The weather here is just like Scotland.

So, it's been a good weekend here in Seattle. Although the weather took a turn for the worst, we still stayed entertained by catching Idlewild at Neumo's last night, followed by a Mariners game today.

Before the show last night, we wandered Capitol Hill to get to know the area. We ventured into Cafe Vita for a hot beverage since it was getting chilly out. While we were ordering, $ had a "Singles" moment as Mudhoney was playing over the speakers. We're officially in Seattle!

Idlewild's performance was not perfect by any means, but Roddy's silly rambling between songs was priceless. After an audience member asked how they liked Seattle, he commented that he liked the weather because it reminds him exactly of Scotland. =) It was great to see them live again and $ even scored 2 autographs at the end of the show.

We walked around Capitol Hill a bit afterwards, spotting some interesting sights. Our favorite: a dirty car that someone had scrawled "I wish my wife was as dirty as this car" on. Now that is original.

Today, Safeco Field proved to be a great ballpark! The food selection was outstanding with anything ranging from chili/clam chowder in a bread bowl to sushi/thai to the standard dog. The beer selection was pretty outstanding as well. Our favorite: the "Ichiroll", named after our Japanese baseball superstar. You wouldn't believe how many adorable girls were there yelling his name the entire game! Besides the great food selection, the park has a lot of interesting art pieces, which I found surprising. My favorite was appropriate for Seattle--recycled license plates and soda cans quilted together to form the logos of every MLB team. Very cool!



We also met a very interesting character on the bus ride to the park. When we boarded, he immediately told $ that he looks like Spiderman. ;) Somehow, he ended up on our return bus, as well, and we were treated to his thoughts on astrology, Bob Dylan, and life on Pluto.