i got some dirty boots - yeah dirty boots...

happy turkey day everyone. or tofurkey if that be your thing.

no turkey for me today. 'goober' seems to have eaten something that has disagreed with him and hence, instead of going to the relatives for dinner, i will be staying home. i am sure he is ok, but i'd rather stay home than clean up later.

saturday i braved the lineups at the border and went down to seattle. i bought way wicked boots! for twenty bucks! i bought some other stuff but really, i am most excited about my boots.

i've already worn them around the house and feel pretty damn good about them.

added bonus... i'm annoyed with a friend of mine, who's been pretty selfish and mean lately. the boy she thinks is cute, i am convinced has a shoe/boot fetish. she would not ever wear any shoe that would would fall into a girlie shoe category. if she continues to be mean and selfish, i may just have to wear these shoes out next time we are all together!

this is cool store i used to go to all the time, but i haven't been for a few years. it's called gargoyles statuary. and well, the name pretty much sums out what it sells. i bought a gargoyle that holds business cards. now i have to get me some business cards!

here's my thanksgiving random top ten. i haven't played for so long! very very random this week.

1. get back - veruca salt
2. by and by - paul robeson
3. movement revolution - cranston foundation
4. capricorn - the go
5. friends of p. [album version] - the rentals
6. letsgetabitarockin - the 101ers
7. this charming man (manchester) - the smiths
8. are you gonna be my girl? - jet
9. rowboat - johnny cash
10. september - earth, wind & fire

question.. are there thanksgiving songs?

good day sunshine...

today was a beautiful day. i celebrated by going to the dog park for two hours.

so, i had a job interview today and i think it went really well. my instincts say that the company and the people there are decent. i think i could enjoy working there.

my main concerns are

a. the pay. i have no idea what the pay is yet. i fear it is not much. this is not based on anything in particular. just my normal pessimistic nature.
b. benefits. i don't think it will come with any benefits (it's a contract type position)
c. having to start all over again once i finish the job.

if i get and take this job, i will celebrate by

1. buying a ticket to social distortion
2. reviewing my finances and checking to see if i can go to toronto for easter weekend. i have decided to plan as if i am going. i have already put in my request for tickets to 'the hour'. my buddy has been informed and has a futon ready for me. i have started to mentally pack shoes. :)

rubber ducky, you're the one...

i went to seattle yesterday to pick up a friend from the airport.

i left an hour late, and among other things, my travelling companion jammed out too late for me to find anyone else to go down with. i forgot my birth certificate and the alpha male teenager at the border was not pleased. i wanted to scream out, just send me home to get it. i don't care. just stop being such a bastard. but i didn't. he let me thru after telling me it was my final warning. i wanted to add and my first, but didn't. and then it was like we both of us decided we needed to end the conversation on a nice note. i mentioned something about different id nicely, and he jumped all over that (nicely), offering suggestions.

i only had a few hours to spend in the states. my first destination was archie mcphee .

(yes, that is a pink flamingo in the tree)


it's this awesome toy/novelty shop. it's in ballard, a cool little district of seattle. it was founded by scandanavian fisherman or something like that. they have this big fish festival every year. ballard has a lot of funky little shops and restaurants/bars. one of my favourites is hattie's hat. i like to eat breakfast there. even if it's four in the afternoon. :)

i was good this trip. i spent less than ten bucks. but i couldn't resist picking up ninja duck.

here he is at home with his new pal, hot rod duck.


then it was time to go to tacoma. i got stuck in massive traffic, meaning that i didn't have as much time as i thought i would. but i did pick up a pair of shoes (#44). now, i know i am supposed to be on a shoe ban, but when i said that, i did say that did not include a pair of heels. i don't have any shoes with heels, and i wanted one pair. Pair #44 were under $15 and have heels.

plus they will go so nice with my new tights with the red velvet skulls on them.















then it was off to the airport. but first, why don't we sit in traffic for awhile? that seems like fun. :(

finally get to the airport, over an hour late. pick up my friend and we are both hungry, but all i want to do is get out of seattle and all the traffic. we breeze thru seattle, no problem. we hit everett, and bam! the worst traffic yet. it doesn't clear up properly until marysville. which of course, means nothing to anyone unless they are familar with the i-5. but believe me, it was a long time.

we finally end up being able to stop for food somewhere near burlington. we went to bob's burgers & brews. i pass this restaurant chain all the time, but have never gone in before. the food was pretty good, but the portions were enormous. next time i go, i will split the meal with a friend. the prices are pretty cheap, considering the amount of food they give you. i was happy because the soup of the day was baked potato which i love. what did not make me happy is the fact we had to sit next to a table with two families. they thought it was perfectly acceptable to allow their children to run around, crawl on the floor, and generally yell a lot. i secretly hoped the waitress bump into them and spill something on them. alas, it was not to be. :)

these are pictures of the bridge that was behind bob's.