About the Weather.

The forecast for today is: "Rain early, then showers". Much like the Eskimos' 47 words for snow, forecasters here are reduced to using multiple descriptions for rain.

And there's no doubt we can predict the temperature. The high for today is 54. Last year's high for today was 51. The all-time high was 59. Quite a spread.

So, if you have to guess, in January in Seattle it's going to be raining and around 50 degrees. Come one, come all!

The Check.

Upon completing our dinner at the very cool Tap House Grill in Bellevue (160 beers on tap!), Nathan and I received an amusing-looking tab. It's almost like a little poem.

The items:
Volcano Goat Cheese
Create-a-Sampler
Jerk Burger
World Tour
Fish Tacos App

Quite a colorful array of dining, I think.

Holy Super Bowl.

Wow. In an unexpected turn of events, we *do* live in a city where the NFL team is going to the Super Bowl. And, it isn't Indianapolis... =(

{We're still bitter.}

Scrubs.

This week on Scrubs, JD was talking to a patient who was dying. They mentioned her going to a beautiful place with fluffy clouds, and all her friends would be there. The answer: Seattle.

Go Colts!

Beer at 10:00 am? Must be a Sunday in Seattle. =)
Go Colts!

{Update: Oh, how sad. Could have been the greatest comeback ever!}

24.

When we went home for the holidays, I told everyone the weather hasn't been that bad. Then, we returned... and it's been raining for 24 straight days. In one week, we'll break a record that has existed since 1953.

{It still isn't bothering me, though...}
{Update on day 25: Now it's starting to get to us...}
{Final update: The record was not broken. It stopped at day 27.}

Bring on the funny.

I think Chico alerted us to this podcast awhile back, but OMG, I finally listened today and it is hella funny. For fans of The Office {or dry British humor}, I present to you:
The Ricky Gervais Show

{One random thing I love about Seattle}
People still dye their hair crazy colors here. Rode the bus with a girl sporting the Clementine-from-Eternal-Sunshine look today. Sweet.

Washington vs Indiana.

Inexplicably (or perhaps because of an impending NFL clash), the Seattle Times is running a column on Washington versus Indiana. Be sure and click on the pdf document for the chart.

Here's my scorecard...

People: Even. 6.2 mill each, more than I would have thought.
Nickname: gotta go with WA. No one can even figure out where "Hoosier" came from.
Admitted to Union: IN, by 73 years.
Land Area: WA, almost double!
Highest Point: WA. Mount Rainier has it all over Hoosier Hill; and where the hell is that anyway?
Famous Crooner: WA, but IN would have won 20 years ago.
Famous Songwriter: IN. Is Hendrix really known for his songwriting?
Tantrum Thrower: IN. No comparison really.
Memorial Day Tradition: Even. Actually both suck, imo.
Aviation Pioneer: IN. Without Wilbur there wouldn't even be a Boeing.
Top Crop: Even. It's like comparing apples and, well, corn.
Speed Demon: IN. Who remembers Ohno?
Town or Man?: WA. A classic.
Famous Dan: Even. Quayle is embarrassing, but who is Dan Evans?
Funny Person: IN. Is Carol Channing supposed to be funny?
Sizzling NFL Team: IN. Go Colts!
Medicore NBA Team: IN. Pacers will still make the playoffs. Sonics won't.
Silly Town Name: IN. I can still hardly believe it exists.
Technology Pioneer: WA. In a wash.
2004 Prez Choice: WA. Let's not even go there.
Basketball Legend: IN. Again, hardly a fair comparison.
Lamest Song: Geez, IN I guess. They're both stupid, but at least IN has a comedy factor.

And the final results: Indiana wins 11-7. Highly arbitrary and non-scientific, but still entertaining.

I designed these.

Yahoo! I've created some basic stamp designs for Impress and they're out now. =) It was pretty exciting walking into the store last night and seeing them on the shelf. Happy, happy.

The stamps:
oval dot frame
large dot square
dot blossom
small dot circle (comes in 2 sizes)

{I think I'll make something with them and post later...}

The only living boy in New York.

Scott left this morning after 3 days of fun and non-stop action. We visited Neumo's on Friday to see Cure and Depeche Mode tribute bands. Saturday, we took the ferry to Bainbridge Island just to have lunch. =) That night, we bar-hopped in Capitol Hill and watched fireworks shoot off the Space Needle. Finally, yesterday, we went to Snoqualmie Falls for a short, but steep hike. We took a quick drive in the mountains for good measure. We did it up Seattle-style. Can't wait to see that New York boy again soon...

This is the New Year.

{The Space Needle with beer goggles}

Also, for your viewing pleasure: The Chronicles of Narnia