5 = "did i punch your face?"

the madison ladies came and left, and left me with very fond memories of everything i love about madison. as much as i am loving everything seattle, it's safe to say i haven't laughed that hard since, well...., since i left mad-town. my lucky little heart is about to become more lucky: one of the girls (along with her kick-ass boyfriend) will be here - permanently - in a month and one of the other girls will hopefully be here in nine months. there have already been talks of getting a house that will contain all of us (which would mean 4 guys and 5 boys. ya know, real world style?) you're all invited once we find a housing unit willing to take all of us and our menagerie of animals. feelin' jealous that you missed out on all the laughs? here's a taste for you:

heather's response when i tried to insist that my RealWorldSeattle name was Deluxe:
"since i'm a prude from green bay, wi, i refuse to refer to someone as a hamburger variety. therefore, you shall remain Shaina."


so, i'm pretty psyched they visited and even more psyched they're coming to stay. until that happens, i think melanie will be more than enough to hold me over.

3 more days!!!!!!!!!!

smells like home

My aunt and I finally celebrated dogmas. I think her concern for making sure my Seattle living experience is as complete as it can be is pretty evident.

"Dream with Incienso,
- of morning and evening smoke rising in sleeply little towns and pueblos
- of chuck wagon cooking fires out on the range
- of campfires by the singing trout stream
- have jolly picnic fires on the mesa and in the canyon
- of the tall yarns around the glowing fireplace
- of memories of friends
- of visions of new adventures in the far west
Incienso: The Dream Maker"

Clearly, we got this move all wrong. I have never sang by a trout stream but, upon first wiff of these little mesquite scented cones, I wish I picked the "far west" they are talking about it. How does one go about telling a tall yarn?

moral conundrum

can you still call yourself a vegetarian when all you ever want to eat is the chicken liver pate at le pichet? i gotta figure out a way to make this work because that dish is damn tasty in my mouth. it's at the top of my "force your friends to do this when they visit" list. it's not really up for debate.

good morning sunshine

i wake up to this everyday. can't wait to see what happens.

you'll notice it's pretty sunny outside. it has been since....well....pretty much SINCE WE MOVED HERE. seriously, other than the occasional snow flurry or drizzly afternoon, the days have been sunny and beautiful. i'm telling ya, seattle-ites are a bunch of whiny liars. maybe they should make more friends.

double espresso

fantasy vacation starts in six days and i just bought a case of van gogh dbl espresso. it's going to be magical.

pda

there was an older couple at the bar the other night. they were heavily making out with legs intertwined, hands in the hair, etc... our gm stopped by and said: "this isn't really a make-out sort of joint." and continued on his way. they were pretty pissed. they ended their visit with this dramatic goodbye:

"i have never been tamed at a bar before."

i also learned what a "snow leopard" is. do you?

pappy

jake and i got to house-sit/dog-watch for our friends rob and sarah. the house was pretty darn great, but the best part was pappy. this isn't the best picture of him or jake, but it's the only one i have that comes close to accurately depicting his size. when pappy and i sat side-by-side, you could barely see me on the other side of his profile. he.is.amazing.: the biggest chunk of muscley love i've ever had the pleasure of chillin' with. now we just need to find an apartment/house that is big enough that he can fit in the hallways.

you know it's going to be good...

jake and i celebrated our anniversary last month. we agreed to not buy eachother any gifts. i came home to this lil' treat. and i know you're all very jealous. it was gone in 4 days. and we didn't give any to the dog.

which of these don't belong?

despite generally having a lot of free time on my hands, i sometimes find myself far too hurried to get anything into some sort of proper order. thought this summed it up nicely....