Loving and living this life in Seattle
this post is both embarrassing and fun to write. embarrassing because i am a horrible singer. always have been. i’ll NEVER forget getting kicked out of choir in middle school because i couldn’t sing. mrs. rupp, the choir teacher was preparing us for a concert and she had us singing row by row because someone …
i love being a natural girl. i think hair is healthiest in it’s natural state. but natural hair isn’t for everyone so you won’t find me fighting any naturalista battles. do your thing girl. but since i am natural, i have a few challenges of my own living in rainy seattle. so much moisture! there …
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You know how people are always saying their kicking ass and taking names? Well, I enjoy kicking a little ass every once in a while but mostly I prefer to take care of business. So, on this lovely Seattle Saturday, I’m tucked away in a coffeeshop with my buddy and we’re masterminding. I so love …
I saw this posted on the GeekGirlCon website and since I’m totally in love with these ladies and their mission I thought I’d share with you guys. I’ll be there and hope you show up as well! Click here to buy tickets! Miss Representation – Presented by Women’s Funding Alliance in partnership with Reel Grrls, GeekGirlCon, and SIFF. Join us on …
i like to cosplay and halloween is a large scale, socially acceptable excuse to cosplay. who can argue with such a thing? this year i had many costumes to choose from and many party options. i settled for one – the buffalo sock party: halloween edition – in honor of a few friends and their …
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 …
