thanks to a well-timed half-off coupon, we went go-kart racing (#19)! kyle, jim, serah and i headed to redmond's k1 indoor track for two races - not against each other like i expected, but for best single lap time over fifteen or so laps. it was super fun! some other things i didn't expect: these things are fast, the steering wheel takes some muscle to turn, and apparently every fun activity makes me dizzy. much like when i went surfing a few months ago, i had to cut my playtime short due to motion sickness. and so i sat the second race out - sort of a downer, but it's ok because it gave me a chance to take some pictures i wouldn't have otherwise been able to. i also got to hear the onlookers ooh and aah at how fast our crew was.
ninjas in headsocks
someone is working his helmet.
thumbs up before race time! this was the best i could do through the glass. also, this picture captures perfectly how i felt after the first race.
the standings after race number two
kyle and i saw another live show too (#35): madeleine peyroux at the jazz alley. the venue was super hip, and her voice really was something special. i didn't think i knew any of her material - i was just up for a classy night out. but the second song, "don't wait too long," was so familiar to me, and by the end of her set i had figured out it was definitely used in a commercial i must've liked. some googling yielded this hilarious pants-related result.
lastly, i finally contributed to public radio (#94). i don't know exactly why i waited so long to do this; i've been a happily negligent benefactor of public media's free rider problem for years. but it turned out that i was just waiting for a sign, and i got it last week while listening to kexp, an alternative station owned by the university of washington and operated in partnership with the experience music project. it's an office favorite, and the three o'clock dj's decision to play a "whole lotta love" + "drop it like it's hot" mashup sold me. my complimentary t-shirt should arrive any day now.
ninjas in headsocks
someone is working his helmet.
thumbs up before race time! this was the best i could do through the glass. also, this picture captures perfectly how i felt after the first race.
the standings after race number two_______________________________________
kyle and i saw another live show too (#35): madeleine peyroux at the jazz alley. the venue was super hip, and her voice really was something special. i didn't think i knew any of her material - i was just up for a classy night out. but the second song, "don't wait too long," was so familiar to me, and by the end of her set i had figured out it was definitely used in a commercial i must've liked. some googling yielded this hilarious pants-related result.
lastly, i finally contributed to public radio (#94). i don't know exactly why i waited so long to do this; i've been a happily negligent benefactor of public media's free rider problem for years. but it turned out that i was just waiting for a sign, and i got it last week while listening to kexp, an alternative station owned by the university of washington and operated in partnership with the experience music project. it's an office favorite, and the three o'clock dj's decision to play a "whole lotta love" + "drop it like it's hot" mashup sold me. my complimentary t-shirt should arrive any day now.
3 comments:
At first I thought those head socks might be morphsuits and I was really excited.
Either that is an adorable commerical or I'm an incorrigible sap. Dunnp
oh the commercial is ridiculous - whenever i saw it i couldn't help but think that if we all switched trains whenever we saw a good-looking person we'd never get anywhere. IN LIFE. i just remember really liking the song.
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