Oh, well what can you do?

OK so i just realized that I have been neglecting this blog as of late and that my last post was int he 3rd week of April (WTF). Not that I don't have anything to say just that I havent had the inclination to say it.

So... i mentioned before that I was in training for the 10k Turkey Trot in October. However I have failed miserably in that endeavour. LOL.. Honestly, not a huge fan of running...

So now I am thinking about getting a bike, something that I know that I like! Will go and have a look today and see if I can get one at a consignment store.

Also, on the good news front. I finally made time to get down to Seattle to hook up with some long lost friends from Korea and Thailand! Spent the first 2 days in Bellingham, Washington (which is a beautiful little place) with my friend Kim who I met in Thailand when I was at the Spa doing a fast and Colon Cleanse. We had a great time chatting, hanging out, beach walking, and beer drinking.


Downtown ~ Bellingham, Washington (May 2007)


The Illicit Love between a Crab and Starfish (errr, i think the starfish is eating the crab)


Starfish ORGY!


Plants and the coast!

Watched a coupla movies and ate fantastic Mexican food! On Sunday, Kim gave me a drive down to Seattle, where I first spent more than 2 hours in the giant REI flagship store (the American version of Mountain Equipment Co-op). What fun!

My friend Melanie, who taught with me in Korea in 2004 picked me up where we proceeded to BURN ONE DOWN and head out for Vietnamese food (yummy) . when we got back to her place we watched the BBCs Blue Planet... Hey if you havent seen it then you should.. its grand.

The next day was a Monday, unfortunatly it was a Canadian holiday and my friends all had to go to work!! So I set off the explere Seattle on my own. There were many things on my list... Space Needle, Bruce Lee's Grave, Kurt Cobain's house, the Museum... Unfortunatly, I only got to see one thing, the Underground Seattle Tour (Melanie said it was not to be missed and I agree, it was certainly not disappointing!


The Beginning of the Underground Tour


What's left of a Bathroom in the Underground


Underground Corridor walking towards the Business and RED light districts.


Ye Olde Shop Walls


RED LIGHT RED LIGHT


This is a skylight, underground. Where the light is coming in is actually the sidewalk above me. The history of seattle is that because it was initially settled below the water table it flooded... they had the build up the land before they could actually live on it. so the roads are where they are now, but the shops were below and the people had to use ladders to go into the shops or to cross the street.

well. that's about it for now... Yesterday Astrid left for Amsterdam for a week. I went to her sister Tara's BBQ down at kits beach after work.. caught this lovely sunset...



Ahhh, west coast living!