a celebration of nerds

Due to some not-so-fun, flu-induced insomnia last night, I decided to purchase a movie on iTunes (all the movies I own are in a box somewhere, and I wasn't up for searching). I ended up getting the documentary "Wordplay" - about people who are really really into crossword puzzles. I had no idea there was such a huge subculture there. Seriously, these people are crazy smart and hilarious and endearing and a bit off their rockers. Loved it. Even if it did remind me of how comparatively unintelligent I am.

oh, how quickly they grow

My mom sent me a couple of pictures of the boys tonight. Scout is so big now. And Gunner's just his usual big lovable self.

i love otis

snow in october

Nicole and I went out to Snow Lake today for a little hike. We wanted to catch the fall colors while they're still around. It was so beautiful out there, even when the downpours began. The hike took us way too long, since we felt it necessary to stop every five seconds to take another picture, but we finally made it to the top, where there were little bits of snow and the most gorgeous view of the lake covered with fog. In case I haven't mentioned it, I love it up here.


(me being very excited about the patches of snow)



(Nicole pondering nature or something)



(fall colors and snowy mountains)

let this be a warning to you all

never ceases to crack me up, especially lately.

Henry has returned!

Henry is my car. My beloved crappy car. He's a little beaten up, and the majority of his contents are gone, presumably off at some pawn shop near the 99, but he's mine again. Gonna get him all cleaned up and pretty this weekend. And then go out and buy The Club. Or a Trunk Monkey.

Also kind of funny is the fact that they left my shoes, my favorite pink ones, which I had actually already gone off and replaced. So I now have double. Oh the riches...

Once

This movie broke my heart into a million itty bitty pieces. Granted, I'm slightly on the emotionally vulnerable side lately, but still. It's absolutely among the most starkly beautiful, hilarious, genuine, and (again) heartbreaking movies I've seen. I was crying 15 minutes into it and basically all the way until the credits were rolling, and I left the theater with goofy tear-stained cheeks. I also proceeded to buy the soundtrack (which they sell at the theatre - another reason they're awesome) and blast it as I was heading over the I-90 bridge (love that bridge). I'm a bit obsessive, I know. But ignore that fact and go see the movie anyway. If you don't, I might not be able to be your friend anymore. I'm just saying...

I'm also in love. Madly. With Glen Hansard. I think he might have ruined my chances of ever fancying anyone again. If I was thirteen, I'd have posters of him plastered on my walls. It's that bad.

(Sigh)

my new favorite place in all of Seattle

the Harvard Exit Theatre:
I love this place. I decided to head there today - the perfect rainy Tuesday afternoon - because they're playing the movie Once, which I've been dying to see for awhile now (I will write about the film itself in another post). The place is tucked away on this sweet little street on Capitol Hill. Outside there were the most beautiful trees with their fall colors, and the road was all shiny from the rain. Across the street there's this cute coffee shop, which I intend on visiting very soon. The theatre has pretty clearly been converted from some other purpose, looking nothing like your standard megaplex. You have to head up two flights of rickety stairs to get to one of the two small theaters. The people are crazy nice, while not obnoxiously so or phony in any way. And they sell Izze sodas - reason enough to love the place, if you ask me. Quite possibly one of my favorite Seattle experiences thus far.

a bitter sweetness

This seems to be an ongoing theme in my life these days - really wonderful things tinged with a sense of something lost or of wanting more. Either it's an issue of having to give up one thing in order to have something else, or it's the basic problem that any experience and/or relationship, good or bad, will eventually end.

There's this Dr. Suess quote (again with my love of cheesy quotes) that says "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." I try to keep reminding myself of this, but I'm not particularly good at it.

I don't know where I'm going with any of this. Just a random moment of venting, I suppose.

health nut

i'm on a roll today.

breakfast: americano + junior mints
lunch: pizza + root beer
dinner: who knows