Glass Canopy

On my way to work on Saturday, I was quite surprised at this change I saw at the bus stop under the Monorail the other day.

This is the old canopy that came out from the building. This went all the way to the corner of the building. The section was taken out along 5th Avenue.

 Here is the gap where the glass canopy used to be.

Here is the new ledge/overhang that was installed to replace the glass canopy. Not quite as nice looking as the glass. Probably a lot easier to maintain. Crews were always scrubbing the glass panels.

You can tell by looking at the pictures of the remaining glass panels that the panels are not very clean. I use this bus stop fairly frequently. I am surprised that I did not notice any work on the building. To have that much work go unnoticed is startling.

End of an Alcohol Streak

I did not realize it but Friday October 21, 2011 ended my streak of alcohol every day. At times I did not have more than a shot of Vodka but I had at least a shot of vodka every day since July 1, 2011. At least one beer or one shot of vodka was the goal every day. I had to break into my giant bottle of Grey Goose Vodka when my money got tight in September.

Thursday night I went straight to Summit Pub after work. I finished the book I was reading and went home. I fell asleep before midnight and just never got moving on Friday. By the time I realized it was midnight leading into Saturday, my streak was over.

I did end up having a shot around 01:30 Saturday. The shot did not help me sleep any but I restarted my drink a day plan.

Month	Days
July	31
August	31
September	30
October	20
Total	112

Midnight to Midnight

Friday passed by

Give me Back My ALCOHOL!

Free Symphony Day

Sunday I woke up and wanted a Bloody Mary. Being that it was noon by the time I started moving, I went over to the Summit Pub. I got my drink plus a PBR. I got to watch some football and enjoy drinking in the morning. After my second PBR, I received a text to meet someone at the Capitol Hill Farmer’s Market. I went to meet her and while I was waiting, I went and got a slice over at Z’s Pizza. They do a good slice plus a beer for an okay price. I got to watch the end of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Scary Movie 2. The station that was on was showing movies with Charlie Sheen. The person finally showed up. We left for Benaroya Hall in downtown. The Seattle Symphony was performing and putting on free events all day. I enjoyed seeing the symphony. Plus there was beer in the lobby.

The Symphony in very casual clothes.

Full crowd for free day

Seattle School of Rock

 

Seattle Symphony

 

At the end of the day, I bought two tickets for Friday October 14. Now I need to find a date.

 

http://www.seattlesymphony.org/symphony/buy/single/production.aspx?id=10608&src=t&dateid=10608

Listed as Sci-Fi at the Pops with Special Guest Jonathan Frakes.

Bush with Dead Sara at the Neptune Theater

I did not think I was going to go to the show after all. I had not bought tickets. I had not heard from my brother. Yet tickets were still available. I had a great time at the show.

Bush was one of the first concerts I went to as an adult. I was stoked that Bush was coming to Seattle for a show. Listening to them over the last couple of months on the radio was good. Getting to see them live was exciting.

I had a conversation with the Bush merchandise guy about a shirt I used to own. I wonder what happened to it. It was a green shirt that said Bush in the M*A*S*H style. I may have to update this post later if I find a picture of me in that shirt.

 

Restroom Stall Door

Pre- Show

Balcony

Mixing Boards

Place to get Alcohol – the Bar

Justin and Josh

Bush taking the stage

Gavin Rossdale

 

 

 

 

 

Getting personal with Gavin Rossdale

 

Dancing

Glen and some of his Navy buddies joined me for the show. I drank a lot of beer and had fun.  After the concert, we went over to Earl’s on University Avenue.

I passed out on the bus ride home and ended up downtown. I rode the bus back up the hill to get home.

07/31/2011

I finally woke up for good around 22:00. I got dressed in a shirt, tie, and slacks. I could not decide what to do all day so I ended up sleeping. I finally left the house a little before 23:00. I started walking around Broadway trying to figure out a good place to get some food.

I spent part of my night at the Garage drinking. Then I spent 56 minutes bowling 5 games. I find it hard to believe that I spent 11 minutes a game. And my best game was the 5th with a 149 score.

Game 1 – 96

Game 2 – 110

Game 3 – 109 –

Game 4 - 99 with 2 strikes in the 10th, thought I was only going to get a 90 if I struck out

Game 5 - 149 3 strikes

I ended that 4th game so well that I decided to bowl a 5th. The 5th started well and I did okay. I think I should have relaxed earlier in the night, I would have bowled higher games. Either the combination of relaxation and alcohol or just a little bit more concentration earlier in the night would have increased my scores. At $5 a lane for an hour, I think I should spend more time bowling.

My birthday cake with some candles. I thought I had a picture of the candles on fire but I can not seem to find it. It was quite a blaze.

After bowling I stopped at the Sun Liquor Distillery to get a screwdriver. Then I made my way home.

Sunset from the Bridge

Caught a sunset from Aurora Avenue Bridge on the 4th of July. I did not have my camera so after work on Tuesday, I walked over to catch a sunset again. The walk was good. The shaken beer poured into a water bottle, not so much. But at least I had a beer on the bridge. The music on my MP3 player has been listened to and now it is time to put some new music on my player.

I guess I got there a little late for the whole sunset.

Short video of the sunset

One thing I have learned/remembered from the past two days of sunsets, sunsets are better when sharing with someone.

Midnight Run

Firecracker 5000 5K

July 3, 2011 in Seattle, WA

bib number: 72

age: 35

gender: M

location: Seattle, WA

overall place: 1196 out of 1352

division place: 139 out of 150

gender place: 516 out of 561

time: 41:23

pace: 13:21

gun time: 43:03

my Fremont 5K & Briefcase Relay - 5K results

bib number:	180
age:	35
gender:	M
location:	Seattle, WA
overall place:	532 out of 582
division place:	93 out of 98
gender place:	276 out of 290
time:	40:36
pace:	13:06
gun:	41:22

ST Patricks Day Dash Results

bib number:	7535
age:	35
gender:	M
location:	Seattle, WA
overall place:	6839 out of 7361
division place:	433 out of 449
gender place:	3127 out of 3269
time:	52:10
pace:	13:44

2011 Saint Patrick’s Parade

Double Decker BusSeafair Pirates seem to have acquired a fire truck. I wonder how. The firefighters have a pretty big drum and pipe squad. The uniforms are great. Well matched with different color kilts for different parts of the band.

The parade started while I was eating lunch at Blue Water Taco Grill across from the library. I stayed inside and took some pictures. As I was going back inside the library I decided to take a short video of the parade.

I should have stayed a little longer and gotten the wolfhounds. I had forgotten about the dogs though.

Bandolier at the Sunset

I went to the Sunset Tavern in Ballard for a show on Thursday night. The sister of my friend was performing and I wanted to watch her sing.

The first band was pretty fun. They did a little group huddle jump before they took the stage. I was surprised to see someone using a French Horn on stage. It had been a while since I saw a French Horn.

Some pictures below of the people I knew at the show.

This was the crowd for the last band of the night, American Girls. They are a Tom Petty Cover band. The crowd was pretty excited for this band. They are pretty good.

Even managed a pleasant conversation with a friend of my friend. She has intimidated me in the past but I finally got over that, I guess.

Love 'Em or Leave 'Em Valentine's Day Dash results

bib number:	100
age:	35
gender:	M
location:	Seattle, WA
overall place:	2232 out of 2495
division place:	233 out of 242
gender place:	764 out of 813
time:	47:04
pace:	15:11
gun time:	50:25

01/16/2011

Summit Public House opened early this morning for the Seahawks playoff game.
Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears
Been sitting at the Summit Public House since a little before 10 am watching the Seahawks losing to the Chicago Bears. The game has been fun to watch but very disappointing at times. A lot of dropped passes by the Seahawks.
Drank a Screwdriver, ate a breakfast burrito, then a Bloody Mary. Water after each drink. Been working on a Guinness since the start of the second quarter. I started fast and early, now time to take it slow. Halftime show is giving me time to write.
I want to go over to Top Pot and see if the line is small enough for me to get a donut. A donut sounds good after the burrito and the drinks.
The end of the game was exciting. The Seahawks started to make a comeback. A little too late to win the game though.
New York Jets at New England Patriots
Less people in the bar but so much noisier. Still early in the game so the excitement is still here for the game. Crowd is starting to filter back into the bar. The Jets are up 14-3 at 7:35 left in the third quarter. Jets are making Brady and the Patriots look not so good. Up until the last 2 minutes of the third quarter. What are the Jets doing?
14-11 at the end of the 3rd.
21-11 with the Patriots making some strong moves down the field. Jets got the ball back.
Game has been good until the 3:42 mark. But Patriots got it back and moving down the field.
I have been in the bar since 10:00. Time now 16:24. Heavy drinking to start the day. Since the second quarter of the first game, I have only had 3 drinks though. I have been taking my time with the beers. I have made sure I have been drinking water all day too.
2 minute warning and the Patriots get within 7. 21-14
Onside kick went in the Jets favor. Great end of game. Jets win 28-21.
I need to get downtown. I want to pick up my holds at the library before Tuesday. If I get down there before 18:00, I can watch some new movie tonight.
Made it down to the Library. Now to go back to the hill. Do I go to the bar since it is so early or go home and watch some movies. I should probably do some cleaning since my brother is coming to town tomorrow.

01/09/2011

I went for a walk today. Found a path through some woods that started at St. Marks. I know I took a picture of the sign at the top of the path but I can not find the picture.

The path had some nice switchbacks but the footing was fun. And by fun I mean muddy, leafy, and slippery. All the water from the hill was running into this stream.

One of the two bridges I encountered on this trail. One of the many logs across the path down the hill.

All the way at the top of the hill is St. Marks Cathedral.

This was a plant along the sidewalk near the University Village Shopping Center. I walked out there to get a Jamba Juice. And killed 45 minutes at Office Depot playing Angry Birds on a device similar to an iPad.

Then I went and caught a bus back to Capitol Hill. I went grocery shopping then went to the bar for dinner and a beer.