January 20, 2009

Quite possibly the best day ever. Cousin Erika and I already had tickets to see Tapes n Tapes at Neumo's, so we headed up to Capitol Hill early to partake in the festival atmosphere that was sure to be in effect. (Note to you California dwellers - Tapes n Tapes are heading your way! Check 'em out.)

Sure enough, a giant costumed group was marching down the street, chanting and drumming. Our outfits weren't up to snuff to participate in that glamorous group, so we moved on to the Cha Cha Lounge.

At the Cha Cha we met this lovely lady. Why was she wearing this outfit? "I have a closet full of costumes, and I've always wanted to wear this onesie. Today seemed like the perfect day!" What a great answer. I totally loved her, and I'm starting to think I need to get some costumes of my own. Halloween doesn't have to be just once a year, especially when you're on Capitol Hill!

Yes we did

Finally we ended up at Neumo's for the great Tapes n Tapes show. Lots of Obama shirts in effect, including on the lead singer. Woooo!

Hope

More pictures of the evening here.

In Between Trips

What have I been doing lately? Well, not traveling. Not snowboarding in the last week either, due to the current crappy snow conditions. And not working. (Not finding any work, either, which is starting to worry me.) The last week of December when I got home from my road trip and for awhile after my last official day of employment, December 31, I was a flurry of energetic activity.

I made an apron

Flirty Skirty (no I'm not trying to be anonymous, I'm just horrifically unphotogenic)

I painted the trim in the hallway (this project was started in September when I was on vacation)

Oh, and something happened that I've been dreading for months - last Friday my cousin and I were out at a music show and we saw my ex with another woman. Even though I knew it was inevitable, it still hurt like shit when it actually happened. I guess I can no longer pretend that he just wasn't ready for a relationship; I have to actually take some accountability now for some things. What a bummer.

Moving on...I fly away to Thailand on February 4th, 2 weeks from Wednesday! I'm both excited and scared. This is definitely the biggest adventure I've undertaken on my own (unless you count homeownership, which still scares the shit out of me, even though it's been almost 1.5 years since I bought my condo). Yay for tropical countries!