YAAARRRGGGHHH!!!

It be National Talk Like a Pirate Day!!! I had a great banter of emails w/ Amy all in pirate speak - too funny for words. In other news, I am stalling doing my homework. Actually there hasn't been much to "write home about" the last couple of days. No seal sightings, but I haven't really been down to the pier other than tonight. Dane and I walked along the shore and ate dinner on deck. Then we threw bread at birds and laughed at the commotion. Work is going well, I am in the middle of payroll for all my corps right now. It's backed up two weeks. It's not hard, just slow picking up on the details. I put my office together over the weekend, everyone loves it including me.

The cats are enjoying back yard recess right now while I play on the net - they are freaking out. And the spiders here are un-real. All in all I feel like I am on an extended vacation and I love it. So many new sites to see and places to go and I have to say that I love working in the city. I feel so much a part of the life and vibe that is Seattle. It's awesome working at the foot of the Space Needle next to the water - what a treat. Everytime I go for my afternoon walk I look up at the needle and smile. How lucky I am to be in a great city!!! I love my walks, I love my schedule (35 hour work week w/ mandatory 15 min. breaks and 1 hour lunch). I love the people I work with. I also love getting into a routine.

I am SO SO SO looking forward to this weekend! I am going to try to scalp NIN tickets this Friday, he is playing at the Key arena which is two blocks from where I work. Then Saturday we are going to the Crossroads Mall for Margurita (I know I spelled that wrong) Madness. All you can drink maguritas, all you can eat chips and salsa, and a painting lesson where you paint the glass you drink out of for $10!! Course it's a brilliant ploy to get people into this place where you can pick out another piece of ceremic whatever (cup, plate, vase, figurine, bowl) to paint. I am thinking I will do a bowl of some sort. Maybe an ashtray. Maybe a mug for work. But I think it will be fun. Dane wants something with four sides so he can paint each side through his drink progression. What fun stuff they have in this city!!! YEAH!!!