Loving and living this life in Seattle
my friend sandy and i started our sunday morning with a wonderful urban forging excursion. we went on a mushroom hike! we met up at bridle trails state park in kirkland, wa, with about 15 other people and our own personal mycologist, luke baylor. we went off on a magical mushroom adventure that promised to …
There are some things that just go together perfectly for us geeky girls. Geek tees and converse. Feminism and cosplay. Superheroes and villains. Geek love/adoration and cons. This past weekend in Seattle, city of major tech giants and über geeks galore, Geek Girl Con was born. This was the first ever Con devoted to us …
Since many of my friends have never gone hiking before, I have gotten tons of requests to hit the trails with them. How awesome is that? I get to get my Annie Oakley on and share my passion for the outdoors, and specifically the Pacific Northwest, with my city friends. To be clear, I am …
Construction is a way of life in a city like Seattle. We are always trying to build bigger and better things and with our land so limited, it’s always annoying to see a building site gone awry. Such is the case with the huge eyesore in the Greenlake neighborhood of Seattle. I happen to love …
I volunteer regularly at the Seattle Art Museum, or SAM as it’s fondly known around here. I love art. I find it riveting to be in the presence of great works of art. It’s not common for me to consider myself an artist. I am very creative and find time to paint every now and …
I am an Elite Yelper. If you don’t know what Yelp is, where have you been? Seriously, get over to their website at www.yelp.com now! You can also find my reviews in the left hand navigation there. Yes, look to the left and you’ll see it. Anyway, as an Elite Yelper, I get invited to …
You can’t live in Seattle and not get bitten by the hiking bug. At least, not in my opinion. I realize some people don’t get how truly amazing it is to be surrounded by such majestic mountains. I consider those people to be beyond special and I tend to ignore them. I kid. But seriously, …
Finally, the street fair craze has come to Lake City. That means a lot to me because that’s my neighborhood! Lake City does it big with a parade and I love it. Lived here for three years and I have never missed a parade. They start the parade with a kiddie parade at 6 and …
Seattle is home to seriously strange eating establishments. We like our food with a side of freak. What can I say? It does make for great dinning and tons of fun. That is precisely what greeted me at Luna Park Cafe in West Seattle. West Seattle is an interesting neighborhood in and of itself. There’s …