iPhone & Okkervil River

If you notice a decline in photo quality, its because I got a new iPhone and have been using it to shoot photos instead of our camera. Here's a bunch of random stuff I've shot over the last few days:

A few nights ago, we had a 3-way video chat with the Baker family and the Cadman family.

I got a new sweater vest for some job interviews. I like sweater vests and will add them into my permanent rotation.

A drive over the floating highway to a job interview.

Bill and Barb had us over for dinner, wine and dog walking.

Cool sunset from Bill&Barb's yard.

Melissa and I went to see Okkervil River & Sea Wolf last night (some bands we like). Before the show, we had dinner and drinks on the sidewalk in Belltown.

The Army Surplus store has really aggressive, life-sized action figures in the window.

This guys in a fox hole.

Outside the concert hall.

Hard to see, but this is a really cool bar inside the show - and no one is there! Totally different than LA, where you'd have to wait 30 minutes to get a drink.

Someone left a PBR shrine at our table.

This was our view. It looks like we're far away in this photo (it's a cell phone camera), but we were actually pretty close. We had a table on the 3rd tier of the bar, so we could see the whole stage. Again, this would be impossible in LA, where you would be shoulder to shoulder fighting for a view.

I got an onion & kraut laden hot dog from a street vendor and we walked back to the car. The Pike Place Market is nice when there's not 10,000 people milling around.

More as it happens...

Crisp & Spicy 93

Went to Portland last weekend. We stayed with Jeff & Natalie who recently moved into a bigger, better, cooler house. They also got a new puppy while we were there, so the weekend revolved around dogs and BBQ...

BBQ'd as soon as we got there. There's a window that overlooks the yard from the kitchen -handy for barbecuing!

Finch and Timber get along really well. They played a lot the first night, which gave Timber a bum leg the rest of the weekend.

Finch is like a mini version of Timber - they have the same color coat, curly tail and dark ears and snout.

 
The next day, Melissa and I took Finch to a pug meet up. While we were gone, Jeff & Natalie got a new puppy - Maurice. Here's Natalie bringing him home for the first time.

Jeff and their 2 dogs.

Here's a shot of their backyard during the day. It's really big and tree lined.

That night, Stevie and Monica came over with their dog, Ollie.  We had a 4 dog night.

Ollie and Finch playing.

Sunday, we went to Sauvie Island before going home.

This place is amazing...

Water on the left, farm lands on the right. It's only 15 or 20 minutes from the city too.

Stopped at a farm/market called Kruger farms. Here's the inside of the market. There was fruit & vegetables, not just baskets.

There was also a big cyclocross race going on around the corn fields. If you haven't seen it, it's basically a road bike with bigger tires that they race off-road.

Jeff & the farm.

Pig eye.

MOE.

Melissa and Finch met pigs.

Finch was wiped out...

He passed out and slept the whole way back to Seattle.

It's really hard to read, but I went to a laundromat called "Transformation Surprise!"

All for now...

Mike & Marge go to Washington

Last week, Melissa's parents came to visit. We did so much during their trip, there's no way I could post it all.  Here are some highlights:

I've driven by this building several times a week for the last 4 months and never noticed it until now.

Welcome to Seattle!

Had dinner the first night at Fisherman's Terminal. Mike in front of the marina.

We saw a giant shoe collection at Pike Place Market. The picture of the world's tallest man is actual size - 8' 11.1"

Marge gets flowers for Melissa.

This shot took a couple takes

"That's my baby!"

Went to the locks the next day, and I got uncomfortably sunburned.

The Museum of Flight has an SR-71 Blackbird (in the middle). It flew from LA to NY in 63 minutes.

Mike in the SR-71 cockpit.

Father, daughter and a one-man, flying rocket sled.

Rocket sled is go!

Look at the symmetry.

We toured a Concorde. It's not that cool inside, so I won't post photos.

That's the Air Force One that flew Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon. We toured it, but my camera died as soon as we boarded. It was really cool inside.

Had burgers, shakes and a car show at XXX Root Beer in Issaquah.

Coffin passenger seat and chrome skulls with glowing eyes for headlights.

Mike checking out the coffin car

Beer keg gas tank

While Melissa and her mom shopped, Finch and I took Mike to a huge dog park.

Finch, Mike and a german shepherd's butt.

Went to Dukes for lobster chowder (thanks to John & Tricia for showing us this place).

On their last night we hung out at our local bar. Finch even joined the action.

We loved having you two here - come back as soon as you can so we can ride the Duck Boats!!