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Tonight I needed to do some thinking. So after coming home and taking a much needed shower, I grabbed my wallet and headphones and doddled down to the Mexicorner of NE Weidler and 7th Ave for some delicious Muchas Gracias. I had the chile relleno  burrito. Magic in my mouth as always.
I needed to digest so I went on a little walk.

I saw a beautiful sunset, giant rockets engine housings, many gizzled men, and a lot of little pink orchids. It was very peaceful. I like walking alone sometimes to clear my head…or in some cases fill it up. Now I am listening to Shoutcast “Dinner Jazz Excursion”. I just finished a tall cold glass of OJ and am looking forward to work tomorrow. I will be heading up to Vancouver to do a little fabrication work to help resident magician Jeff Fleury put some finishing love on the Hoopfest elements before sending them over to Spokane for Hoopfest 2009. This project has been quite amazing from the design side. So many elements, so little time. I think we did an awesome job and hope that karma helps Jeff get a little kickback from all of the tireless hours he has put in to bend time and space…frealzie-cakes.

This past weekend, I went to visit my best friend, Mr. iLan Epstein up in Seattle. I also had the pleasure of hanging out with my friend Don Hogan and one Ms. Vanessa. We roamed Seattle, had a typically delicious breakfast at 5-Spot in Queen Anne and I wound up buying a pair of these:

I got some looks in the office when I strutted in these! They are super cozy and really move with me. I used them to bike in, but would love to do some buildering with them to see how they sweat with some real work. Kudos to Vibram for making the ultimate in nerd appareal.

Almost time to feed the sugar gliders and get in bed for Family Guy.

Have a great night and if you are in PDX, be sure to grab some strawberries ASAP from Safeway, holy balls are they huge and sweet and awesome!

~G

Boards of Canada_In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country via Pandora.com

I really feel like this weekend wasn’t anything more than a moment to catch my breath. I actually think of this as a good thing. Keeping pace is something that I’ve started to romance lately. My legs are soggy from running today. I made a candy cane-shaped path around the parks that are around 42nd and whatever st. around the house. I ran until I couldn’t; which just happened to be right when I got home. Shower was magic. I got called into the office for a little fire drill. All’s well now. I was a little irritated when it happened, but I think it was due mainly to my lack of caffeine and protein. I certainly hope certain senior national account managers understand that it wasn’t their fault that I was in such a horrible mood…;)

I rode through the Rose Festival craziness before heading home, hopped on the computer for a bit, found some relaxy time, and then Lesa came and hugged my face while I sat in the computer chair. It was very comforting. We decided to walk down to SE Grand and SE Stark area. It was a nice breezy day. By the time we walked home,  I felt like a van with four flat tires and no gas. I made us some yummy mashed potatos and watched Ali G…(horrible horrible horrible). Sacha Cohen is brilliant though. I think I was just in the wrong mood for the type of humor that was displayed.

Alright, enough yapping. Time to feed the sugar gliders and hit the hay. I’ve got some more renders for SBUX to do as well as some more adventures in Nike land.

Sweet dreams!
~G