Seattle gets a light rail!

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Originally uploaded by b_luecke

this is some of the art inside the Beacon Hill station (which is walking distance from my house..woot woot)!!
After looking at the art at some of the other stops, I'm grateful for mr. corson for hooking us up with some psychedelic, glowing, wonder at our stop! I'm extremely anxious to ride once this opens up in July! I'll be even more excited if it gets me downtown to work in LESS than ONE hour! please oh please!

so why do we want a tunnel under the waterfront?

this is just what's happening in our neighborhood. the tunnel to replace the viaduct is 3 times the undertaking. tsk tsk seattle...light rail, light rail, light rail!

This week had a great start

This week started with the usual Monday blah workday and gloomy skies. However, all I could focus on all day was going to see "my bloody valentine" for their last US show at the WAMU theater. I feel fortunate to have great friends like Isa who made the tickets possible! Originally, i had planned on purchasing one ticket and making the journey on my own. However, thanks to Isa I could now bring my s.o. with me so he could experience MBV for the first time. I also learned that one of my only gf's in the NW, Heather from Tacoma was also coming up for the show! So, when all was said and done we had an amazing vietnamese feast at "The Tamarind Tree", followed by some quick drinks near the venue, and finally and all out audio/visual assault at the hands of MBV. There were indeed signs that read "this show will be exceptionally loud" posted all over the venue.
I honestly didn't feel the sound was that loud or "intense" until they unleashed a 20 minute, wall of sound, at a volume only comparable to a 747 taking off. my hair, dress, and my insides were all a vibrating mess. It was completely trance inducing and fabulous. I do feel a little bad for the folks sans earplugs. But really, how did you miss the guy at the door handing out earplugs? That's all your "bad"

i like the beach

Here's the view from the Marina Pacific hotel in Venice beach where we spent what was left of Valentine's night. All in all, we managed to salvage a day which was so full of pain, drama, and demoral and ended up having a great time together. I can really be a hoot on pain pills.
my boyfriend Damian has some thoughts about venice beach. he is ever so eloquent. I do believe this is before we had any proper coffee in our systems. Enjoy this little clip shot from the roof of the Marina Pacific hotel the day after Valentine's day.

sunset west seattle

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Originally uploaded by julimirabal

my feet were soggy and it was frightfully cold. however, the race to beat the sunset from beacon hill to west seattle was worth it! it was an amazing sunset shared with my amazing boyfriend. of course, soon as the sun set and the arctic chill set in, we booked...well..we did run up a shit-ton of stairs first.
yes..this is a nothing post..but everyone has those now and again

The Seat Of Political Power

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Originally uploaded by Metal Chris

I couldn't resist posting this one! thanks Metal Chris for your "throne" expertise!

insomnia is a real bitch

i end up reading crap like this! so, when i first moved to Seattle I was regularly on 3 of the 10 worst bus routes in Seattle! beginner's luck I guess.
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/seattle911/archives/155798.asp

saying goodbye to san francisco

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Originally uploaded by julimirabal

i'm just so cold in dreary seattle, that i'm hoping my san francisco photos can keep me warm