Welcome to Seattle.

As of Friday, 9/9/05, I'm an now an official Seattle-ite! I've been having a lot of thoughts and observations about the area..and then I remembered that we have a blog. What a nice coincidence!

The first thing I did upon arriving in the city is visit Pies & Pints, a small beer and food joint that specializes in savory pies and beers on tap. I got the Mediterranean pie and a pint of Stella (since I didn't recognize many of the other beers, a problem which I hope to rectify soon). We explained to the waitress, Emily, that I had just moved here and that her pub was the first place I went. I think she was impressed (she gave us all of our drinks for free!). She was a somewhat recent transplant from Austin, TX, herself, so she had some encouraging remarks.

I'm staying at Nathan's studio apartment that he owns in the University District. It's small but cozy, and we're sharing the place with his two kitties, Twinkie and Molly. Nathan's condo/coop is called "The Wayfarer Cooperative", and notes "Make sure that the door clicks behind you before you continue your journey." That's pretty great. Even funnier is the the apartment building next to Nathan's, called Rivendell. They describe their condos as "Enchanted Rooms". Apparently the owner wants to open another place called The Lothlorian, although it's up in the air whether he will be allowed to do so by the town elders. That's pretty geeky, but I love it.