Happy Spring, or Not!

We had snow last weekend. Seriously, SNOW.
The Saturday before that was host to the first real day of sun we'd seen in months: upper 70's, just beautiful.
Then, not a week later, snow. So my theory is this: all us northwesterners and our hard-earned paleness poured outside on that sunny day. The cumulative effect was that so many vitamin D deprived bodies actually reflected the light and heat back, rather than allowing the lower atmosphere to absorb it. And thus, snow shortly thereafter.

But I'm not a scientist, I only play one on tv.

And, in case you think I'm fibbing:





















Paul is reading An Embarassment of Mangoes right now, and has mentioned wanting to throw a rum party soon. I like how he thinks.

Head cold. Evil head cold.

like allergies on steroids. twitchy sinuses all over the front of my head.
but last weekend's sun was worth whatever price I'm paying now.

besides, I can't smell the cakes Paul is baking, so at least I'm not craving cake. (white chocolate swirled with raspberry, and red velvet)

in other news, Paul had a total flame out on a new cookie recipe. it was so amazingly bad I could barely get through one bite. chucked-the-whole-batch-into-the-trash bad. which just makes the many other great cookies he's come up with that much better somehow.

Recent developments

As noted in a recent post, since I've begun working full time I am finding that I am less likely to blog as often as before.

Nontheless, things are a-happenin'.

* We are thinking about buying a house for the first time. ARGHH! At times, I am really excited, and then sometimes I wonder, "What are we thinking??" Honestly, if I didn't have a close friend who is a very competent realtor, I think it'd still be out of reach. We'll just have to see how things develop with both our business and finances to see if it works out. Stay tuned. And, if any of you have thought about an investment property in Seattle, we can hook you up. ;-)

* We've got a 1995 diesel suburban, which we traded for a cake! Paul is an amazing deal maker. The catch? It doesn't really run. At all. But it's the kind of project he's psyched to take on, and we'll run it on biodiesel.

* I tried out a fauxhawk recently, cuz I could.




















* We have the world's best CPA; this is our first year filing taxes as people running a business, and I can't even imagine the degree of complication that would add. We actually showed up with bundles of receipts and bills, handwritten tallies of various expenses, and other scribbled notes. Rather than running out of the room screaming, she said it'd all work. Man, that is so comforting.

* Went to the year's first cookout last night. It was stupidly beautiful yesterday - perfectly sunny, warm without being hot, and just the right day for breaking out the flip-flops. Deep cleansing breath, Ahhhhhhhhhh. I even bought a small potted plant for my office despite the undeniable history of dead plants in my wake. There's something so optimism-inspiring about the first real day of sun.

* I can't wait to hear from my friends Chris and Elizabeth, who are about to have their second child - and first son - any day now. Their daughter is so amazing, I'm really excited to meet the new addition to their family.

* OH YEAH! I almost forgot - We found the world's best scones at a place just down the street, Sugar Shack Baking Co. I used to associate scones with doorstops, but these are just so amazingly tender and in great fresh flavors.

* I hope you all are well and are getting to see some sun, wherever you are. Off to bake some cookies and deliver them to KUOW for their Spring Pledge Drive.

Best Name EVER

Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink

Really.

He's a soccer player on the Scottish league team Celtic.

And his last name really is Vennegoor of Hesselink.

What's with the total lack of posts recently?

I got a job!

Turns out that working full time makes me less likely to blog than when I had endlessly unstructured days.

Go fig.

Anyhow, I am working with a company doing banking compliance analysis... yes, it's nearly as boring as it sounds, but my job is actually enjoyable. The pay is pretty good and the bennies are great (100% paid by the company for me). Only drawback is that my commute sort of blows, but even that isn't too bad, since my boss is willing to let me work a later or earlier shift. Overall, not bad at all!

And, here's a close up picture of my new home away from home: