Obsession: Cake version

Katherine and I went to a movie on Saturday, Love Happens staring Jennifer Anniston, Aaron Eckhart and some other peeps.  The movie was good, predictable, and being from Seattle inconsistent.  Nothing anyone who isn’t from here would even know. Like heading south on the viaduct and filming from above the bus is actually heading North.  (Because South is the lower level and yea filming that, not so spectacular)  They also hit lots of tourist attractions in a manner that they would be lined up or at least in the same vicinity, the Fremont Troll is not next to Lake View cemetery up at volunteer park where the “Lee” men are buried.  However it was enjoyable.

We then hit Juno (Urban Casual Restaurant according to the website) in the Arctic hotel for dinner as Katherine had a gift certificate that expires next month.  We first went up to check out the “Poler Bar” and there was such a huge number of people there for a wedding reception we joked about crashing their party.  We ended up sitting at the bar in the nearly empty Juno restaurant and had a laid back lovely dinner.

While still upstairs however we wondered past the reception area for the wedding and there in the center of the room on a table was the wedding cake.  I said aloud, I wonder if they would let me look at the cake.  An employee of the hotel (I assume) said go on in take a look.  I did not hesitate.  It was a cute cake.  Little silver chickens (?) maybe on top.  I couldn’t tell without touching it if it was fondant or a really spectacular job of butter cream icing.

But I did of course snap a picture with my cell. (No I didn’t touch it)

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Just In

I just got in from the airport and although I was scheduled to be in the office at 2:45 for a filing I received a voicemail while on the plane from the boss stating that she would be going in to make the 3 and 4am filings (didn’t know there were two but I guess I would have figured that out when I got there), now since I don’t have to be up at 1:30 after 3 and a half hours of sleep I feel like I should do something productive.  Even though it is still 10pm and I need to head to bed.  But I feel like I have lots of time to sleep now, like a whole 6 or 7 hours.

So instead I will post these pictures really quick.  I saw my baby sister this weekend, also my brother in-law, nephew and niece.  Had a lovely visit and meal with them for about 7 hours.  It was so great to see them all and they look fabulous.

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On our way to dinner we swung by the house they have a bid on.  Hopefully they will know by Thursday or so if it all went through and they can get out of temporary housing.

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It was in the 100’s all weekend so besides resting Chari’s back we also went to the movies and saw Inglorious Bastards which was fantastic, and air conditioned.  Tarantino did his usual cameo and I was pretty sure it was one of the “Nazi’s” getting killed but was so distracted by all the talking and shushing and talking and shushing.  I missed the second cameo altogether and only know of it because I googled it today. During that particular part of the movie the person behind us and two seats over was coughing and coughing and sneezing and snorting and it was so distracting (and coughing and coughing and coughing) besides the fact that I found out Friday my co-workers wife has swine flu and the article I read last week said your more likely to catch this from someone coughing in a theatre then actually touching them and then touching your face.  Did I mention the coughing.  I mean I feel for the guy/girl/large kid, we weren’t even sure but when you can’t stop you should excuse yourself and go get a drink of water or something.

Yo, Johnny! I see you in the next life!

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Precious.

This trailer made me go looking for the book.
Movie is out this coming November!!