Here and There

I’m on vacation and feel obliged to write. I’ve been following Jason Kottke’s travels through southeast Asia, and I’m amazed at how much this guy writes. I seriously wonder if he was time to see anything, because he’s always freakin’ writing about it.

So this is my first ever semi-obligatory travel blog.

Anyway, we’re up in Seattle tonight. Spent last night and most of today near Tenino, Washington at my girlfriend’s dad’s farm. It was nice to get in late last night, after some hellish traffic south of Portland, Oregon.

The air up here is amazing, and after the recent heat we’ve seen in the Bay Area, cooler temperatures were actually refreshing too.

Thanksgiving dinner was no let down. I won’t itemize what we ate, because it wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. Oh, except for this thing, which her dad grew himself:


After dinner, we went to a step-relative’s house, where we were greeted by a llama:

Then it was on to Seattle and the Seattle Pacific Hotel, which is where I am right now. Granted, I don’t travel half as much as I wish I did, but I’m really happy that the hotel has free (yes, free) wireless. The woman at the counter almost acted like I was from another planet when I double-checked that there was no charge.

Wireless Internet makes me happy. When I think about the ways in which we’re moving backwards as a species; when I reflect on what a let down the future of my childhood has turned out to be; when I rant about the things we can’t do, I say to myself, Well, at least they’ve managed wireless Internet.

I’d also like to point out, however randomly, that the very affordable Seattle Pacific was kind enough to leave a copy of this week’s The Stranger on a table in our room. For those not familiar, this is possibly the best free weekly in the country. Totally self-deprecating. Hilariously irreverent. Worth getting your hands a little dirty for.

I should be writing more in the next few days. Stay tuned.

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