I was in Seattle (briefly) at the end of last month, and counting on my fingers just now discovered that that Saturday was eleven days ago now, which is six and three-quarters months in Internet time (eight months if you’re using the Canadian Internet calendar), which hardly makes for breaking news if I were to write about it now, but — BUT — I had a really good time when I was there, and got to talk with a lot of cool people, some of whom I’d met before and some not, but all of whom were good to spend time with. Whew!
Oh! And there was a Starbucks (see FIGURE 1 above). The first one ever, at the Pike Place Market, which was much more crowded than the last time I was there, but we still had a good time picking our way through the tables and finding sweet things to snack on.
I came away from Seattle, and that awesome meet up full of happy people and cold beer, with a single directive, multiple persons all sending the same request my way: “Write more, you big hairy ape*.” So, I will. Honest! Because I seem to have a fair bit of free time on my hands these days, since in the eleven days since I visited Seattle I seem to have—
—AHHHHHH!!! Stay tuned.
(*to be fair, I don’t think anyone actually called me a big hairy ape; I usually use this appellation when addressing myself.)
March 3rd, 2010 on 6:56 am
I agree with the “write more” part. I miss reading what is going on in your life.
March 3rd, 2010 on 7:37 am
Wow! A new post from The Iron Fist!
That almost never happens!
March 3rd, 2010 on 7:38 am
Yeah no one called you a hairy ape. Not while I was around. And if that’s some sort of kinky foreplay talk between you and Sarah, I don’t think we need to know about it.
March 3rd, 2010 on 8:24 am
wow. words! and they’re yours! dude, you gotta start writing here more. please?
also: finish the recap, will you?
March 3rd, 2010 on 8:57 am
Well actually I did hear Sizzle call you a big hairy ape, but only when you weren’t listening.
March 3rd, 2010 on 9:08 am
Hey, I’ve been to that Starbucks! I think that means we’re friends. Isn’t that how it works?
March 3rd, 2010 on 11:56 am
tori, you make me feel like important things are going on in my life. AWESOME.
dave2, I know, right? But more is coming…
sizzle, it’s probably for the best if I don’t answer that.
matt, no problem bro, provided you promise to drink beer with me.
chris, I KNEW IT. That Sizzle, she’s so kinky.
ashley, I think it is! Hey, do you use Gowalla or anything like that?
March 3rd, 2010 on 11:58 am
Um, what’s Gowalla?
March 3rd, 2010 on 12:53 pm
It’s a location based social media game sort of thing. Kind of like how Schilbo checks in with Foursquare every where she goes and became the mayor of her local Starbucks. Gowalla is pretty similar.
March 3rd, 2010 on 12:55 pm
OK. I kind of love that you not only make Canadian jokes on MY site, you make them on your OWN site. Awesome.
March 3rd, 2010 on 12:58 pm
It’s been at least 20 years since I was last at that Starbucks on Pike. I think it was busy then, too.
March 3rd, 2010 on 12:59 pm
. . . I don’t know what Foursquare is either.
March 3rd, 2010 on 1:25 pm
Yes, write more!
And hello!
March 3rd, 2010 on 2:16 pm
The first Starbucks? I think we have the 100,000th at the Target up the road from where I work.
March 3rd, 2010 on 7:19 pm
angella, my love of Canadians is as vast as the Yukon Territory, and as such I can’t contain my Canadian jokes just to your blog exclusively.
marty, some things never change, I guess.
ashley, it’s okay, we can get you help.
claire, hello!
delmer, this one is back from before Starbucks went all viral on us.
March 3rd, 2010 on 11:48 pm
I think you should come grocery shopping with me tomorrow. I want you to do all the heavy lifting.
March 4th, 2010 on 5:43 pm
Enjoyed the pictures. I still haven’t been to Seattle. Really hoping my b/f can get a job somewhere on the west coast so we can either live in Seattle or visit.
Write more but mostly… more photos! My imagination isn’t as good as it used to be hehe
March 5th, 2010 on 9:11 am
Dang! Now I feel sad that you never make Canada jokes on my blog. Oh wait… I don’t really have a blog. Never mind.
March 5th, 2010 on 10:12 am
Bout damn time. And I only ever call Avitable a hairy gorilla. It would seem like cheating to call you that as well.
March 5th, 2010 on 9:29 pm
sarah, oh fine, so long as you buy me some candy.
justin, I’ll see what I can do! It’s one of my goals this year to take a whole lot more pictures than I did last year.
shari, you do too have a blog! and I expect some updates, missy!
tracy, I respect your fidelity to the big man-apes in your life.
March 7th, 2010 on 1:05 pm
Hopefully I’ll get to see you on your next trip to Seattle, you big hairy ape.
March 11th, 2010 on 2:53 pm
Seattle is on my list of places to visit. Every time I read something about it, I always think “hey, we should really go to Seattle sometime”. And then we promptly never ever go. Ever.
So, true to form, after reading your post I just thought “hey we should really go to Seattle sometime”. Which means we won’t. But it’s not because we don’t want to.
I think it’s some kind of curse.