

Turn on KOMO News. The weather forecast is dancing around the chance of snow this weekend. Report - Hoping for snow next week? Law of averages is on your side.
Beet salad, onion soup and hard boiled egg for breakfast. Turn on Stephanie Miller. they talk about the nasty rhetoric in the campaign. I'm rather concerned about how the GOP Presidential Contenders Are Bashing Europe. I know that Europeans are quite annoyed. Mitt Romney attacked what he called President Obama’s wish to turn America into a European style social welfare state. No! No! No!

Does Mittens realize that quite a few countries in Europe, including the Netherlands, are run by centrist and center-right governments? Then Gingrich called Obama a French Socialist. Is it time for Freedom Fries? Yummy.

By the way, In France, american cheese is now called idiot cheese. Shower. Walk up Terry to work. Hang out with the Seahorses and draw with colored pencils on news print. The Starfish are dragging their feet a little bit about going outside. I set up lunches while they play. Special guest for circle time - Joyce! Spend lunchtime with the Sea Otters. They struggle a little a nap time. Back to Seahorses. They're all asleep. Quiet time. When I leave at 3, I turn on The World - Dutch Queen Beatrix Sparks Controversy Over Headscarf. Streetcar to d'town. Straight to my place. Turn on KOMO News. Sad story about A 10-Year-Old Bellingham Busker.

Just a salad for dinner. Watch Heroes - Pass/Fail. Hiro is put on trial for his life; Sylar seeks Claire's help; Samuel's dream of love takes a terrifying turn.

woensdag 11 januari 2012

woensdag 11 januari 2012 Up with alarm. Turn on Stephanie Miller. All six Republican contenders are heading to South Carolina on Wednesday to contest the next presidential primary despite Mitt Romney’s convincing victory in New Hampshire. Hal Sparks joins the show.
Potatoes and beet salad for breakfast. Watch Heroes - Let It Bleed. Very interesting power play between Samuel and Sylar. Samuel conjures up a sandstorm which eviscerates Sylar. The gravel rips Sylar to ribbons. He collapses to the ground in a pathetic, shredded heap.
Turn on Weekday - The Issues And Tone Of The 2012 Presidential Election on KUOW. Provocative questions and answers. I like David Domke. “Has President Obama lived up to his message of hope? Is the idea of getting across the message more important than fulfilling the promise of the message?” ANSWER. Walk up Terry to work. I do a short break in the Dolphins. The kids are crazy about my t-shirt. Oh, ball! Ball! BALL!!
The playground is off-limits again as a couple guys put up the giant umbrellas. The Seahorses and Starfish watch with great interest as they work. The Starfish visit the Seahorse's classroom for a change of scenery. One of the kids discover a box full of plastic sea creatures. She's afraid of the octopus. Maybe it reminds her of Cthulhu... the ancient and unspeakable one.
Lunch. Naps. I'm tired. Turn on The World when I leave work. Interesting report - Life In Kabul. The story about the "Rock Star" fascinates me. A survivor of a terrorist bombing deals with grief through his music.

When I get home, I turn on KOMO. Seattle's first skyscraper - the
Smith Tower - is going on the auction block. Really? Report - Smith Tower foreclosure auction set for March 23. The 97-year-old Smith Tower is 70 percent vacant, but a lot of our office buildings have big vacancy rates. Watch Heroes - Close To You. Then Hardball and Rachel Maddow. She says It's 2008 All Over Again.

dinsdag 10 januari 2012

dinsdag 10 januari 2012 Up at 1:30. Turn on Rachel Maddow. This is not a quiet show... especially Rachel's interview with Dylan Ratigan. Question - Is Mitt Romney A Model For A System Gone Bad?
When Posh Comes To Shove... Dylan Ratigan is in studio to talk Greedy Bastards - and to plug his book. Turn on France 24. They seem so awake in France. They have a report from Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.

Pad Thai for breakfast. Switch to Stephanie Miller. "Republicans eating their own..." The fighting in New Hampshire gets bloody. Republican Candidates Criticize Romney Over Pink Slips, Firing Comments. The city of Seattle is a little wet from a recent rain. Short walk around d'town. Streetcar to work. Give Toni some planning time. Sharon is subbing for Anne. Lots of time with the Seahorses. Things seem somewhat organized. Art project with news print and pastel markers. I notice that some guys are trying to put the big shades on the playground. Luckily, we don't need the playground. We get some Bike Room time. Lunch time seems really involved. Service! Service! The kids have no patience. Finally, they settle down. Naps are easy. I leave at snack time. Walk up to Queen Anne. I love the affects of the sunset on the hill. I wish that I could live up there with Frasier.
Queen Anne is very well-to-do. Ahhhh, well. Frasier, Martin, and Daphne live in an apartment with an amazing balcony view of the Space Needle and the downtown Seattle skyline. Many people looking for apartments wish this view actually existed. It doesn't in real life.Get some groceries at Metropolitan. #18 bus to d'town. Drop off stuff. Urge for politics. New Hampshire! KIRO News actually announces at 5:33 Mitten's statistical win in NH. "We made history!" Huh(?).
Make some onion soup for this chilly evening. It's basic and simple sustenance. I use a big white onion. Boil a little with Romney oil... Olive oil. Simmer. If I go the French way (Mitt?) I'll add some white wine and chicken broth. Hey, Mitt! This is history! I'm making Onion soup for myself. It's simple and cheap. This is the way I celebrate your stupid champagne. I mean... campaign. Plitical endevours. Whatver.