Unexpected in April

Unexpected things I came across while out with my camera this month:

A little plant growing in a crevice of a bigger plant.

This little guy. Apparently he is allergic to homework. I found him in the road and set him in a nearby tree to hang out and surprise other people.

The remains of a bird.

A funny-shaped dandelion.

Rainy evening

The rain tonight made me remember another rainy day, when I took the scenic route to Bellingham. It also reminded me of one of my favorite Little Postcards posts, which has an amazing photo of the Ballard mushrooms in the rain. And I had to listen to Morning View.

You are what you eat, day 7

I was planning on using my final day of this week to reflect on what I eat and why I eat what I do and other things of that nature, but it's Saturday night. And even though my plans only include putting the computer right next to my face to watch United States of Tara, I don't feel like reflecting. It seems silly to even try to plan reflection time. It will happen when it needs to.


* waffle with butter, blueberries, and powdered sugar, waffle with butter and nutella, apple juice
* Blue C sushi: avocado roll, sweet omelette roll, inari
* caramel macchiato
* cheese pizza from Pudge Brothers
* butterfinger ice cream

You are what you eat, day 6

* english muffin: half butter and honey, half peanut butter and jelly, chocolate milk
* pastry and coffee from Zeitgeist
* mac n cheese
* mint dark chocolate
* chipotle black bean veggie burger with cheddar, ketchup, and mustard, salad

You are what you eat, day 5

Today was a little bit rough. I woke up with pain and redness in my left eye and after a few hours I decided I should get it checked for pink eye, which I had once in high school and the eye doctor said it was the third worse case of pink eye he'd ever seen in his life. I was impressed with my bacteria. But I didn't have pink eye this time. I have CLARE, which is an adorable acronym for "contact lens acute red eye" or "you have been leaving your contacts in too long and now your eyes are broken". Bummer. I don't have backup glasses, so I am slightly blind for the next week or so until I can put my contacts back in or my new glasses arrive. I couldn't tell if my photos were in focus as I was taking them, but luckily cameras are pretty smart and I think they came out fine.


* cereal with milk, apple juice
* darjeeling tea
* leftover pasta from the other night, only now it has a mysterious purple tint. Mei Li's leftovers are also turning purple. What's up with that?
* mint dark chocolate (just imagine 6 squares instead of 2)
* bagel with red pepper hummus
* cheese pita pizza, lemon bar, the last of the best ever feta, crackers

You are what you eat, day 4

If you are what you eat, today I am fancy.

I had a lunch worthy of a last meal at Palomino today. A bunch of my coworkers got together for the Seattle Restaurant Week deal of a 3 course lunch for $15. I love this deal. I want to try them all!


* mango, toast with butter, lemon bar
* chai with milk and sugar
* bread with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, tomato topping
* an unexpectedly delicious salad -- I don't normally like tomatoes but these were fresh and firm and so so good
* mac n cheese (they tried to get me to call it by its fancy name: Baked Four Cheese Trenne, but I wasn't fooled)
* dessert heaven

You are what you eat, day 3

* english muffin: half butter and honey, half peanut butter and jelly, chocolate milk
* wannabe burrito with rice, beans, onion, bell pepper, corn salsa, cheddar cheese
* darjeeling tea
* half bagel with red pepper hummus
* mint dark chocolate
* pasta with cauliflower, walnuts, and feta (go make this pasta right now, seriously), salad
* strawberries, lemon bar