I must give a shout out

to my one and only Bracky jo on her birthday today. She showed me about taking pictures, cheeba, my first Sub Pop record (Velocity Girl, or Eric's Trip?) and the comfort of having a friend that just gets you.

I must have been a mouse in another life

...because I enjoy nothing more than cheese, cheese, cheese. Here's a portrait of one of the most special grilled cheeses I've ever known. Made with Beecher's handmade Flagship cheese: buttery yellow, sharp, creamy and cheddary. It melted beautifully. Oh, the cheeses I have known and loved! There was no other like Flagship cheese.

Totally safe-for-work hot grilled cheese pics.

Niki and Lemony
Originally uploaded by bugbiteme.

Just back from Seattle last night. Too busy at work to catch up fully, but here are some quick stats for my labor day weekend.

Snickets met: one, Lemony.
Armless men seen: at least two different ones.
Kilt-wearing dudes seen: 7-8 total.
Storms caught in: one huge one.
Rental cars towed: one, mine.
Hours it took to drive one mile from Seattle Center to I-5 South: 1 HOUR!
Schmancy meals eaten: two, but one was at an all veggie place that I'm forced to review after eating there only once because I may not make it back for the prerequisite 2-4 visits before I can make a fair opinion.

and more later, probably.

Emerald City



Going to Seattle for a few days. Mostly work (going to shows), meetings (being taken out to restaurants) and all kinds of schmoozing (free booze). Meanwhile, it seems I'm missing out on a bunch of fun things going on here in town. Oh well, those are the breaks. So Seattle, here I come. Land of paid parking lots, lots of seafood restaurants, smoking everywhere, Sir Mixx-A-Lot, Peroshkis on Broadway, chichis at the Cha Cha Lounge and don't forget Dick's drive-in, where they charge you 25 cents for ketchup. Why? Because they're Dick's.