Went to REI today to use up my dividend (a whopping $30) and coupon---as we're going to Iceland this summer, I wanted to get some light hiking shoes and convertible pants that could turn into capris. I bought a nice pair of Keen Voyageurs.
As a last minute splurge, Matt and I decided to have a fancy steak dinner at the recently opened Capital Grille here in Seattle. We'd only been to the one in Kansas City on the Plaza and know that the steaks are awesome. Boy, our dinner here in Seattle was phenomenal -- watch out El Gaucho! The service was fabulous and the food was cooked to perfection. I started with a lobster & dungeness crab cake followed by a 10 oz. of filet mignon with a side of lobster mac & cheese. It was rather indulgent ... and immediately caused me to go into food coma, which was bad considering I was about to head to the symphony. But man, we definitely recommend dinner here. Great experience.
Symphony was rather timely considering it's Easter weekend -- a performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor featuring the Seattle Symphony Chorale. I realized mid-way through the performance that I recognized a tenor in the Chorale, a fellow Microsoft PM that I actually met many years ago through salsa dancing. It got me wondering what the time commitment is to be part of the Chorale and how difficult it is to audition and get in. I did say many years ago that I wanted to try out for the Chorale, but I always chickened out and never followed through. Hmmm...perhaps this year.
After the Symphony, we went back home to Capitol Hill and walked over to Quinn's to join in on a going away get together for Gabe, who's leaving for the next 5 months to work in Beijing. Fun times.
Now time to sleep.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
weekend wrapup
I have to admit--it's quite hard remembering to keep up this blog between all the status updates on Facebook and dots on Faves so apologies for the delays between posts.
Over the weekend, we attended the Make A Wish Foundation Gala & Auction night at the Westin which was super fun. Until now, the only auction I'd ever attended was the Emerald City Swank for Seattle Works--an event I've attended for the last 4 years or so. Suffice it to say, this was far more elaborate than the Swank with tables costing $2,000 and live auction items ranging from a trip to Cabo to a Labradoodle puppy! (which was quite cute) It definitely gave me thought as to whether or not I'd want to go back to the Swank, knowing the type of causes out there where I can be charitable to instead. That said, I still stand by the Swank---why? Much of the target audience for the Swank are people in their 20's and 30's who've never been to an auction or thought about giving towards charity. Events like it break the myth that all auctions are black-tie formal with a bunch of stuffy older people. Ultimately, if what they do in the end is get people to go out and participate in the community more, then they've been successful.
In any case, here's a photo of some of the girls that attended the event -- more pictures here.
Over the weekend, we attended the Make A Wish Foundation Gala & Auction night at the Westin which was super fun. Until now, the only auction I'd ever attended was the Emerald City Swank for Seattle Works--an event I've attended for the last 4 years or so. Suffice it to say, this was far more elaborate than the Swank with tables costing $2,000 and live auction items ranging from a trip to Cabo to a Labradoodle puppy! (which was quite cute) It definitely gave me thought as to whether or not I'd want to go back to the Swank, knowing the type of causes out there where I can be charitable to instead. That said, I still stand by the Swank---why? Much of the target audience for the Swank are people in their 20's and 30's who've never been to an auction or thought about giving towards charity. Events like it break the myth that all auctions are black-tie formal with a bunch of stuffy older people. Ultimately, if what they do in the end is get people to go out and participate in the community more, then they've been successful.
In any case, here's a photo of some of the girls that attended the event -- more pictures here.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
"That" client
Man, I feel bad right now. I decided to try getting my haircut at the salon around the corner since it's close by. I mainly wanted to get a trim, nothing fancy, pretty straight-forward. The shape of the haircut already predefined-just a trim. Now, I've got the infamous "Posh" haircut, or the inverted bob where the back of my hair is shorter than the front, and it's a dramatic line. Well, haircut over, in the front it looked good, I was happy. Then I went home and realized that the back of my hair really wasn't cut as short as I wanted--and my funky haircut went from being an inverted bob to being a regular bob. I called the salon and asked if I could come back and get it trimmed the way I wanted. They told me to swing back by and I did. He trimmed it a bit more but not quite with the "dramatic" angle I wanted. I became "that" client that came back after the haircut. I don't know how common that is, but I feel bad for doing that. That said, I should get the haircut I want, right?
In other news--well: busy at work, still doing Pilates (which I love), finished our taxes and bought tickets to check out the Swell Season at the Moore in April (of Once fame) Yay.
In other news--well: busy at work, still doing Pilates (which I love), finished our taxes and bought tickets to check out the Swell Season at the Moore in April (of Once fame) Yay.
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