I got 8 hours of sleep tonight, and have wrapped All the Presents, put in a load of laundry (M's mom didn't have all of his clothes he needed to take to KC clean clean @@) and am about to finish my coffee, charging implements and packing.
I am still mostly packed from PA, so THAT'S easy enough, thank dog.
I am thinking about taking down some nail stuff and giving my MIL a manicure, if she wants one. It might be fun.
My folks stuff is already wrapped and at their house; we'll be having Xmanakkah there Monday.
And a professional photog frien is taking family pix of us next week for the family rate ($50) and we can pay her in the middle of January, when we'll have some moneym and I'll get 'em printed free by my BF's bro, for whom I wrote resumes and covers. I wish there was a giant robot statue in KC, because that's TOTALLY where I'd have them done!
Safe travels and happy Christamas, Hanukkah, late Solstice, Yule, Boxing Day and any other winter holidays I may have forgotten! Joy to all!
I LOVE YOU, MA BUFFISTAS!
and any other winter holidays I may have forgotten!
Christmakuh! Festivus! Solstice! Kwanzaa!
I'm having a nice Christmas Eve. Work was rather slow, although there were 2 people in the store that walked in at quarter till closing, didn't come up to the register until after the store closed and took sometime.
We turned away three or four people at the door.
When I got home there was a package from G'ma and Aunt J and my landlady left me a nice card with a grocery store gift card and a lottery ticket and thanked me for being a great tenant!
Just got some good news for Christmas. Some old friends from the Pennsylvania are coming to Seattle for a big conference after the New Year. And they will be able to stop by Olympia and visit us for lunch on the 8th before they go home.
And come to think of it, some advice will be welcome. They will be pretty busy at the conference since they are presenters, moderators, and speakers at banquets and events. But they will be able to grab short amounts of time. So:
What are good Indy book stores and comic book stores in Seattle?
I'm betting Seattle has better sushi and better seafood in general that Pittsburgh . What are good sushi choices, and good non-sushi fish choices?
I'm mentally blocking the name but there is a permanent farmers-marketish thing on waterfront in Seattle with buskers and (as of some years ago) one of the last head shop in the U.S. I seem to remember that had a lot eateries. Eating in any one of them would be a real "Seattle" experience, but what are the best choices of eating places there?
Any other thoughts for stuff that can be squeezed into short blocks of time without much planning needed? Stuff that is either unique to Seattle or stuff that Seattle is likely to do better than Pittsburgh? Will the Seattle underground tour be operating in early January? Not exactly tourist season so I'm thinking it might be closed.
What are good Indy book stores and comic book stores in Seattle?
Golden Age Collectables in the basement of Pike Place Market, for comics. Elliott Bay Books is very big and fun to wander around. There's a smaller used bookstore on that street, but I did not record the name of it.
