Sprizee :: A simple girl replete with complications

Sicko

Last night I noticed my throat was feeling scratchy.  And then I thought back and remembered how for the last 2 days I had been sneezing more than usual after a coworker with a sinus infection came to work still sick despite all attempts to touch anything he had touched.  His visit to my office probably didn't help things out.  But, to be honest, my body is a whore for any virus or bacteria it can find.  Lucky me.  So this morning I woke up with a stuffy nose and a sore throat.  Awesome.  Just in time for the 3 day weekend.  I guess that means I'm going to have to put off visiting Anna for a little while longer.  Damn it.

The Dude and the window.

The Dude and the window., originally uploaded by sprizee.

Remember that time we went to Madrid, toured the Royal Palace and proceeded to freeze our asses off because it was sunny and HOT outside, but chilly and COLD inside?  Ah, memories.  Oh, yeah, it might have also been marked by our 5 year something or other. 

There is not a single other person on this planet I'd rather spend my time with, traveling the world, sharing the view. It almost makes me want to know what's next.  Like the next stop on the itinerary.  But then I remember how much I enjoy a good surprise.  Like finding you.  And all the unexpected joys ahead.   

You're pretty great.  I think I'll keep you.  Oh, and Happy Birthday!

I should write lists more often.

Catch Dr. Strangelove at the SIFF Cinema.  Check.

Demo bathroom shower door. Ewww.  Check.

Plant plants. Check.

Stuff face with homemade mac n cheese.  Yummy!  Check.

Apparently, my new camera is huge in Japan.

Bolsey and the border smugglers., originally uploaded by sprizee.

I can't wait to take her out of for a spin.  Oh, you didn't know I hoard collect toy and vintage cameras?  Well, I do.

Order Up.

It was a bit surreal this morning to find the following Daily Candy in my inbox.  Mostly because I know one of the founders of Seattle's newest meals on wheels offering, Skillet Street Food.  His name is Danny and he's one of my favorite people.  I'm so happy to see him following his dreams.  Also, his food is to die for.  Yes, it is that good.  (Sally can totally back me up on this one.  We spent many a night over at his house drinking wine and letting him feed us, and lord almighty, yum!) 

I've already requested he cook my last meal.  So get in line.

King of Kong: A fistful of quarters.

King of Kong: A fistful of quarters., originally uploaded by sprizee.

Now playing at the Varsity.  Go see it.  It's great.  King of Kong

To be of use once again.

Last week I caught Seattle local, Paul Hunter, on The News Hours.  His words so powerful they pulled me towards the screen.  And when the piece ended, I made a beeline to my computer to learn more about him.  Quickly, before his name got lost in the clutter of everyday life and the nonsense found between, inside, and on other channels.   An instrument maker, collector of discarded treasures and tossed away things, a poet and publisher, a farmer and artist, as his words poured onto the screen, I was filled with admiration and hope. 

Excerpt from "For the Miracle"

and beyond all around broken things
brought here for the miracle
alongside things in their rude beginnings
that may yet be finished and praised
amid things in the way once too often
that may become raw materials
and out of their great beyond serve in turn as
patch or knife blade or chair rung
to be of use once again

Elliott Bay Books I'm so there.

Unos

The one that got away. The Chair.

The one I'd save.  My favorite thrift/flea market/antique store find, ever.

The one that's closing.  Thrifko and Fremont Gardens are both closing in September.  Boo hoo.

The crazy one.  Girls Gone Wild: Wallingford Edition.

The one on hold.  The neuro-opthamologist doesn't have an opening until September 5th, which means I wait.

The one on the trip around the world. Misty is having a grand time.  All her pictures are making me jealous smile.

The one that's making me melt. Egan's tiny new additional to the family.  So precious.

Year of the snake eyes.

A couple weeks ago when I was visiting my mom, I switched cars with her.  I switched cars with her because when my Passat broke down last fall, and I was trying to decide if I should buy my Aunt's Prius or a new car, my mom offered to give me her car for free.  Her car being a HUGE Ford Taurus.  But at the time I had just bought a house, and also, IT WAS FREE.

Anyways, after my mom gave me her HUGE Ford Taurus she decided to buy my aunt's Prius.  So from time to time I switch cars with my mom when her my (shudder) Taurus needs to be serviced.  Last week I had fun driving the Prius around Seattle, but then on Thursday (one day after I was referred to a neuro-opthamologist by my eye doctor for more tests to figure out what is wrong with me) the Check Engine light came on.  I nearly started crying when the light flipped on.  It was just one more thing I didn't have the energy to deal with. 

Sunday my mom came over and we switched cars.   My mom and I drove the Taurus to Swanson's Nursery (pricey!) and Fremont Gardens (lovely!).  As it turns out Fremont Gardens is closing in September.  Very sad but it will be re-opened in March under a new name, Emerald City Gardens, with a lot of the same plant suppliers.  Yaay!  And the entire time, the Taurus ran just fine.  Then as I drove it to work this morning and the Taurus' Check Engine light came on. 

Well, at least there was a message waiting for me from the neuro-opthamologist when I walked into my office to finally schedule an appointment.  When my eye doctor gave me the referral on Wednesday night, he explained it could be nothing serious or it could be a stroke, brain aneurysm, ms...I think I blacked out after that.  I'm sure it's nothing major but those are scary words coming from a man in a lab coat.  But I'm sure my luck with doctors is much better than my luck with cars has been lately.  It just has to be.  I mean, what are the odds? 

"I think its great that we have a President that seems like he's always looking directly into the sun."

The funniest person I've never met is coming to Seattle.  Tickets have been acquired.  Say it with me. If the, if the, if the quarterback...  Yes, that is all.