Best. Sign. Ever.

Running errands tonight after work. Corner of 15th and Leary. I spy with my little eye, the best homeless dude sign ever. "Raging lesbian stuck in man's body, need $ for sex change."

I've seen some good ones, but that one, that one wins.

I need to start bringing my camera with me everywhere.

"When Blogs Collide" or "There's A Whole Lotta Fishnet Up In This Bitch"

Kaijsa came in to town a few weeks ago, and luckily we managed to get together for drinks and debauchery. Kaijsa is an old friend of mine from The 'Ville, or Murderville for all you peeps in the know. We worked at my cousin's pharmacy together for a number of years, and have shared quite a few crazy stories. Some of my favorite memories involve hanging out at Hilton Pharmacy with Kaijsa and Melanie. Iced mochas, boy watching, small town America, you get the idea. Even though we are now considered grown ups, we still manage to have ridiculous amounts of fun when we get together. This visit included.
I met up with Kaijsa and her friend at King's Hardware in Ballard. One of my favorite watering holes. They have a peanut butter and bacon burger, 'nuf said. Granted, I've never had that burger, but it is an option. I like options. We probably annoyed Kaijsa's friend with all our stories of The 'Ville, and all the craziness involving people from our upbringing. We even managed to remember to story of the woman that came in to use the bathroom at the pharmacy and shat everywhere besides in the actual toilet. You don't forget stuff like that, you really don't. Apparently the women was shop lifting at Lamonts across the street and had such an adrenaline rush from the 5 finger discount experience that she couldn't control her bowels. Enter the Hilton Pharmacy customer bathroom. Thank god I wasn't the one who had to clean that craptastic mess up. I'm holding back a gag as I write this. Ugh.

King's Hardware burger.....yummmm...... With a pint of Manny's on the side. It was a good day.

After King's Hardware, we journeyed to Brouwer's in Fremont, another favorite. They have a huge selection of Belgian Ales. The bartenders are hot and know one exact shit ton of information regarding beer. Too bad I've never really liked Belgian Ales, too sweet. No, thank you.

Enter The Baranof. Little did we know that karaoke night at The 'Nof was going to be so incredibly entertaining. We met a busty brunette from Yelm that apparently travels all the way to The 'Nof for their kick ass karaoke night. She was wearing a white tub top dress and sang Mambo Number 5. The best part about it? Her 2&1/2 pack a day habit for the last 30 years has made her voice.....let's call it....'unique'.....

Here's a shot of me in the Ladies Room at The 'Nof. There isn't much to hide in the bathroom here. When you're hovering above the toilet you can see the person in the stall next to you in the mirror above the sinks. It really brings a feeling of intimacy to the whole human waste experience.

One of the best parts about The 'Nof is the signage at the bar. Warning: Bitch Bites (so true, that bartender lady is crusty, and she makes STIFF drinks. She's like the drink nazi, don't mess with her). And my absolute favorite sign: BEWARE, Poker Players and Loose Women. Noted. While sitting in the bar, one of Kaijsa and Patrick's friends commented: There's a whole lotta fishnet up in this bitch. And he didn't mean stockings. So true. There is, indeed, a lot of fishnet up in that bitch.

It was a fabulous visit with Kaijsa! I feel pretty lucky to have been able to fit in to her busy trip home. Next time, we'll hit up Laramie!! Mel, you in?

La Push, Baby. It's La Push.

Last week Casey and Kim went camping on the peninsula. One of their destinations? La Push. For all you Twilight fans out there, La Push was a location featured in the series. In the movie, Eric Choe says "La Push, baby. It's La Push.".....and Kim and I have been repeating that phrase for the last few weeks in preparation for her trip to the coast. While she was there, she picked me up this souvenir, how fitting...... Love it.
In other Twilight news, I couldn't resist picking up this pre-cut, pre-packaged awesomeness last time I was at Lasting Memories in Lynnwood. Looks like I need to make a trip out to Forks, Washington so I can come up with a scrap layout. There is also the Cullen Family crest in that shot for all of you who aren't all over Edward Cullen's tip. Oh, and I might as well let the cat out of the bag here, I just loaned Gina my copy of Twilight, so she'll be all wrapped up in this Edward business soon enough!! Can't wait for her to choose a side. Be warned Gina, if you choose Team Jacob, our 20 year friendship may get rocked:)
Since the next Twilight series movie, New Moon, isn't coming out for a few more months, I need some dead eye candy to hold my attention for the time being. Let me introduce you to Eric Northman, the ancient Nordic vampire in HBO's True Blood series (drop what you are doing, click on that link, click on "Characters", click on "Eric Northman", and finally click on "Watch"....you won't be disappointed!). In the first season, Eric has long hair which makes him look kinda cheesy, but so far in season two his hair is short and it compliments him well. Nic, quit rolling your eyes.
Who plays Eric Northman? Let me introduce you to Alexander Skarsgard. Swedish dreamboat extraordinaire. Hello lover. And I just found this out, he is in the video for Lady GaGa's song, Paparazzi. Good choice Lady, good choice.