Yesterday I was pretty much eating non stop. Started with a snack at home, then went out with Ark and grabbed some Thai food, then right after that met up with my uncle and brother and proceeded to eat wonton noodle soup. I was stuffed eating everything within 5 hours. But hey, it was the last chance attitude I was going with. When is the next time I am going to eat good ass wonton soup.
Afterwards got my yearly fill of baseball. My uncle scored some nice seats for the Mariners vs Yankees game! Always a great game and in section 125, row 20, that makes it even better. Even though the Mariners suck this year, it was good to see Ichiro and the gang pull out a win over the Yanks, go M's! Then the clincher was when Ichiro in centerfield ran down a fly ball at full speed backhanded while crashing into the wall. Wow!
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Thursday, August 24, 2006
WHAT ALARM CLOCK?
It's tough being on vacation, go to sleep around 2am or 3am, wake up whenever without an alarm clock around 930am or 1100am. Then chill, eat something or just take a walk around the lake. Today hanged out with Ark to get some soup and sandwiches then some fat ice cream and then took some pics of squirrels running around. Tough vacation but I like it.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
HEMPFEST
Saturday started out a bit slow, stopped by the Japanese Consulate's home for a BBQ with the PNW Jet Alum. Didn't really know anyone there, but thought it would be interesting. Good food, good weather, met a couple nice people.
Then proceeded to make my time in Seattle worthwhile. I was feeling lazy and was gonna head home with my Ayumi and Puffy poster, but why not check out Hempfest. I knew for sure it was going to be interesting. So I made the hike from Queen Anne (near Racha) all the way down to the Spaghetti Factory basically where the event entrance was. Usually I wouln't have walked all the way down there, but hey it was a nice day, I had alot of time, walking far in Japan is normal, and well I didn't have a car. So about 30 minutes later I arrived at the mad scene of Hempfest.
Not sure what Hempfest is? Here is a short summary off their website;
"The nation's leading cannabis policy reform event turns fifteen years old this year. Since 1991 Seattle Hempfest has been bringing you the nation's leading experts, activists, and advocates for industrial hemp and marijuana law reform, amid multiple stages of music and hundreds of food, crafts and information vendors. Hempfest is a work-party, so come prepared to learn while you celebrate." http://www.hempfest.org/
Met up with Duc and we headed in. Or at least we tried, there was a super bottle neck at the entrance, so everyone was stuck, people coming in, people going out, it was bad. But it was fun to listen to all the comments such as, "I am with the guy in the staff shirt!", "is the park really closed? you are shittin me!", "Who parked this fuckin car here, great!", "Oh, I can smell that, bring some over here." ... sure was nice to be back in America.
It was the same Hempfest as I went to last year, full of food, shops that sold cool shirts, pipes, and other cool things, 3 stages that had rock, reggae, and also random DJ booths that spitted out techno and DnB. But the best thing I liked about it was people watching. Even though Americans are pretty straight forward and in your face everyone got along at this event. Everyone was out to have a good time, probably one of the safest events you could go to. People who where gangsters, hippies, goth, heavy metal, skaters, everyone was friends. The whole place had a good vibe. It was a nice day at the park.
Then proceeded to make my time in Seattle worthwhile. I was feeling lazy and was gonna head home with my Ayumi and Puffy poster, but why not check out Hempfest. I knew for sure it was going to be interesting. So I made the hike from Queen Anne (near Racha) all the way down to the Spaghetti Factory basically where the event entrance was. Usually I wouln't have walked all the way down there, but hey it was a nice day, I had alot of time, walking far in Japan is normal, and well I didn't have a car. So about 30 minutes later I arrived at the mad scene of Hempfest.
Not sure what Hempfest is? Here is a short summary off their website;
"The nation's leading cannabis policy reform event turns fifteen years old this year. Since 1991 Seattle Hempfest has been bringing you the nation's leading experts, activists, and advocates for industrial hemp and marijuana law reform, amid multiple stages of music and hundreds of food, crafts and information vendors. Hempfest is a work-party, so come prepared to learn while you celebrate." http://www.hempfest.org/
Met up with Duc and we headed in. Or at least we tried, there was a super bottle neck at the entrance, so everyone was stuck, people coming in, people going out, it was bad. But it was fun to listen to all the comments such as, "I am with the guy in the staff shirt!", "is the park really closed? you are shittin me!", "Who parked this fuckin car here, great!", "Oh, I can smell that, bring some over here." ... sure was nice to be back in America.
It was the same Hempfest as I went to last year, full of food, shops that sold cool shirts, pipes, and other cool things, 3 stages that had rock, reggae, and also random DJ booths that spitted out techno and DnB. But the best thing I liked about it was people watching. Even though Americans are pretty straight forward and in your face everyone got along at this event. Everyone was out to have a good time, probably one of the safest events you could go to. People who where gangsters, hippies, goth, heavy metal, skaters, everyone was friends. The whole place had a good vibe. It was a nice day at the park.
MORNING CHILL
Woke up this morning and it was nice and chilly and cloudy. The cloudy weather kinda makes me sleepy. Its about 58 degrees F or 14 C, but I sure prefer it being cooler than sweaty hot. I just put on the sweatshirt and so I am all good.
Monday, August 21, 2006
AIN'T EVEN BREAKING A SWEAT
Just realized how nice it was to run and not really break a sweat! Ran a little bit around Greenlake on a nice sunny 85 degree day, and no ooooodles of sweat dripping down. Not even a drop, it was great! Even had a chance to sit down in some nice shade under a tree on grass. Because I know when I go back to Japan, if I even walked fast sweat would be pouring down, and there would be no nice grass to sit on. Oh my.
FINGER LICKING GOOD
It's sure nice to return to a meal of nice greasy KFC chicken. Nothing like biscuits, chicken, cole slaw, and mashed potatoes. No mashed potatoes and gravy in Japan, what a tragedy, oh well better eat all I can before then.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
A BUNCH OF POSTS ...
Coming right up! ....... lets see, finished my 3rd and final year on the JET Programme, and just flew back home to Seattle!
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