345. Travel Day

I spent all day today either on the 74 bus, on the 194 bus, on a Southwest plane, or walking quickly to catch one of those three things.
I sat on the wrong side of the plane to see Mt. Rainier clearly, but I did get another faraway shot of it on Monday.

Taken on Monday, January [...]

347. Quaker Life

Taken on First Day, January 18th after the 9:30 AM Unprogrammed Silent Worship at University Friends Meeting, but before the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Worship at University Baptist Church.
The photo is funnier if you know some basic facts about the Quakers.

349. It Was Sunny Today

Mount Rainier at sunset.
Taken in Woodinville, WA on 1/17/2009 at 4:34 PM.

350. Pink Elephants On Parade

The famous Pink Elephant Car Wash, the first automated car wash.
Taken from a Duck in Seattle on 1/16/2009 at 3:33 PM.

351. Thoughts And Hints

Traveling across the country throws your entire time off — but only just enough so that you feel weird, and not enough so that you can legitimately whine about it.
When your sense of time is off, you forget to do things — like call your father on his birthday. Happy Birthday, Dad!
You also forget to [...]

352. Welcome to Seattle

Blurry picture of the Space Needle and downtown Seattle’s light pollution as seen from the sundial at Gas Works Park.
Taken at 10 PM PST on 1/14/2009.

353. The Best Job In The World

Courtesy of MetaFilter: The Best Job In The World.
Perks of the job:

Get paid AUD$150,000 (approx. USD $102,000)
Live without any housing costs for six months in a three-bedroom two-bathroom villa on the most developed island in the Great Barrier Reef

Requirements:

“Explore the islands of the Great Barrier Reef
“Discover what the area has to offer”
“Report back on your [...]

354. No More Snow, Please

It just stopped snowing again… but it’s supposed to start again tomorrow night.
Forecast for Wednesday (when I supposedly fly out to Seattle):
Snow. Blowing snow in the afternoon. Several inches of accumulation possible. Highs 12 to 16. Wind chills as low as 10 below to 20 below zero.

Weekend Wedding

I’ll be in and around Indianapolis this weekend… four years after I first asked Andrew if we could visit the city where he was born.

Hooray for cousins getting married in cities that you want to visit!