Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Interpersonal Intelligence

Your Intrapersonal Intelligence Score: 81%

Your Intrapersonal Intelligence is Very High

You've spent a lot of time introspecting, and it's really paid off.
You are comfortable with who you are, and you have a life philosophy that you are happy to live by.
And you're always re-evaluating what you believe. Because you learn something new about yourself each day!

Memorial Day Weekend Wrap-up

Oh, how I love holiday weekends! I had a great weekend, some of the highlights include.

I worked from home on Friday and my workday ended a bit earlier than so that Katharine, Don and I could catch the premier of Pirates of the Carribean - At World's End. Neither Don or I had seen the Pirates of the Carribean - Dead Man's Chest so we watched it Thursday evening in preparation for the Friday movie. I quite liked both films and it was really fun to see a movie on opening day which I haven't done for a number of years. We then had a yummy dinner of gargantuan proportions on the deck at Claim Jumper - Alderwood Mall. I arrived home just after 9:30 p.m, immediately put on my pajama's and was sound asleep by 10:00 p.m.

I had a somewhat leisurely Saturday morning including catching up with my RSS feeds, drinking coffee and enjoying the sun and my newly potted plant on my deck. I did a quick load of laundry to solve the "no clean underwear" problem, showered and left around 12:30 p.m. to head to my brother's home in Port Orchard. They had 12 cu ft of dirt and 10 cu ft of bark dumped in their driveway on Thursday afternoon and were in the process of undertaking a huge renovation of the back yard. He immediately put me to work and within a few hours I was quite proficient at "driving a wheelbarrow" (it's not as easy as it looks.) After "the cutest nephew in the world woke up from his nap I wasn't much for helping with the project because we had a lot of playing and talking to catch up on. We finished up around 6:00 p.m. and after a quick stop for gas and an Iced Coffee at Starbucks I was headed back for the city. Upon arriving back in Queen Anne, I ran by the grocery store and picked up some essentials and food for the week and then headed home. After a long, warm shower I enjoyed a BLT sandwich and caught up on my recorded TV for the week.

I awoke on Sunday morning to rain. I was disappointed at first especially when I realized how cold it was outside. I made a pot of coffee, closed the windows and crawled back into bed where I fell back asleep for another few hours. Upon waking again, I popped one of my NetFlix movies into the DVD player. The Mutiny of The Bounty was only in my queue because I'm still working towards watching all of the movies that have even won the Oscar for Best Picture. I went into it not knowing what to expect and LOVED it, which saying a lot since I am not a fan of Clark Gable. Following the movie I spent a couple of hours on the internet reading articles about the story behind the mutiny, the mutineers, Pitcairn Island and the ships created for the movie. (And Don, the population is 45!)

By then it was 3:00 p.m. and I decided that it was time to take a shower and do something productive. And at 4:00 p.m. I decided that I had put my laundry off as long as possible. Due to the great car saga of 2007, I had only been doing loads here and there just to "get by" because I couldn't get to the laundry room. I packed it all up carried it to the car and took it to the Queen Anne Laundry Room. Two hours and 5 loads (probably 8 in a regular sized machine) I drove home and put everything away. It had been weeks since every single piece of clothing that I owned was clean, it felt great. I then threw together a new dinner concoction of Asparagus and Ricotta stuffed Ravioli with Asparagus spears in a light cream sauce and watched another movie from my NetFlix queue.

Monday morning I woke up threw on work-out clothes and headed to the top of the hill to pick up Suzie and we went to Green Lake to walk. I desperately needed a bathroom when we arrived at the lake but the Community Center was locked so we started around the lake and by the time we made it to the wading pool and the first available bathroom I was ready to burst. We finished our walk and on the way home Don called to ask if I felt like drinking beer on a deck for the bulk of the afternoon. HELLO! YES!

I had planted some outdoor flowers for Katherine so we drove to Bothell to drop them off at her place and then headed to Bell Street Diner where we spent the bulk of the afternoon and early evening enjoying the boats, drinking beer, enjoying the sun, drinking beer, enjoying yummy food and drinking beer! It was an absolutely perfect Memorial Day!

Hope you had a great weekend too!

Monday, May 28, 2007

What Makes Me a Good Friend?

You Are a Good Friend Because You're Supportive

You are almost like a life coach for your best friends.
You give them help when they need it... but you also know when to give them a push.

People tend to rely on you for moral support and advice.
You've probably always been mature for your age, so this is a role that's you're comfortable with.

A friend like you is one of the rarest kinds.
You are both a good mentor and companion.

Your friends need you most when: They are confused or worried

You really can't be friends with: Someone who only wants to complain

Your friendship quote: "The only way to have a friend is to be one."

Sunday, May 27, 2007

My Love Life in a Movie

No wonder it's my "faux" favorite movie! :-)

Your Love Life is Like Casablanca

"Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time."

For you, love is never finished. If you've loved someone once, you'll always love them.
You're an old fashioned romantic... even if your relationships don't end up as romantic as you'd like.

Your love style: Traditional and understated

Your Hollywood Ending Will Be: Complicated and ambiguous

1, 2, 3, 4.... Today's favorite song

I am totally in love with the new song by Feist titled 1 2 3 4 from her new album The Reminder. I heard it 3 times today and it puts a bounce in my step and a smile on my face every time I hear it. This isn't that surprising since I fell in love with the song Mushaboom from her album, Let It Die, last summer.

I checked out the video on You Tube this evening and it add a whole new visual element to the song, check it out below.

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Buddha's Birthday

The sign above the monastery across the street indicates that it's Buddha's Birthday. Damn, I forgot to send a card!

Quick and Dirty IQ Test

Your IQ Is 130

Your Logical Intelligence is Below Average

Your Verbal Intelligence is Exceptional

Your Mathematical Intelligence is Genius

Your General Knowledge is Exceptional

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Seattle Sunset

In celebration of getting my car back and because it' s a beautiful evening I decided to drive home from PEO along Alki Beach.