Numine.com: Seattle working-class blog

by Kat

The chopstick wrapper at the Dumpling House last night was rather... peculiar:

Get it AWAY FROM ME! Ahhh!!

Not writing here much lately, but blogging like crazy over at the the wedding blog.

Posted on January 28, 2008 @ 9:52 PM | 0 comments

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Tribute to a Cowboy Knight

by Kat

As a tribute to Heath Ledger, we're watching that awful movie, A Knight's Tale.

I can't recall any other time that I've been saddened by the death of a Hollywood celebrity. (Respectfully interested, perhaps, but not saddened.) It's distressing to lose a young, talented, and handsome actor when there are so many worthless, spoiled, talentless celebutantes and wanna-be rock stars in the limelight these days.

RIP, Heath. Thank you for Brokeback Mountain. We forgive you for A Knight's Tale. We're looking forward to your work in The Dark Knight.

A current exchange:

Me: Oh God, this movie is so... what the Christ.
Justin: Hahaha...
Me: (Watching some funky "modern" renaissaince dancing) It's... just... aaaaaghhhh I can't take it!
Justin: Come on honey, it's for Heath.
Me: Whoo, OK, I can do this.
Justin: (Mocking the lady blacksmith) Oooh, loooook, I invented tempered steeeeel teehee!

p.s. Justin cried for much of the last 15 minutes of the movie.

Posted on January 22, 2008 @ 9:02 PM | 0 comments

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by Kat

We're having some awesome winter weather here in Seattle. Very cold and very clear, just the way I like it. The mountains are beautiful and the water/sky is so blue.

I'm trying to get back to running outdoors but it's a difficult initiative. I've done SO MUCH running near our apartment with all the marathon training we did in 2006/2007. All of the routes accessible on foot to me from home are now so well-traveled that they're quite boring to run. And it's tough to pack up and go somewhere in the car, even only 15 minutes away, when planning a run of an hour or less. But I'd better do it, or else suck it up and re-run the "boring" routes, because I've decided to start training for the Eugene 1/2 marathon.

No more whole marathons for me... after 6 weeks of physical therapy post last year's Eugene marathon, I just don't think my knee can take it. I do want to run the Eugene course with friends again, and this is a good way to do it.

I'm also planning on riding the 204-mile STP this summer. I really enjoy distance rides on my cyclocross bike, and that's something I'm hoping to do much more of on the weekends this year.

As unlikely as it may be, I'd also like to lose the extra ten pounds I've put on post-college due to desk jobs. I'm pleased with my body as-is, and I'm certainly not heavy, but it's nice to have some goal or inspiration for exercise as "fitness for fitness' sake" doesn't seem to inspire me when I'm as busy as I have been. With the wedding coming up, I can use that for extra motivation to, I dunno, "wail on my pecs" and "get some ripped abs" or some other bullcrap like that.

I guess it's these beautiful, clear winter days that have me looking forward... they look so deceptively like summer until you step outside into the cold. :)

Posted on @ 3:35 PM | 4 comments

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your site looks gorgeous. you work for a library / ?

By Anonymous, at 5:35 PM, January 22, 2008

Wail on your pecs! Wail on your pecs!!! XD

By LL, at 6:21 PM, January 22, 2008

LL- I will if you will! UNGGHH! LIIIFT!

Anon- Thank you. :) I work for a company that makes software to help libraries manage their electronic resources. We exhibit on the ALA conference floor.

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Kat, at 8:56 PM, January 22, 2008

hey Kat - i love the new page photo. spring is here soon. springtime inspiration - yea!!

By espresso...yum, at 6:47 PM, January 25, 2008

by Kat

New layout for winter/spring 2008. Photo of an early blooming plum taken in Mitake, Japan, early January, 2004.

I'm getting my act together with wedding plans. There will soon be several updates to our wedding blog.

I have been hugely swamped with work since the week before Christmas both in anticipation of the ALA Midwinter conference, which took place last week in Philly, and because some libraries decided that pre-conference would be a dandy time to send out RFPs. In short, I have been working nonstop for a month now, even in the evenings, on the weekends, and during my holiday "time off." Thankfully, all that is past, and I can slack for a few days until things pick up around here again.

It's nice to get everything in order again.

Posted on January 21, 2008 @ 5:47 PM | 0 comments

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by Justin

Heads up warning...odd post ahead.

I'm vain, I get it. But there's a difference between vanity and feeling that other people agree. I think this post might seem a bit more run-of-the-mill if it were being written by a woman, or at least it would be more stereotypical. But while I can't speak for the rest of the men in the world, I can say that every once in a while it's pleasant to just get checked out. Especially as someone who spent 7th-12th grade in the outcast crowd. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate mental validation, but I've had that all my life and it's easy for me to come by. I just have to look at my career, school, colleagues, etc.

But sometimes physical validation is harder to come by. It's unfortunate, but it's easy to take Kat's point of view for granted and therefore hard for her to provide that validation in the same was a a 3rd party. So to the lovely ladies (and men) last night who showed their appreciation, thanks for the ego boost. The superficial ego, sometimes it does need the stroking.

I promise though that despite my superficial lapses I will continue to maintain my usual daily high standards for intellectual performance and interaction. Scout's honor.

Posted on January 15, 2008 @ 3:54 PM |

Avril Lavigne's Got It Right

by Justin

Some days everything is just too damn complicated.

Stuff that should have been easy was not. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. My mind is busy, it's been a long day. Thankfully the pillow is in the same direction that I'm probably going to drop.

Posted on January 10, 2008 @ 10:45 PM | 1 comments

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como va ese guitar hero???
que guitarra tienes???
de que consola???
yo de ps2

un saludo rockeroooo

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morilandia, at 4:28 AM, January 16, 2008