Me & You Forever

Artichokes! first guys to come up this year

kitty really really wanted to eat this bird

Under The Weather

low tide trip to the ocean for some fresh air

study time

what really happens during study time

Garden Ho

NW Flower and Garden Show 2008

This years theme was edible gardens, which is everthing I want!! Beautiful landscapes, all edible, like a veggie Willy Wonka chocolate factory. Amazing!

Dream modern patio, everything in the containers is edible!

Dads fence, not edible

My favorite one! Look at the roof garden! Corn! Sunflowers!

This is attached to the right side of the shelter above, CHICKENS!! with strawberries growing on top!!

Dreamy

Breathtaking Bonsai

Teeny tiny little garden

Addicted to Love Songs

Hypersensitive

I was just answering the phone, happy to talk to Meg when I yelled "The tree is on fire!" I hung up quickly(sorry meg!) Kelly pulled over, I jumped out, grabbed the fire extinguisher and spared the burning palm a fiery death. At one of Seattle's most frequented intersections is the most hideous "sculpture" bus stop. It was visioned as a urban oasis with a palm tree, strange plexiglas sheets on poles, and fake cement sand. I hate this bus stop and usually swear at it every time I pass it. I never thought one day I'd be out there with a fire extinguisher trying to save the stupid palm tree. Too bad we left the rig doors open and just happened to have parked down wind(fire fighting 101 flunkies) and our rig filled with smoke and fire extinguisher powder that we will be cleaning out for weeks to come. Here is a great article on the "Island". I should have let it burn.

Saved.

Stuck In It

This Ones For You

good bar by my house called Kings Hardware

they have my favorite drink which is tequila and Squirt, so so tasty

and the best sweet potato fries and veggi burgers in town

and trees

and they play good music, perfect!

You Make The World What It Is

My valentines day was awsome! I woke up early, skipped chemistry and helped deliver flowers for a florist downtown. To me this is one of those dream jobs you think, oh wouldn't it be fun to deliver flowers! I had a friend of a friend needing help with deliveries who has called me for the past few years but I've always been busy, this year I had no excuse. The experience was amazing! I ran around everywhere, in almost every huge building, a few little houses, and for once(as opposed to the ambulance) everyone was delighted to see me! Peoples reactions were so cute, a mix of surprised, awkward and really? For me? I had one elderly lady who looked as if she hadn't had a visitor in months, she opened the door, saw this huge bouquet and just lit up, she made me want to cry. It was a lot of work, I delivered a million bouquets(most of which cost way over $100!) and made some extra cash to spend at the flower and garden show next weekend. Heres to great opportunities, and taking them! 

Get Up, Get Out

Stand & Sit

Is This History

Saw Sen. Hillary Clinton speak Thursday night. 

She was great! First thing I noticed was how powerful she seemed, something I wasn't expecting. She addressed many subjects pertinent to the US today, she sited her ideas to change the problems, of which I felt were grounded, plausable ideas (like an organized way to pay back college loans by doing public service work in your field, called the public service corps). She was funny when she took jabs at the current administration and seemed to be confident and eloquent, not skipping a single beat. After her 45 minute speech I left with an amazing sense of confidence in her I didn't have before, and didn't think I would get. 

Yesterday, I went to see Sen. Obama.

Unfortunatly the venue filled up fast and I didn't get in(I was 2 hrs early!), so I went across the street to a bar, had some bloody marys, read the paper and watched it on TV.  In contrast this was already starting off better then the Clinton rally where I stood for about 3 hrs in a stuffy packed room after walking at least a mile in a 35 degree windstorm late at night. When Obama finally came on I was nicely nestled in a booth with one Mary down. He started off  with a good half hour of talking, not about things pertinent to the US today, but about how we need to change, how we aren't getting what we the people need from our government. Then the big insult, I cringed and wondered how many others did the same. Now, a big supporter of his campaign is the SEIU union of nurses, many of which were in attendance, he proceeded to say how undervalued their job is and they are the ones in there "cleaning the bed pans". He single handedly reduced nursing down to its most degrading task. What about "caring for people in a vulnerable time of need"? I think he lost a few votes on that one. Finally he started addressing actual issues, he addressed the same things as Sen. Clinton, but with little or nothing to say for ideas about changing policy. The times he did express a strategy he stumbled on his words and moved on to the next subject. After 45 min he was finished, I sat there in my booth stunned at how this could have happened. I felt so much less confident, not a feeling I thought would happen, I expected a great speaker with inspiring words, ideas, something. Surprisingly I got that in Sen. Clinton. It was unfair of me to see her first, everything in Obamas speech I compared to hers, which greatly paled in comparison. Even now I remain shocked.

 So today at 1pm I caucus. After (almost) seeing both in less then 24hrs I have my mind made up. I've not caucused before so I'm a little nervous but I'm excited to have the experience.

New Day

Jen Stark & Diem Chau @ OKOK this weekend.

You're Old

HAPPY BIRTHDAY A!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!

hope you have a good day, you are the best!