my thoughts exactly.

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i hate the news

i turned on the news this morning... (ok, well, im lying. luke is out of town and i fell asleep on the couch with the tv on, so really i woke up to the news) and the reporter was discussing a small 3.4 earthquake that happened up north. then he interviewed a specialist who basically said "we get these all the time. its not really a big deal." and the reporter followed up the report with, "even if it was a little bit stronger, like a 4.4, we would have had some damage, so we all need to be really thankful that it wasn't much worse."

portland

we went to portland this weekend for a studio retreat.

we ate delicious food and had yummy expensive drinks.
see:

biscuits and gravy from mothers bistro

elizabeth taylor (creme de violet and champagne) at the driftwood

irish car bombs at dantes (bartender forgot the baileys)

not pictured:
happy hour at 23 hoyt.
catered breakfast
insane dinner at clyde commons

yelp reviews are on the to-do list

notes to self

on biking to work:

dont wear tight jeans. especially the ones patched twice over. good thing bonuses are upon us. but regardless, you're gonna want to bring shorts.

pedestrians will go faster than you up that hill. know this up front. they are assholes.

flush is the new blush.

dont forget deodorant. sorry coworkers.


on swimming:

adult swim MAY be pick up spot. needs more investigation much to boyfriends dismay.

remember goggles.
and swim cap.

these two things, paired with swim suit make you resemble a penis. its ok. everyone else looks like penises too. its a pool full of dick.

im a long distance saver

fuck the marathons.
i can budget. long term.
there should be medals and technical tees and finish times for this effort.

geeeeez.

im bad at this blogging every day thing.

sunday

we have a little garden going. its pretty cute in its little 1/2 55 gallon drum. it has me VERY excited for a vegetable garden next year.

we havent cooked since tuesday. and we've been feasting. currently we are waiting for the strawberry rhubarb bars to cool. seriously.

i have new drop bars on my old bike. i threw a little money at it for supplies. and thankfully i have an engineer for a boyfriend. BTW, the people at recycled cycles are awesome. i mean ive known this, but in the past two weeks they have proven themselves once again- we were treated EXACTLY the same spending $1k on a brand new bike as we were $100 on stuff to make a crappy bike not so crappy. thats awesome.

im pretty stoked for our studio retreat to portland next week. i can use the break. though i have a deadline monday. nice timing. ooof.

thats all ive got. i should probably go eat some roast now. oh yeah, theres a roast before theres rhubarb. this shit is awesome.

mo money!

im pretty excited.

i got paid today- well, at midnight, and i just paid all my bills for the month. i also have a little check to cash and the promise of a bonus at the end of the month. but i realized as i was filling out the coming weeks budgets on my spreadsheet that this is the last paycheck i will have to dedicate to my credit card.

i will be credit card debt free at the end of the month!*

now i just have to be as diligent WITH money as i was WITHOUT!

*with a little bump from the bonus

dear kara

its not a secret blog.

lets go to via!

i like posts with pictures

this nice lady is making us dinner tonight.

im babysitting this cute little buddy tomorrow.


these fine fellas are in a band and they are playing tomorrow night at the high dive.
and the lady on the right, well she's got a wicked deal running on groupon right now.
http://www.groupon.com/deals/running-evolution

these people are coming to stay on thursday.

then we go see these people.


then this gal comes to visit.
her hair is longer now.


then we go see this lovely birthday girl and her new beau.


then we take a road trip!

TADA! PICTURES.

it was a plus and minus kind of weekend.

friday:
work -
sunshine +
out of work early ++++
new padding for bike rides from rei with dividend +
not allowed to use lukes dividend bc we arent married -
nap +
return trip to rei bc i bought the wrong saddle -
impromptu dinner date at steelhead with a very sneaky water boy +++

saturday:
bike ride +
bike ride with flat ----
fixed flat and return to bike ride +
skillet and picnic in the grass +
babysitting for a cuuuute baby +
cuuuute baby screaming --
cuuuute baby sleeping ++++
guilty pleasure dining ++

sunday:
sleep in +
pmsy out of nowhere -----
skinny cow ice cream sandwich breakfast +++++
new bike for luke +
jealousy for mandy -
bike ride, no flat, even on inferior bike ++
running into friends on trail ++
going to beach ++
pork chops with horseradish applesauce +
realizing dessert is gone bc it was breakfast --
unfortunate tender bits despite new padding --

tom cruise sucks.

just sayin.

swimmers, can ya hear me?!

i need swimming advice.
i have no technique. none. and i need to swim very far with as little effort as possible.

go!

things i need/want to spend money on in the near future...

at least one new pair of jeans


















a new set of tires















padded cycling pants

















omg, this CUUUUTE bathing suit
















yoga classes

scary round 2

so LAST night i am scared awake by the sound of a VERY loud humming/rumbling. it sounded like it was coming from the floor.

"HEY! HEY! WHAT IS THAT?!"

yaaaaawn. "oh, thats just the air compressor."

of COURSE it is.

?!?!?!?!?!?!

so more middle of the night iphone solitaire for me.
sigh- we might as well have a baby already for the amount of sleep im NOT getting.
at least someone didnt get pseudo-shot last night.

scary

last night i woke up and couldnt get back to sleep immediately. i was lying there playing solitaire on my phone when i heard a girl scream (short scream). then i heard a guy scream and the girl with a shorter version of her scream. then i heard a loud bang. it sounded like a gun, but i think a gun would have been quieter. could have been a wooden door slamming shut? then nothing.

totally freaked out.

i just laid there listening. and eventually fell asleep when the sirens never happened. i was too freaked out to go look and luke was sound asleep.

but it made me remember a law and order svu episode where a girl was found outside and the detectives rolled their eyes bc they knew people had to hear her scream but no one did anything.

there were no bodies strewn across our steps this morning so i THINK everything is ok.

just sayin...

there are some babies that need to come out now. they are WAY overdue.